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Bertha Nelson
New York Times, Monday, October 20, 1958
Author:
Bertha Nelson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 25.7
Bertha Nelson has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
1 S | 2 E | 3 R | 4 B | 5 P | 6 A | 7 D | 8 U | 9 A | 10 S | 11 T | 12 A | 13 B |
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14 A | L | O | E | 15 A | R | I | S | E | 16 H | I | F | I |
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17 G | O | V | E | 18 R | N | M | E | N | T | 19 O | R | A | N |
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20 A | P | E | 21 H | I | E | S | 22 O | 23 T | T | E | R | S |
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24 S | E | R | 25 V | I | C | E | 26 P | L | E | A | T | |||
27 E | N | S | 28 B | E | I | N | T | U | 29 N | 30 E |
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31 V | 32 A | 33 L | S | E | 34 V | I | S | A | S | 35 B | O | L |
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36 E | R | A | T | 37 S | E | T | O | N | 38 V | E | G | A |
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39 I | N | S | 40 F | I | R | E | S | 41 B | I | S | O | N |
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42 N | E | S | 43 T | E | G | G | S | 44 L | A | P | ||||
45 I | R | E | N | E | 46 M | E | S | S | 47 A | 48 G | 49 E |
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50 C | 51 I | T | A | T | O | 52 H | A | T | S | 53 S | O | D |
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54 L | O | U | D | 55 R | 56 E | E | N | F | O | 57 R | C | E | D |
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58 O | N | D | E | 59 A | R | I | E | L | 60 B | A | R | I |
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61 D | E | E | R | 62 S | A | L | T | Y | 63 I | P | S | E |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,401
Across
1
Southeastern European. : SERB
5
City of N. Italy. : PADUA
10
Pierce. : STAB
14
Lily plant. : ALOE
15
Issue. : ARISE
16
Special sound reception. : HIFI
17
Administration. : GOVERNMENT
19
Moorish city. : ORAN
20
Mimic. : APE
21
Hurries. : HIES
22
Aquatic mammals. : OTTERS
24
Ceremony. : SERVICE
26
Fold. : PLEAT
27
Naval officer: Abbr. : ENS
28
Phrase meaning "harmonize." : BEINTUNE
31
"___ Triste." : VALSE
34
Passport items. : VISAS
35
Where La Paz is: Abbr. : BOL
36
Part of "to be," in Latin. : ERAT
37
Incite. : SETON
38
Blue-white star in Lyra. : VEGA
39
Office holders. : INS
40
Conflagrations. : FIRES
41
Animals of Western plains. : BISON
42
Savings. : NESTEGGS
44
Fold over. : LAP
45
___ Joliot-Curie. : IRENE
46
Communication. : MESSAGE
50
Opere ___ (in the work quoted): Lat. : CITATO
52
Porkpies. : HATS
53
Earth. : SOD
54
Clamorous. : LOUD
55
Strengthened. : REENFORCED
58
Wave: Fr. : ONDE
59
Satellite of Uranus. : ARIEL
60
Italian seaport. : BARI
61
Caribou. : DEER
62
Seasoned. : SALTY
63
He himself: Lat. : IPSE
Down
1
Long stories. : SAGAS
2
Run away. : ELOPE
3
Friend of Fido. : ROVER
4
Social insect. : BEE
5
Frightens. : PANICS
6
La Grande ___, Napoleon's troops. : ARMEE
7
Vanishes. : DIES
8
Arm of defense: Abbr. : USN
9
Ancient Greek. : AETOLIAN
10
Take a ___ (make a try). : SHOTAT
11
Motorist's purchase. : TIRETUBES
12
From a distance. : AFAR
13
Compartments. : BINS
18
Type of wine. : RHINE
23
Decades. : TENS
25
Jerkin. : VEST
26
Spanish money. : PESOS
28
Nips. : BITES
29
Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
30
Ardor: Fr. : ELAN
31
Streak. : VEIN
32
Composer Thomas Augustine. : ARNE
33
Weariness. : LASSITUDE
34
Brink. : VERGE
37
Italian ladies: Eng. sp. : SIGNORAS
38
Celebrities: Slang. : VIPS
40
Measures of length. : FEET
41
Singer. : BASSO
43
Dealer. : TRADER
44
Throw (at). : LETFLY
46
French painter. : MANET
47
Professional organization. : ASCAP
48
Departing guests. : GOERS
49
Ida's man. : EDDIE
50
Lump of earth. : CLOD
51
Heroine of "Last Day of Pompeii." : IONE
52
German salutation. : HEIL
56
Time. : ERA
57
Baseball abbreviation. : RBI
Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.
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