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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Saturday, July 7, 1962

25-Down : Pull straps.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,740
Across
1
Platform. : DAIS
5
Island republic. : HAITI
10
Legume. : PEA
13
Sicilian commune. : ENNA
14
Perform accordingly. : ACTON
15
Bridge term. : RUFF
17
Artificial. : FACTITIOUS
19
Medley. : OLIO
20
Rushed impetuously. : STORMED
21
Artificial reservoir. : CISTERN
23
See 33 Down. : MAID
24
Subdued. : MASTERED
25
Attract. : TEMPT
27
Insect. : MANTIS
28
Hebrew prophet. : AMOS
29
Marauder of old. : HUN
30
Involve. : ENTAIL
34
Declare. : BID
35
Kindergarten activity. : PASTING
37
P.S. adjunct. : PTA
38
Increase, as production. : STEPUP
40
Newt. : EFT
41
Audit makers. : CPAS
42
Dismays. : APPALS
44
Popular places in summer. : POOLS
45
Evergreens. : JUNIPERS
48
Hindu garb. : SARI
49
Soothing thing. : ANODYNE
50
"No ___." : STRINGS
53
Hungarian man's name. : ERNO
54
___ grass (danger of a sort). : SNAKEINTHE
56
Stead. : LIEU
57
Asian. : TATAR
58
Cardinal suffix. : TEEN
59
Sibilant signal. : PST
60
Siouan Indian. : OSAGE
61
Take notice. : HEED
Down
1
Lexical elucidations: Abbr. : DEFS
2
Med. course. : ANAT
3
Give trouble to. : INCOMMODE
4
Minor administrators. : SATRAPS
5
Execrated. : HATED
6
Vinegary. : ACID
7
Nipponese name. : ITO
8
Tropical bird. : TOUCAN
9
Compelling attention. : INSISTENT
10
Objection. : PROTEST
11
18th century mathematician. : EULER
12
Greatly excited. : AFIRE
16
Loving. : FOND
18
Bogus: Abbr. : IMIT
22
Sharp pain. : STING
24
Certain shelves. : MANTELS
25
Pull straps. : TABS
26
Give forth. : EMIT
27
Genus of rodents. : MUS
29
Befalls. : HAPPENSTO
31
Dean Rusk or Byron White. : APPOINTEE
32
Type: Abbr. : ITAL
33
See 23 Across. : LASS
35
Popular pet. : PUPPY
36
Suppositions. : IFS
39
Expended. : PAIDOUT
41
City of Greece. : CORINTH
43
Places of contest. : ARENAS
44
Equal: Prefix. : PARI
45
Biblical murderess. : JAEL
46
Tear open. : UNRIP
47
Canonical hour. : NONES
48
Cubic meter. : STERE
50
Boat for duck shooting. : SKAG
51
Butter from buffalo milk. : GHEE
52
Transmit. : SEND
55
___ loss. : ATA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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