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Anthony Morse
Anthony Morse

New York Times, Tuesday, September 16, 1958

9-Down : Gamin's playground.

Author:
Anthony Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 243 (avg 1.29)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Anthony Morse has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 59-Across had two underscores ("Give a ___ ___ horse he can ride . . . "; removed one. Same with 48-Down; removed one here, too.

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,367
Across
1
Bowling score. : SPARE
6
Chums. : PALS
10
Extensive. : VAST
14
Become gay. : LIVEN
15
Help. : ABET
16
Moslem ruler. : AMIR
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Apart from anything else. : ALONE
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Back. : REAR
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Border. : LINE
20
Slender tower. : MINARET
22
Withdraws from an organization. : SECEDES
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Advertiser's word. : TOGETHERNESS
26
Festive. : GALA
29
Twelve dozen: Abbr. : GRO
30
Sleuth. : TEC
31
Macaw. : ARA
32
Fish-eating birds. : ERNS
34
Dickens villain. : SIKES
38
The adman's nightmare. : SALESRESISTANCE
42
Factory. : PLANT
43
Mud. : SILT
44
Noteworthy times. : ERA
45
Dress: Colloq. : TOG
47
Zodiac sign. : LEO
48
German: Abbr. : TEUT
49
Type of salesman. : HIGHPRESSURE
54
19th cen. essayist. : EMERSON
55
Native of Leghorn. : ITALIAN
59
"Give a ___ horse he can ride ... " : MANA
60
Bear in the heavens. : URSA
62
Ski run. : SLOPE
63
Archer of Norse myth. : EGIL
64
Early. : SOON
65
Evergreens. : PINES
66
Christmas. : NOEL
67
Addition to houses. : ELLS
68
Undertake. : START
Down
1
Bridge term. : SLAM
2
Hair: Comb. form. : PILI
3
Rugby's river. : AVON
4
Soprano Tebaldi. : RENATA
5
January: Span. : ENERO
6
Orchestra circles. : PARTERRES
7
Presidential nickname. : ABE
8
Canine equipment. : LEASH
9
Gamin's playground. : STREET
10
Guy Lombardo favorite. : VALENCIA
11
Chemical compound. : AMIDE
12
Mathematical ratios. : SINES
13
Feminine suffix. : TRESS
21
Moth. : EGGER
23
Heraldic device. : CREST
25
Throat tissues. : TONSILS
26
Sound of surprise. : GASP
27
Asian sea. : ARAL
28
French exclamation. : LALA
33
People of Breslau. : SILESIANS
35
Joint. : KNEE
36
Light tan. : ECRU
37
Rumble ___. : SEAT
39
Captivate. : ENTHRALL
40
Blocks. : STOPS
41
Husky. : STOUT
46
Game birds. : GROUSE
48
"___ to the marines." : TELLIT
49
Western heroes. : HEMEN
50
Adult insect. : IMAGO
51
Demon. : GENIE
52
Sign up. : ENROL
53
Files. : RASPS
56
Hebrides island. : IONA
57
Mimic. : APER
58
Brood of birds. : NEST
61
Peruvian coin. : SOL

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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