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Peter Allen
Peter Allen

New York Times, Thursday, June 5, 1958

8-Down : Word from a literary raven.

Author:
Peter Allen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Peter Allen has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 11-Down had "Massachuetts"; corrected it to "Massachusetts."

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,264
Across
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Fanatical. : RABID
6
Pro ___ publico. : BONO
10
Fundamentals. : ABCS
14
Subside. : ABATE
15
St. Laurent of the fashion world. : YVES
16
Afrikaans. : TAAL
17
Cave ___ (beware the dog). : CANEM
18
Wash: Poet. : LAVE
19
Auld lang ___. : SYNE
20
Former Marshall Plan agency: Abbr. : ECA
21
Wrathful. : IRATE
23
Replace turf. : RESOD
24
Kansas. : SUNFLOWERSTATE
27
___ Sainte Marie. : SAULT
28
College degrees. : MAS
29
Melodic part. : AIR
31
Crawfish, bêche-de-mer, etc. : SEAFOOD
34
Laboratory vaporizer. : ETNA
35
Powdery residue. : ASHES
38
Roman ancestral god. : LAR
39
Pitman's rival. : GREGG
40
___-deep. : KNEE
41
Animal member. : FORELEG
43
Magna ___ laude. : CUM
44
Baby's syllable. : GOO
45
Does a household chore. : IRONS
48
Kentucky. : BLUEGRASSSTATE
53
Nasal sound. : SNORT
54
Metalworker. : SMITH
55
Lady of Madrid: Abbr. : SRA
56
Places. : LOCI
57
Thump. : THUD
58
Of superior sagacity. : WISER
60
"___ foolish question ... " : ASKA
61
State flower of New York. : ROSE
62
Standard of perfection. : IDEAL
63
Network. : MESH
64
Struck with reverence. : AWED
65
Standards. : NORMS
Down
1
Indianapolis attraction. : RACES
2
Calculating device. : ABACUS
3
Tropical fruit. : BANANA
4
Inhabitant of: Suffix. : ITE
5
Cecil and Agnes. : DEMILLES
6
Regulation. : BYLAW
7
Egg-shaped. : OVATE
8
Word from a literary raven. : NEVERMORE
9
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
10
Lost, figuratively. : ATSEA
11
Massachusetts. : BAYSTATE
12
Water recreation. : CANOEING
13
Coasting vehicle. : SLED
22
Ecclesiastical tribunal. : ROTA
23
Privileges, in finance: Abbr. : RTS
25
Railroad flare. : FUSEE
26
Dolorous. : SAD
30
Type of doll. : RAG
32
Type of entertainment. : FLOORSHOW
33
Paddle. : OAR
34
Rye fungus. : ERGOT
35
Doggy society: Abbr. : AKC
36
Facial feature. : SNUBNOSE
37
State trees of Pennsylvania. : HEMLOCKS
39
"Of Thee I Sing" composer. : GERSHWIN
41
State of confusion. : FOG
42
Catalogue. : LIST
44
Reach. : GET
46
African President. : NASSER
47
Brook. : STREAM
49
Bathsheba's husband. : URIAH
50
Divert. : AMUSE
51
___ with (supported one faction). : SIDED
52
Nobles. : EARLS
53
Bridge term. : SLAM
57
Refrain syllable. : TRA
59
Swearing-in phrase. : IDO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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