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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Saturday, October 16, 1954

Author:
Thomas J. Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 33.5
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 24-Down is as it appeared in original but probably should have been: There are some in "The Teahouse."

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Y
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J
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W
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C
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W
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A
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B
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R
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L
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M
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T
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Y
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L
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U
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B
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T
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P
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G
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R
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F
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M
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F
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H
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W
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L
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W
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,936
Across
1
Hard-grained wheat. : SPELT
6
Piece of dance music. : RAG
9
Consisting of people. : HUMAN
14
Golfer's joyous moment. : HOLEINONE
16
Hastily. : APACE
17
Grad's college. : ALMAMATER
18
Belgian town. : YPRES
19
Avoided. : FLED
20
Amateur Hour musical instrument. : SAW
21
Regards with apprehension. : DREADS
22
Norse god of war. : TYR
23
Clash. : JAR
24
Apparatus. : GEAR
25
Time in a church calendar. : HOLYWEEK
27
Stripling. : LAD
30
Polish city on the Warta river. : POSEN
33
Job for the P.D. : CRIMEWAVE
35
Effective. : ABLE
36
Felicity. : BLISS
37
Downfall. : RUIN
38
Boisterous speaker. : LOUDMOUTH
40
One of the Roosevelts. : TEDDY
41
Stage in a journey. : LEG
42
Ever-victorious. : UNBEATEN
44
Quills. : PENS
45
Asian gazelle. : GOA
46
Pied Piper follower. : RAT
49
Line of ancestors. : FAMILY
52
Complimentary address. : SIR
53
"Bon ___." : SOIR
54
Large bay window. : ORIEL
55
A place to live. : FARMHOUSE
57
Flinch. : WINCE
58
County of England, near Cambridge. : ISLEOFELY
59
Hereafter. : LATER
60
Sounds of inquiry. : EHS
61
Approaches the end. : WANES
Down
1
Flagpole. : SHAFT
2
Nursery rhyme girl. : POLLY
3
Joe E. Brown's baseball characterization. : ELMER
4
Open. : LEAD
5
Man's nickname. : TIM
6
Civic organizations. : ROTARYCLUBS
7
"___ broom sweeps clean." : ANEW
8
European country: Abbr. : GER
9
Farm implement. : HAYRAKE
10
Part of a shoe. : UPPER
11
Name claimed by Naomi. : MARA
12
Won a tennis serve. : ACED
13
Noun suffix. : NESS
15
Twangy. : NASAL
21
Music critic Taylor. : DEEMS
23
Young Lindbergh. : JON
24
There's one in "The Teahouse." : GEISHAGIRLS
25
Careful notice. : HEED
26
Cancel (with "off"). : WRITE
27
Extol. : LAUD
28
Grasping. : AVID
29
Prohibit. : DENY
30
Become boring. : PALL
31
Woodwind. : OBOE
32
Counterfeit coin. : SLUG
34
Songbird. : WREN
36
Pretty. : BONNY
39
World Series outfielder. : MUELLER
40
Souchong. : TEA
43
"The Velvet Fog." : TORME
44
Beginner's musical exercise. : PIECE
46
City on the Seine. : ROUEN
47
Bridal path. : AISLE
48
Cards. : TREYS
49
Hen, duck or turkey. : FOWL
50
It usually follows recitative. : ARIA
51
Large amount. : MINT
52
Ribbon. : SASH
53
Chesterfield. : SOFA
55
Tut tut! : FIE
56
Indian's greeting. : HOW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later.

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