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George Laczko
George Laczko

New York Times, Tuesday, July 7, 1959

52-Down : "___'m to be Queen 'o the May ... "

Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,644
Across
1
Simplest elements. : ABCS
5
Expert. : ADEPT
10
Syrian city, dating from 1000 B. C. : ALEP
14
Scene of Samson's exploit with the jawbone of an ass. : LEHI
15
___ acid. : BORIC
16
Important Swedish canal. : GOTA
17
In the twinkling ___ eye. : OFAN
18
Key crewmen. : STROKEOARS
20
___ polloi. : HOI
21
Letters. : DEES
22
Characters in early Teutonic alphabet. : RUNES
23
On the beach. : AGROUND
25
Launch. : BOAT
27
Terminal. : LAST
28
Socrates' scolding wife. : XANTIPPE
32
Gambol. : FRISK
34
Bout, as in boxing. : SETTO
35
Old musical note. : ELA
36
English elevator. : LIFT
37
River of Spain and Portugal. : MINHO
38
Collections of literary import. : ANAS
39
Danish county. : AMT
40
Minerva's shield. : AEGIS
41
Well-known labor name. : MEANY
42
City of roses. : PASADENA
44
Roll, as a flag. : FURL
45
___ town. : GOTO
46
Italian rice dish. : RISOTTO
49
One of the Strauses. : OSKAR
52
Tuning implement. : FORK
53
Mississippi food product. : YAM
54
Practice of difficult horsemanship: Fr. : HAUTEECOLE
57
Poilu's dugout. : ABRI
58
In the matter of: Lat. : INRE
59
Less common. : RARER
60
Nearly: Colloq. : MOST
61
Pindaric forms. : ODES
62
Faulty. : AMISS
63
Alliance of powers, 1936-45. : AXIS
Down
1
Word of farewell. : ALOHA
2
Obscure. : BEFOG
3
Skiers' conveniences. : CHAIRLIFTS
4
Misdemeanor. : SIN
5
Away. : ABSENT
6
Was very fond of (with "on"). : DOTED
7
Does wrong. : ERRS
8
Devout: Span. : PIO
9
Sound of surprise. : TCK
10
Guinea pig's relative. : AGOUTI
11
Financial transaction. : LOAN
12
To be: Fr. : ETRE
13
Situation, sometimes pretty. : PASS
19
Sister of Euterpe. : ERATO
21
Evening. : DUSK
24
Hop kiln. : OAST
25
Cousins of showers. : BATHS
26
Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
28
City near Dayton. : XENIA
29
Hockey player's punishment. : PENALTYBOX
30
Design. : PLAN
31
Untroubled. : EASY
32
Part of a pocket. : FLAP
33
Audrey Hepburn role. : RIMA
34
In hoc ___ vinces. : SIGNO
37
Athletic gathering. : MEET
38
Of aircraft. : AERO
40
Worship. : ADORE
41
Basis of many perfumes. : MUSK
43
Marbles. : AGATES
44
Stokers. : FIRERS
46
Broadway parts. : ROLES
47
Ankles: Anat. : TARSI
48
Leaves out. : OMITS
49
Where Sandusky is. : OHIO
50
Part of a famous nom de plume. : SAND
51
City on Honshu coast. : KURE
52
"___'m to be Queen 'o the May ... " : FORI
55
Historic period. : ERA
56
Machine part. : CAM
57
Eucharistic vessel. : AMA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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