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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Wednesday, June 13, 1962

15-Down : Compelling.

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,716
Across
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Cooks. : STEAMS
7
Stalk of asparagus. : SPEAR
12
Calendar item. : OPENDATE
14
Mexican Indian. : TOLTEC
16
One of the Philippines. : MINDANAO
17
Melodious. : ARIOSO
18
Eagerness. : ARDOR
19
River into the Rhone. : ISERE
21
Marble. : MIG
22
Go speedily. : HIE
23
Shore birds. : SNIPE
24
___ one's time. : BIDE
25
"The Bell of ___." : ATRI
27
Gambling game. : KENO
28
Deceive. : COZEN
29
Highway. : ROAD
31
Famous portraitist. : SARGENT
33
The tinker, in "Midsummer Night's Dream." : SNOUT
35
Capacity for sympathy. : HEART
36
Fern holder. : PLANTER
38
Sly glance. : LEER
39
Splits. : RIVES
40
Opinion. : IDEA
42
Walked. : TROD
46
Poet of the year one. : OVID
47
Work, as dough. : KNEAD
48
Son of Gad. : ERI
49
Plead. : BEG
50
French sculptor. : RODIN
51
Isle ___. : OFMAN
53
Typist's aid. : ERASER
55
Star-shaped. : STELLATE
57
___ back (cost). : SETONE
58
Famous "Carmen" song. : TOREADOR
59
Greek letter. : DELTA
60
Usher. : SEATER
Down
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Life principle. : SPIRIT
2
Affectionate. : TENDER
3
Within: Prefix. : ENDO
4
Hebrew month. : ADAR
5
Person. : MAN
6
Like some glass. : STAINED
7
Be conspicuous. : STARE
8
Study (over). : PORE
9
Biblical high priest. : ELI
10
Perfume sprayer. : ATOMIZER
11
Not migratory. : RESIDENT
12
City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
13
Dyestuff. : EOSIN
15
Compelling. : COGENT
20
Primitive epic. : EPOS
23
Fish of the ray family. : SKATE
24
Memorable actor. : BOGART
26
Made smooth. : IRONED
28
Indian. : CREE
30
Party not in office. : OUTS
32
Onward. : AHEAD
33
Cut into thin pieces. : SLIVERED
34
Plot the course for. : NAVIGATE
36
Investigations. : PROBES
37
Watermelon part. : RIND
38
Shacks. : LEANTOS
41
Believer of a sort. : DEIST
43
Done over. : REMADE
44
Patrick Henry, for instance. : ORATOR
45
Roadside restaurant. : DINER
47
Country of Asia. : KOREA
50
Tenant's concern. : RENT
51
Olive genus. : OLEA
52
Piece of scenery. : FLAT
54
The sun. : SOL
56
Cockney's "present." : ERE

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