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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Tuesday, September 13, 1955

7-Down : "Poor Little ___."

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { B J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,268
Across
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Baseball play. : ASSIST
7
Radiolocator. : RADAR
12
Laundry item. : STARCH
13
Where Keflavik air base is. : ICELAND
16
Falter. : STAMMER
17
Gabble. : CHATTER
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Knickknack. : TOY
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Not the same. : ANOTHER
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Shade. : HUE
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Harp: Italian. : ARPA
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Offshoot branch. : TWIG
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Dalmatian's décor. : SPOTS
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Adriatic seaport. : FIUME
29
Dissever. : SNIP
31
Les ___ Froides, original name of Prince Edward Islands. : ILES
32
Comprehend. : FATHOM
34
Old-time saloon. : GROGGERY
36
Genesis name. : ENOS
38
Yegg's haul. : LOOT
39
Golfing group. : FOURSOME
43
Andean carriers. : LLAMAS
47
White-tailed pelagic birds. : ERNS
48
Light javelin. : DART
50
Horse-woman. : DIANA
51
Breaches. : RIFTS
53
Social celebrity. : LION
55
Salt spring. : LICK
56
Pacific islands turmeric. : REA
57
Winged shoes of Hermes. : TALARIA
60
Former U. N. official. : LIE
61
Surround. : INCLOSE
63
Dwindles. : REDUCES
65
Chief ingredient of suet. : STEARIN
66
Skilled glacier explorer. : ICEMAN
67
Nymph. : DRYAD
68
The Mojave. : DESERT
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Early fur depot in Oregon. : ASTORIA
2
Stick in one spot. : STAYPUT
3
Golfer Snead. : SAM
4
TV role. : IRMA
5
Redolence. : SCENT
6
Coverlets. : THROWS
7
"Poor Little ___." : RICHGIRL
8
Twinge. : ACHE
9
Loved ones. : DEARS
10
High in pitch. : ALT
11
Refuge of rodents. : RATHOLE
14
Grammatical gender. : NEUTER
15
Showily stylish. : DRESSY
16
HQ personnel. : STAFF
20
High-pitched bell sound. : TING
23
Home of the Lord Jeffs. : AMHERST
26
Back-to-school hair-do. : PIGTAIL
28
Centuries. : EONS
30
Swimming hole. : POOL
33
Frame of mind. : MOOD
35
Element No. 79. : GOLD
37
"___ of the horn." : SMALLEND
39
Wheel of carnivals. : FERRIS
40
East. : ORIENT
41
Lacking a facade. : UNFACED
42
Silkworm of Assam. : ERIA
44
Usual objective of train robbers. : MAILCAR
45
The A in A. O. H. : ANCIENT
46
Land ___ alive! : SAKES
49
One of the Zones. : TORRID
52
Parable. : STORY
54
Female relative. : NIECE
58
See 40 down. : ASIA
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Summer drinks. : ADES
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Malay gibbon. : LAR
64
Japanese apricot. : UME

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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