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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Saturday, June 28, 1958

6-Down : Seed coats.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 63-Across had two clues: "Warrant officer: Contr." and "Petty officer:" Used first.

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,287
Across
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Gender: Abbr. : MASC
5
___ law excluding women from the throne. : SALIC
10
Urban annoyance. : SMOG
14
Choir voice. : ALTO
15
College town on the Penobscot. : ORONO
16
Diminutive of a girl's name. : TONI
17
Major European waterway. : SEINERIVER
19
Architectural pier. : ANTA
20
Familiar cry at S. A. C. bases. : SCRAMBLE
21
Site of Wheaton College, in Massachusetts. : NORTON
23
Noncoms. : NCOS
24
Domain. : REALM
25
Blanch. : WHITEN
28
Mediterranean region. : NEAREAST
31
March. : HAL
32
Finish. : ENDUP
34
Groove. : STRIA
35
Arm of the Black Sea. : AZOV
37
Went astray. : ERRED
39
Level or stage. : STEP
40
Carouse. : REVEL
42
Canadian physician, teacher. : OSLER
44
Highway: Abbr. : RTE
45
Pliant. : FLEXIBLE
47
Railroad flares. : FUSEES
49
___ see. : PAPAL
50
Try out. : TEST
51
Motor or dynamo part. : STATOR
53
Winds of the Indian Ocean. : MONSOONS
57
Geometrical surfaces. : TORI
58
Structure on left bank of 17 Across. : QUAIDORSAY
60
Exchange premium. : AGIO
61
Relative. : UNCLE
62
Certain New Havenites. : ELIS
63
Warrant officer: Contr. : BOSN
64
Alleviated. : EASED
65
Booby-prize winner. : DOLT
Down
1
Large-scale. : MASS
2
Guinness of the Kwai. : ALEC
3
Ado. : STIR
4
Scientist, educator, statesman. : CONANT
5
Part of the University of Paris. : SORBONNE
6
Seed coats. : ARILS
7
Nothing, in tennis. : LOVE
8
Noun suffix. : INE
9
Eye part. : CORNEA
10
Hollywood hopefuls. : STARLETS
11
Site of the Church of Sacré-Coeur. : MONTMARTRE
12
Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
13
___ Carlo Menotti. : GIAN
18
Banquet figure. : EMCEE
22
Sweeps. : OARS
24
Throw back. : REPEL
25
Pier. : WHARF
26
Eye shade. : HAZEL
27
Part of a springtime song title. : ILOVEPARIS
28
Foster. : NURSE
29
Seven: Span. : SIETE
30
Recorder strips. : TAPES
33
Quaintly funny. : DROLL
36
Annoyance. : VEXATION
38
Maintained against force. : DEFENDED
41
Chinese poet of eighth century. : LIPO
43
Combining form for a country. : RUSSO
46
Sailing vessel: Fr. : BARQUE
48
Accumulated. : STORED
50
Linen cloth. : TOILE
51
Thrust. : STAB
52
Japanese admiral. : TOGO
53
Prefixes meaning "son of." : MACS
54
European capital. : OSLO
55
Capture: Colloq. : NAIL
56
Ordered arrangement: Abbr. : SYST
59
Girl's name. : UNA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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