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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, May 9, 1957

5-Down : Handsome.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,872
Across
1
Winter melon. : CASABA
7
Western Indian. : DAKOTA
13
King with an "understanding heart." : SOLOMON
14
Baffling. : ELUSIVE
16
Bad fortune. : ILLWIND
17
Important civil servants. : FIREMEN
18
Mix, as a salad. : TOSS
19
Most attractive. : NICEST
21
Undergarment: Colloq. : BRA
22
High explosive. : TNT
23
Absolute ruler. : TYRANT
24
Airmen's aid to navigation. : BEAM
25
Lake in Finland. : ENARE
27
___ Faithful. : OLD
28
Pioneer expressman. : FARGO
29
River between the Amboys. : RARITAN
31
Scantier. : SPARSER
33
Republicans. : GOP
34
India ___. : INK
35
Headdress. : CORONET
39
Member of V.F.W. : VETERAN
43
Winged children in art. : AMORS
44
Poem. : ODE
46
Girl's name. : ADELA
47
State of: Suffix. : NESS
48
Country with the 4th largest air force in the world. : SWEDEN
50
Summa ___ laude. : CUM
51
Still beer. : ALE
52
Famous boulevard in L.A. : SUNSET
53
Dwell: Arch. : BIDE
54
Pertaining to a river mouth. : DELTAIC
56
Playhouse. : THEATER
58
Chief rail center of the South. : ATLANTA
59
Mortarboard decorations. : TASSELS
60
Less happy. : SADDER
61
Starts upon. : ENTERS
Down
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Comedian Jerry. : COLONNA
2
Designating a team of special performers. : ALLSTAR
3
Plants. : SOWS
4
Friend. : AMI
5
Handsome. : BONNY
6
Firedog. : ANDIRON
7
Shields. : DEFENDS
8
Tilted to one side, as a ship. : ALIST
9
Weill of "Threepenny Opera" fame. : KURT
10
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
11
Beams. : TIMBERS
12
Ordinary run. : AVERAGE
13
Baby minder. : SITTER
15
Captivate. : ENAMOR
20
Presidential nickname. : CAL
23
Mountains in Wyoming. : TETONS
24
Gave tongue. : BARKED
26
Conditions of severity. : RIGORS
28
Chinese gambling game. : FANTAN
30
Mimic. : APE
32
Pizza. : PIE
35
Pearson's country. : CANADA
36
Egg dishes. : OMELETS
37
Ballerina Hightower. : ROSELLA
38
Type of automobile. : TOWNCAR
39
Small scout boat in the Navy. : VEDETTE
40
Narrator. : RECITER
41
Pear-shaped pots used in chemistry. : ALUDELS
42
Nominators. : NAMERS
45
From: Fr. : DES
48
Apartment. : SUITE
49
One of the Allens. : ETHAN
52
Part of concrete. : SAND
53
Parris Island, for one. : BASE
55
Little child. : TAD
57
Superlative suffix. : EST

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1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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