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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
New York Times, Tuesday, June 18, 1957
6-Down : Yarn.
Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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1 G | 2 A | 3 G | 4 E | 5 O | 6 W | 7 N | 8 S | 9 T | 10 A | 11 C | 12 N | 13 A |
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14 O | R | A | N | 15 F | O | O | T | 16 O | D | E | O | N |
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17 B | A | L | T | 18 I | M | O | R | E | 19 R | O | A | S | T |
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20 I | L | L | E | G | A | L | 21 M | 22 M | E | 23 S | I | E |
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24 I | R | O | N | 25 S | W | E | A | 26 T | E | R | S |
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27 P | 28 I | P | E | R | 29 B | L | I | N | D | S | ||||
30 H | O | O | D | 31 G | R | A | N | D | O | P | 32 E | 33 R | 34 A |
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35 A | L | L | 36 B | L | O | N | D | E | R | 37 A | A | F |
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38 R | A | I | 39 L | R | O | A | D | E | R | 40 T | S | G | T |
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41 L | A | R | D | E | R | 42 D | O | T | E | S |
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43 S | 44 H | 45 O | D | D | I | E | R | 46 F | O | R | E | |||
47 T | O | M | 48 D | A | N | 49 S | L | U | R | R | 50 E | 51 D |
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52 E | R | A | 53 T | O | 54 I | 55 P | H | I | G | E | N | I | A |
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56 P | A | N | I | C | 57 N | E | O | N | 58 N | E | L | L |
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59 S | L | I | N | K | 60 G | R | O | G | 61 T | R | E | E |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,912
Across
1
British general of 1776. : GAGE
5
Admits. : OWNS
9
Department of Peru. : TACNA
14
French base in Africa. : ORAN
15
Measure. : FOOT
16
"___ a Grecian Urn." : ODEON
17
City on the Patapsco. : BALTIMORE
19
Cook. : ROAST
20
Not according to Hoyle. : ILLEGAL
21
Feminine title. : MME
23
You: Ger. : SIE
24
Firm strength. : IRON
25
Turtle-neck ___. : SWEATERS
27
Famous Peter. : PIPER
29
Dazzles. : BLINDS
30
Academic garb. : HOOD
31
Dramatic music. : GRANDOPERA
35
Each and every. : ALL
36
Fairer. : BLONDER
37
Branch of the armed forces. : AAF
38
Conductor, for example. : RAILROADER
40
Air Force NCO. : TSGT
41
Storage room. : LARDER
42
Is foolishly fond (with "on"). : DOTES
43
More imperfectly made. : SHODDIER
46
Warning cry. : FORE
47
Twain character. : TOM
48
Cupid's title. : DAN
49
Disparaged. : SLURRED
52
Euterpe's sister. : ERATO
54
Euripides heroine. : IPHIGENIA
56
Delight, as an audience: Slang. : PANIC
57
Rare gas. : NEON
58
"Salvation ___." : NELL
59
Skulk. : SLINK
60
Sailor's beverage. : GROG
61
Ponderosa pine. : TREE
Down
1
Asian desert. : GOBI
2
Asian sea. : ARAL
3
City on the Dardanelles. : GALLIPOLI
4
Joined. : ENTERED
5
Isle ___. : OFMAN
6
Yarn. : WOOL
7
Connective. : NOR
8
Type of watch. : STEMWINDER
9
"___ Song." : TOREADOR
10
Commotion. : ADO
11
Come to a close. : CEASE
12
Definitely not! : NOSIR
13
Chips in. : ANTES
18
Mr. Stravinsky. : IGOR
22
Repair man. : MENDER
25
Speak ill of. : SLANDER
26
Kitchen measure. : TSP
27
Druggist's abbreviation. : PHAR
28
Kansas town. : IOLA
29
What travel is so. : BROADENING
31
Latin hymn. : GLORIA
32
Atlantic Coast dweller. : EASTERNER
33
Fury. : RAGE
34
Times of performances: Abbr. : AFTS
36
British general of 1755. : BRADDOCK
39
Honorary degree. : LLD
40
Stream at flood. : TORRENT
42
Mr. Fairbanks, for short. : DOUG
43
Intervenes (with "in"). : STEPS
44
Of a time period. : HORAL
45
Certain Arabians. : OMANI
46
Throw. : FLING
49
Beat it! : SHOO
50
Speed: Ger. : EILE
51
Colonial Governor of Virginia. : DALE
53
Metal. : TIN
55
For each. : PER
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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