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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Tuesday, July 20, 1954
54-Down : ___ mirabilis (year of wonder).
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 O | 2 U | 3 T | 4 F | 5 I | 6 T | 7 R | 8 I | 9 G | 10 U | 11 P | ||||
12 N | 13 O | C | T | U | R | N | E | 14 A | D | A | N | A | ||
15 O | N | T | A | R | I | A | N | 16 M | O | L | A | R | 17 S |
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18 R | I | A | 19 F | A | N | T | 20 A | I | L | 21 L | A | C |
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22 M | O | N | 23 S | 24 R | E | E | K | 25 S | 26 A | L | V | O |
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27 A | N | E | T | 28 A | 29 D | I | 30 P | 31 L | I | A | R |
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32 A | D | 33 A | 34 M | 35 M | A | 36 R | L | E | N | E |
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37 U | 38 P | 39 S | T | A | G | E | 40 B | R | E | A | D | E | D |
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41 N | A | T | U | R | A | L | 42 O | K | A | Y | ||||
43 A | L | A | R | 44 S | O | 45 N | 46 R | E | 47 E | 48 F | 49 S |
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50 B | O | N | E | 51 S | 52 N | O | 53 N | 54 A | 55 D | O | L | T |
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56 L | A | D | 57 T | 58 E | S | T | I | N | 59 G | 60 C | I | A |
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61 E | L | A | 62 T | E | D | 63 I | N | N | O | 64 C | E | N | T |
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65 T | R | E | A | D | 66 C | O | U | R | A | N | T | E |
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67 O | D | D | L | Y | 68 E | N | S | E | T | E |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,848
Across
1
Military unit. : OUTFIT
7
An apparatus put in order for use. : RIGUP
12
Dreamy serenade. : NOCTURNE
14
City in Turkey. : ADANA
15
Dweller on Lake Nipigon. : ONTARIAN
16
Grinders. : MOLARS
18
Caribbean inlet. : RIA
19
Double-finned goldfish. : FANTAIL
21
Ingredient of japan. : LAC
22
City in Belgium. : MONS
24
Emit smoke. : REEK
25
Big-gun salute. : SALVO
27
European news agency. : ANETA
29
Downward slope. : DIP
31
Short and ugly word. : LIAR
32
Biblical name. : ADAM
35
Actress Dietrich. : MARLENE
37
Haughtily aloof: Colloq. : UPSTAGE
40
Dipped in crumbs before frying. : BREADED
41
Life-like. : NATURAL
42
Roger! : OKAY
43
Winglike. : ALAR
44
Gary Crosby's relation to the Groaner. : SON
46
Navigation hazards. : REEFS
50
End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
52
Girl's name. : NONA
55
Blockhead. : DOLT
56
Stripling. : LAD
57
Word used in trying out a microphone. : TESTING
60
Allen Dulles' responsibility. : CIA
61
In good spirits. : ELATED
63
Name of several popes. : INNOCENT
65
Trudge. : TREAD
66
Dance with running steps. : COURANTE
67
Curiously. : ODDLY
68
Abyssinian banana. : ENSETE
Down
1
Petroleum measurement. : OCTANE
2
Actress Hagen. : UTA
3
Sport of kings (with "The"). : TURF
4
___ Tuck. : FRIAR
5
Meaningless. : INANE
6
Encamped. : TENTED
7
Branches: Anat. : RAMI
8
Devil-gods. : IDOLS
9
Liquid measure: Abbr. : GAL
10
Independent. : UNALLIED
11
Device for protection from underwater mines. : PARAVANE
12
Actress Shearer. : NORMA
13
Ingredient of chop suey. : ONION
17
Gained an advantage. : SCORED
20
Describing a hand-on-hip stance. : AKIMBO
23
Height. : STATURE
26
Lessened. : ALLAYED
28
Jewish month. : ADAR
30
Estes or Menlo. : PARK
33
Titles in Turkey. : AGAS
34
Casabas, honeydews. : MELONS
36
Opposite of the van. : REAR
37
Powerless. : UNABLE
38
Where Stanford University is. : PALOALTO
39
Colors of a cavalry unit. : STANDARD
45
Proclamation. : NOTICE
47
Epoch 60,000,000 years ago. : EOCENE
48
Michigan city. : FLINT
49
___ Department. : STATE
51
Something obtained at ludicrously low ost. : STEAL
53
Curtain material. : NINON
54
___ mirabilis (year of wonder). : ANNUS
58
Popular baritone. : EDDY
59
Sen. Kefauver's colleague. : GORE
62
Announcer Husing. : TED
64
Small sailboat. : CAT
Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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