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Mary D. Weisser
New York Times, Saturday, June 21, 1958
24-Down : Author of "Compulsion."
Author:
Mary D. Weisser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Mary D. Weisser has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 H | 2 E | 3 M | 4 S | 5 A | 6 P | 7 P | 8 L | 9 E | 10 S | 11 O | 12 U | 13 R |
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14 I | R | A | Q | 15 B | R | A | I | L | 16 O | W | S | K | Y |
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17 F | I | G | S | 18 S | A | T | E | L | L | I | T | E | S |
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19 I | C | I | 20 L | U | N | E | 21 I | V | E | S | ||||
22 C | 23 L | E | R | K | 24 L | 25 O | V | E | ||||||
26 D | 27 E | F | E | N | D | 28 B | E | N | E | L | 29 U | 30 X | ||
31 A | T | L | A | S | 32 F | E | V | E | R | 33 K | E | 34 W |
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35 F | O | U | R | 36 N | A | V | I | S | 37 E | R | N | A |
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38 T | N | T | 39 P | A | G | A | N | 40 B | L | A | I | R |
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41 S | E | 42 T | U | P | O | N | 43 J | U | L | I | A | N |
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44 E | R | S | T | 45 K | O | R | A | N | ||||||
46 A | 47 R | M | S | 48 G | R | I | G | 49 I | 50 F | 51 I |
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52 P | R | O | P | U | 53 L | 54 S | I | O | N | 55 G | A | I | N |
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56 P | R | O | T | E | S | T | A | N | T | 57 A | N | A | K |
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58 P | A | T | S | 59 T | U | N | E | S | 60 I | S | T | S |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,280
Across
1
Margins. : HEMS
5
Troublemaker in Eden. : APPLE
10
Morose. : SOUR
14
Baghdad Pact country. : IRAQ
15
Russian concert pianist. : BRAILOWSKY
17
Pear-shaped fruits. : FIGS
18
Cold war propaganda weapons. : SATELLITES
19
Here: Fr. : ICI
20
"Au claire de la ___ ... " : LUNE
21
New York Senator. : IVES
22
Saleswoman. : CLERK
24
A "many-splendored thing." : LOVE
26
Protect. : DEFEND
28
Western European alliance. : BENELUX
31
$2,000,000 missile. : ATLAS
32
Increased temperature. : FEVER
33
Garden spot in Surrey. : KEW
35
___ corners (crossroads). : FOUR
36
Ship: Lat. : NAVIS
37
Singer Sack. : ERNA
38
Old-fashioned explosive. : TNT
39
Idolatrous. : PAGAN
40
___ House, in Washington. : BLAIR
41
Attack. : SETUPON
43
Present-day calendar. : JULIAN
44
Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
45
Mohammedan scriptures. : KORAN
46
Present ___. : ARMS
48
Grasshopper: Dial. : GRIG
49
"___ Were King." : IFI
52
Forward drive of the jet. : PROPULSION
55
Earn. : GAIN
56
Dissenter. : PROTESTANT
57
Biblical giant. : ANAK
58
Light blows. : PATS
59
Adjusts in pitch. : TUNES
60
Adherents: Suffix. : ISTS
Down
1
Music lover's specialty. : HIFI
2
Scandinavian name. : ERIC
3
Mozart opera. : MAGICFLUTE
4
Plane figures: Abbr. : SQS
5
Contrary to reason. : ABSURD
6
Trick. : PRANK
7
Meat paste. : PATE
8
Position of a golf ball. : LIE
9
Right-angle extension. : ELL
10
Turning part. : SWIVEL
11
Bone: Comb. form. : OSTE
12
Strummers' instruments. : UKES
13
Common carriers: Abbr. : RYS
16
Dickens character. : OLIVER
20
Optical glass. : LENS
23
Goneril's father. : LEAR
24
Author of "Compulsion." : LEVIN
25
Singles. : ONES
26
Idiotic. : DAFT
27
English collars. : ETONS
28
British Laborite. : BEVAN
29
Natives of Krivoi Rog. : UKRAINIANS
30
City in Ohio, SE of Dayton. : XENIA
32
Bundle of sticks. : FAGOT
34
Admonish. : WARN
36
Dozes. : NAPS
37
She: Ital. : ELLA
39
Chase. : PURSUE
40
Town: Colloq. : BURG
42
Entices. : TEMPTS
43
Junctions. : JOINTS
45
Scandinavian money. : KRONE
46
Anglo-Irish mild expletive. : ARRA
47
Essential part. : ROOT
48
Composer Menotti. : GIAN
50
Sanction. : FIAT
51
Stationer's items. : INKS
52
Musical direction: Abbr. : PPP
53
Navy craft. : LST
54
TV's Erwin. : STU
55
Merry: Fr. : GAI
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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