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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Friday, September 7, 1956

43-Down : Cutting criticisms: Colloq.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,628
Across
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A book of hours. : HORA
5
Soprano Lucine of the Met. : AMARA
10
Festival. : GALA
14
Fragrance. : ODOR
15
Symbol of surrender. : TOWEL
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Was indebted to. : OWED
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Ancient Briton. : PICT
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Poem by Edgar Allan Poe. : ANNABELLEE
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Member of FDR's Cabinet. : ICKES
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Signs used in printing. : ASTERISKS
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The patch that sheltered Br'er Rabbit. : BRIER
25
Opera record. : ARIA
26
Lightness. : BUOYANCY
29
Gossip. : TATTLE
33
Baseball's Mel. : OTT
34
Not at all: Dial. : NOHOW
36
Particle. : SHRED
37
River islets. : AITS
39
Starches used in puddings. : SAGOS
41
Birds of a feather. : SAME
42
Roderick Dhu and men. : SCOTS
44
Coins of Italy. : LIRAS
46
From: Ger. : VON
47
Food wrapped in corn husk. : TAMALE
49
Slows down. : SLACKENS
51
Strengthens. : MANS
53
Talk foolishly. : DROOL
54
Fellow travelers. : SHIPMATES
58
Incensed. : WROTH
61
Charts of the future. : HOROSCOPES
63
Sponsorship. : EGIS
64
"___ ben Adhem." : ABOU
65
River of England. : TRENT
66
___, Ver. : AUTH
67
Habit. : WONT
68
Threadbare. : SEEDY
69
Advocates of new ideas. : NEOS
Down
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Indian. : HOPI
2
Of a verse form. : ODIC
3
Lowest. : ROCKBOTTOM
4
Connecting highway. : ARTERY
5
One ___ time. : ATA
6
Sovereign. : MONARCHAL
7
Beards on grain. : AWNS
8
Rope for the Cisco Kid. : REATA
9
Kentucky's Chandler. : ALBERT
10
Giants. : GOLIATHS
11
Tools. : AWLS
12
Flavorful vegetable. : LEEK
13
Summer drinks. : ADES
19
Silkworms. : ERIAS
21
City of China, on Yellow River. : SIAN
24
Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
26
Draw the longbow. : BOAST
27
City on the Mohawk. : UTICA
28
Hindu ascetics. : YOGIS
30
Type of lecture. : TRAVELOGUE
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Pie filling. : LEMON
32
Downing Street residents. : EDENS
35
Ultima Thule. : WORLDSEND
38
Extinguish. : STAMPOUT
40
Industrial area N. of Lorraine. : SAAR
43
Cutting criticisms: Colloq. : SLAMS
45
Type of vessel. : SCOW
48
Makes into law. : ENACTS
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Dr. Rhee. : KOREAN
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Haberdashery. : STORE
54
Well-known clarinetist. : SHAW
55
Emmett Kelly's make-up. : HOBO
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Laundry appliance. : IRON
57
Fencing sword. : EPEE
59
European president. : TITO
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Abbreviated titles for royalty. : HSHS
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Pen. : STY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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