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Charles Cross
Charles Cross

OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

New York Times, Sunday, August 3, 1947

5-Down : Melody.

Author:
Charles Cross
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 75, Avg Word Len: 5.15, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 521 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 122, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 43
Charles Cross has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 75-Down clue was missing the first parenthesis; added it.

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© 1947, The New York TimesNo. 286
Across
1
Margaret Truman. : SOPRANO
8
Anything easy: Slang. : SETUP
13
Trod: Dial. : STOMPED
20
Bullfighters on foot: Sp. : TOREROS
21
Sphere of action. : ARENA
22
Group of petals. : COROLLA
23
Land held in absolute independence: Law. : ALODIUM
24
I. Q. man. : BINET
25
Impaired by mixture. : ALLOYED
26
Small ostrich plume. : TIP
27
Believer in soul as vital force. : ANIMIST
29
Hero of juvenile series. : ROLLO
31
Conceited nature: Colloq. : EGO
32
Piece of news. : ITEM
34
Scrutinize. : SCAN
35
The Flying Parson. : DODDS
36
Cheese. : BRIE
37
W. I. food fish. : CEROS
39
Lies at ease. : RECLINES
42
Capsules formed by some bacteria. : CYSTS
43
Reapportion. : RELOT
46
Goes with easy gait. : LOPES
47
Cockchafer. : DOR
48
Bestow liberally. : SHOWER
50
Memberships. : SEATS
51
Former Assistant Secretary of State. : BRADEN
54
British general, High Commissioner for Palestine. : CUNNINGHAM
56
Prosit! : SKOAL
58
One of a group of Baltic Finns. : VOD
60
Hindu garment. : SARI
61
Pay. : SALARY
62
Head: Slang. : NOB
63
Fortune. : FATE
64
Nods. : ERRS
65
Marbles. : TAWS
66
Second. : ABET
68
Nature goddess. : ISIS
69
Decorate. : TRIM
70
Mr. Williams. : TED
71
Chips of stone. : SPALLS
73
Saline preparation for cattle. : LICK
74
Discern. : SEE
75
Constrains to go along. : HALES
77
Gathered in one mass. : COLLECTIVE
79
Languishing. : DROOPY
81
Fishing lure. : TROLL
83
Billowed. : SURGED
84
Dread. : AWE
85
Talk foolishly. : DROOL
86
Active. : ASTIR
87
Quench. : SLAKE
90
Holder for screw-cutting tool. : DIESTOCK
92
Thorns in the flesh. : PESTS
96
Boats. : TUGS
97
Parties. : SIDES
98
Is out of sorts. : AILS
101
Fictional governess. : EYRE
102
Mimic. : APE
103
Lively dance. : GAVOT
104
Missouri Senator. : DONNELL
107
Creek. : RIA
108
Connection. : LINKAGE
110
Hard shell. : CRUST
112
Expanding postwar activity. : TOURISM
114
Composes. : INDITES
115
Passage. : AISLE
116
Toluic acid salt. : TOLUATE
117
Most adroit. : NEATEST
118
Turning part of machine. : ROTOR
119
Rejected with disdain. : SPURNED
Down
1
Quiescent. : STATIC
2
Rock consisting of round grains cemented together. : OOLITE
3
Meet. : PROPER
4
Rufus. : RED
5
Melody. : ARIA
6
Words in grammatical class. : NOUNS
7
Of element No. 76. : OSMIC
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Ancient dweller in region of Apennines. : SABINE
9
Greek goddess. : ERIS
10
Pup ___. : TENT
11
One: French. : UNE
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Benefactress. : PATRONESS
13
Brings near boiling point. : SCALDS
14
Imposts. : TOLLS
15
Smooth surface between flutes: Arch. : ORLO
16
Low. : MOO
17
Diligent workers. : PLYERS
18
Writ of execution. : ELEGIT
19
Lower parts of walls, in interior decoration. : DADOES
28
Emporium. : MART
30
Horatian works. : ODES
33
State of low intelligence. : MORONISM
35
Dropt suddenly. : DIPT
36
Admiral recently in Antarctica. : BYRD
38
United. : SEWN
40
Vindicates. : CLEARS
41
Containing a type of soil. : LOAMY
42
Lewis' domain. : COAL
44
Wreaths that mean "aloha." : LEIS
45
Floridly. : ORNATELY
47
Monotonous. : DRAB
48
Blemished. : SCARRED
49
Urger. : HURRIER
50
Nonpareil nonagenarian. : SHAW
51
Unavailing. : BOOTLESS
52
Deceitful. : EVASIVE
53
Remarked. : NOTICED
55
Grassy open space in forest. : GLADE
57
Ring. : KNELL
59
Where things are pigeon-holed. : DESK
60
Cliques. : SETS
63
Ornamental openwork. : FILIGREE
66
Handsome, graceful youth. : APOLLO
67
Minnesota's Senator. : BALL
70
String at finishing line. : TAPE
71
Dart: Colloq. : SCOOT
72
Rabbit's tail. : SCUT
75
American inventor (1819-67). : HOWE
76
Trolley. : STREETCAR
78
Mistake. : TRIP
80
What robles are. : OAKS
82
President's press secretary. : ROSS
85
Antic. : DIDO
86
Allied. : AKIN
87
Georgia's famous native son. : STALIN
88
Ravenous. : LUPINE
89
Things to be done. : AGENDA
90
Dispossess. : DIVEST
91
Equine pace. : CANTER
93
Inhabitant of Beirut. : SYRIAN
94
Sad: French. : TRISTE
95
Furrowed. : SEAMED
97
Wise counselors. : SAGES
99
People related to Lithuanians. : LETTS
100
Sailing vessel. : SLOOP
103
Portal. : GATE
104
___ Bowl. : DUST
105
Where Storting sits. : OSLO
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Little ___. : LULU
109
Outfit. : KIT
111
Spanish river. : RIO
113
Karel Capek's play. : RUR

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 38 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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