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Ralph Anderson
Ralph Anderson

New York Times, Monday, September 14, 1953

41-Down : Large port in southeastern China.

Author:
Ralph Anderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Ralph Anderson has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 32-Down clue had comma after "singer"; removed it.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,548
Across
1
One of a very famous couple. : ADAM
5
The essence of a matter. : GIST
9
Projecting rock, as in the sea. : SCAR
13
Resin from tropical trees. : ELEMI
14
Openly state. : AVOW
15
Sea moss or lettuce. : ALGA
16
Popular television program. : DOUBLEORNOTHING
19
Business abbreviation. : INC
20
Symbol of France. : LILY
21
Air Force base in California. : TRAVIS
22
Those in want. : NEEDERS
24
French expert at changing styles. : DIOR
25
Without: Latin. : SINE
26
Popular song from Friml's "The Firefly." : SYMPATHY
30
Handled clumsily. : PAWED
32
Hindu queen. : RANEE
33
Court. : WOO
34
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo alignment of 1941. : AXIS
35
Ticket man. : TAKER
36
Nickname for a tad or tot. : TINY
37
Where Libertyville is: Abbr. : ILL
38
Constellation. : ARIES
39
Dance for two. : TANGO
40
Eisenhower is its Honorary President. : REDCROSS
42
Autumn pear. : BOSC
43
Water: Span. : AGUA
44
G. I.'s name for a frist sergeant. : TOPKICK
47
Key pounders. : STENOS
50
Gilman or Arden. : TONI
51
Doll's house. : TOY
52
A couple of bad actors. : PARTNERSINCRIME
55
Jason's ship. : ARGO
56
In lacemaking, handmade. : REAL
57
Warning coughs. : AHEMS
58
Time of greatest power. : NOON
59
Wither. : SERE
60
Be shut out. : LOSE
Down
1
"___ at last!" : ALONE
2
Variety of poker. : DEUCESWILD
3
Title for Miss Willis: Abbr. : AMB
4
Cloth remnant. : MILLEND
5
British jails. : GAOLS
6
Suburb of Paris, on the Seine. : IVRY
7
Junior. : SON
8
Deceiver: Slang. : TWOTIMER
9
Wasteland. : SAHARA
10
154. : CLIV
11
Two-faced Vedic god. : AGNI
12
Used in paper making. : RAGS
13
City in Scotland: Abbr. : EDIN
17
Dev's country. : EIRE
18
Metaphor or irony. : TROPE
23
Withers. : DIES
24
C. G. S. units of force. : DYNES
26
"___ alive!" : SAKES
27
Minneapolis and St. Paul. : TWINCITIES
28
Factory or warehouse, in China. : HONG
29
Up and down toy. : YOYO
30
Two of a kind. : PAIR
31
Car part. : AXLE
32
Polish opera singer Rosa ___. : RAISA
35
They come in pairs. : TROUSERS
36
Job. : TASK
38
Gas used in light bulbs, radio tubes, etc. : ARGON
39
Describing certain crossword puzzles. : TOPICAL
41
Large port in southeastern China. : CANTON
42
Adenauer's headquarters. : BONN
44
Sheer linen. : TOILE
45
___ il faut (proper). : COMME
46
Assistant Secretary of Defense. : KYES
47
Pair of matched horses or mules. : SPAN
48
From which poi is made. : TARO
49
Therefore. : ERGO
50
Authoritarian in big business or in a union. : TSAR
53
Arikara. : REE
54
Alpha Chi ___. : RHO

Answer summary:
14 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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