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Ethel LeStrange
Ethel LeStrange

New York Times, Monday, September 7, 1953

44-Down : Double chins.

Author:
Ethel Le Strange
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
Ethel LeStrange has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Ethel Le Strange is an alias for Ethel LeStrange.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,541
Across
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Three-minute items. : EGGS
5
Scatter. : STREW
10
The little woman. : WIFE
14
Booty. : LOOT
15
Sultan's decree. : IRADE
16
Gulf between Arabia and Africa. : ADEN
17
It marks the exodus of summer. : LABORDAYWEEKEND
20
Compensation for services. : STIPENDS
21
Works dough. : KNEADS
22
Comprehend. : SEE
23
Trudge. : PLOD
24
A parking place, for instance. : RARITY
28
A spiral of wire. : COIL
29
Favorite childhood game. : TAG
32
Without a 46 Across. : ALONE
33
Sky or sea (with "the"). : BLUE
34
Go by plane. : AERO
35
Autumnal equinox eve. : LASTDAYOFSUMMER
38
Chief Executive: Abbr. : PRES
39
The shank or shin: Anat. : CRUS
40
East Indian palms. : NIPAS
41
Initials for the "Pinafore." : HMS
42
Sympathetic. : KIND
43
Louisiana's French patois. : CREOLE
44
"Obscure" Hardy character. : JUDE
45
Bambi's mother. : DOE
46
Guard of honor. : ESCORT
49
Devotees of John Barleycorn. : TOSSPOTS
54
Summertime memory. : TWOWEEKSWITHPAY
56
Stylish effect in a hair-do. : TAIL
57
Pickled pig's feet. : SOUSE
58
Mend. : DARN
59
Miss Sheridan and others. : ANNS
60
Modulations. : TONES
61
Wild plum. : SLOE
Down
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Right-angled pipe fittings. : ELLS
2
Cashmere or angora. : GOAT
3
Mongolian desert. : GOBI
4
Place on a timetable. : STOP
5
Playwright Howard. : SIDNEY
6
Customers. : TRADE
7
Arms of a starfish. : RAYS
8
Man's name: Abbr. : EDW
9
Types of magazines. : WEEKLIES
10
Became active. : WAKED
11
Vague impression. : IDEA
12
Repel (with "off"). : FEND
13
Extremities. : ENDS
18
Refreshed. : RESTED
19
Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
23
Rolls of hair in an elaborate coiffure. : POUFS
24
Peace Prize winner Bunche. : RALPH
25
Clock attachment. : ALARM
26
American Beauties. : ROSES
27
Pictures taken indoors: Abbr. : INTS
28
Cirrus or cumulus. : CLOUD
29
Rhythm. : TEMPO
30
Pertaining to a region. : AREAL
31
Shrub that grows on moors. : GORSE
33
Donn ___, author of "Messer Marco Polo." : BYRNE
34
French friend. : AMIE
36
Crucial, final proof of quality. : ACIDTEST
37
World-wide condition of affairs. : UNREST
42
City on Honshu Island. : KURE
43
Covers for teapots. : COSIES
44
Double chins. : JOWLS
45
Use a divining rod. : DOWSE
46
Girl's nickname. : ETTA
47
Fancy dive. : SWAN
48
Gold piece. : COIN
49
Chinese measure. : TSUN
50
Scholars of high degree. : PHDS
51
Gem. : OPAL
52
Tropical plant. : TARO
53
"Auld Lang ___." : SYNE
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Chinese Ambassador to U. S. : KOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 12 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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