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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Monday, June 6, 1955

3-Down : Well-known wielder of pen or brush.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,169
Across
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Great Italian actress. : DUSE
5
Shylock's friend. : TUBAL
10
Bird. : JAY
13
Oklahoma city. : ENID
14
Overweight. : OBESE
15
Actress Evans. : DALE
16
Theatrical event. : FIRSTNIGHT
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Causing trouble. : EVIL
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Stands high. : TOWERS
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Embarks on a voyage. : SETSSAIL
22
Ancient Troy. : ILIUM
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Percolate. : SEEP
25
Expurgated. : CENSORED
28
Holds up. : RAISES
32
They: French. : ILS
33
Franco or Cortines. : SENOR
35
Long-legged bird. : STILT
36
Old soldiers. : VETS
38
Crack of dawn. : SUNUP
40
Sandusky's county. : ERIE
41
How sardines are packed. : INOIL
43
Fastening. : STRAP
45
Exclamation of surprise. : AHA
46
Famous Eddie. : CANTOR
48
Ancient name of Italian port. : SALERNUM
50
Think: Archaic. : TROW
52
Dormouse. : LEROT
53
Describing pine trees. : RESINOUS
57
Tenth parts. : TITHES
60
Israeli Ambassador. : EBAN
61
Magazine piece. : SHORTSTORY
63
Two-masted ship. : BRIG
64
Lake between two states. : TAHOE
65
Tributary of the Danube. : ENNS
66
Turf. : SOD
67
Provides a white Christmas. : SNOWS
68
Indian peasant. : RYOT
Down
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Adroit. : DEFT
2
Fresh-water mussel. : UNIO
3
Well-known wielder of pen or brush. : SIRWINSTON
4
Men named after one of the Fords. : EDSELS
5
Monastic haircuts. : TONSURES
6
Where: Latin. : UBI
7
Implores. : BEGS
8
Symbol of repentance. : ASHES
9
X, Y or Z. : LETTER
10
Island of Indonesia. : JAVA
11
Et ___. : ALII
12
Cheer. : YELL
15
Notwithstanding. : DESPITE
17
Musical groups. : TRIOS
21
Heavy waves. : SEAS
23
Cookbook addenda. : MENUS
25
Of a city. : CIVIC
26
Helen, in Italy. : ELENA
27
Negatory admonitions. : DONTS
29
Relative-by-marriage of 3 Down. : SIRANTHONY
30
Root or Yale. : ELIHU
31
Cook. : STEAM
34
Bucolic. : RURAL
37
Model's occupation. : SITTING
39
Artists' gear. : PALETTES
42
Poetically lonely. : LORN
44
Elflike creatures. : PERIS
47
Perches. : ROOSTS
49
Blackguard. : ROTTER
51
Han Cities of China. : WUHAN
53
Insurgents: Colloq. : REBS
54
River of Spain. : EBRO
55
Declaimed. : SAID
56
Where to dine in London. : SOHO
58
Man's name. : ERNO
59
Organized whole: Abbr. : SYST
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Scrap. : ROW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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