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David L. Corbin
New York Times, Thursday, October 7, 1954
Author:
David L. Corbin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F H K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 26.7
David L. Corbin has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 J | 2 A | 3 I | 4 L | 5 C | 6 R | 7 U | 8 X | 9 A | 10 B | 11 R | 12 I | 13 M |
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14 A | R | M | A | 15 W | I | N | E | 16 L | I | A | N | A |
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17 M | M | I | V | 18 M | A | I | N | 19 S | P | R | I | N | G |
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20 E | A | T | E | 21 R | 22 S | C | O | T | 23 D | D | A | Y |
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24 S | T | A | D | I | 25 A | 26 O | N | U | 27 S | 28 E | T | A |
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29 B | U | T | 30 G | N | 31 A | R | 32 T | I | 33 N | D | E | R |
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34 A | R | E | 35 A | 36 D | I | N | 37 E | T | T | E | ||||
38 Y | E | S | M | 39 A | A | M | 40 D | E | E | P | 41 S | 42 E | 43 T |
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44 B | O | L | S | 45 T | E | R | 46 S | E | M | I |
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47 G | 48 A | 49 M | I | N | S | 50 O | N | E | 51 S | 52 R | U | B |
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53 A | L | I | 54 E | N | 55 O | W | 56 R | E | 57 G | A | L | E |
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58 L | E | N | 59 D | 60 E | L | B | 61 A | 62 C | U | G | A | T |
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63 E | X | C | U | 64 R | S | I | O | N | 65 S | 66 A | L | T | A |
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67 N | I | E | C | E | 68 V | A | D | E | 69 R | I | E | N |
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70 A | S | S | E | T | 71 A | T | I | P | 72 D | O | S | S |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,927
Across
1
Calaboose. : JAIL
5
Crucial point. : CRUX
9
Full to overflowing. : ABRIM
14
First word of the "Aeneid." : ARMA
15
Port. : WINE
16
Tropical vine. : LIANA
17
Fifty years hence. : MMIV
18
Principal agent or motive. : MAINSPRING
20
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin ___." : EATER
22
Angus or Sandy. : SCOT
23
June 6, 1944. : DDAY
24
Amphitheatres. : STADIA
26
Burden. : ONUS
28
It follows zeta. : ETA
29
Other than. : BUT
30
Snarl. : GNAR
32
Companion of flint and steel. : TINDER
34
Yard. : AREA
36
Part of a small apartment. : DINETTE
38
Polite reply. : YESMAAM
40
Describing certain eyes. : DEEPSET
44
Pillow. : BOLSTER
46
Half: Prefix. : SEMI
47
Street urchins : GAMINS
50
Firsts. : ONES
52
"Ay, there's the ___." : RUB
53
Eastern name. : ALI
54
Enough: Poet. : ENOW
56
Entertain. : REGALE
58
Furnish. : LEND
60
Mediterranean island. : ELBA
62
Band leader. : CUGAT
63
Summer jaunts. : EXCURSIONS
66
Canadian province: Abbr. : ALTA
67
Possible subject for nepotism. : NIECE
68
Go: Latin. : VADE
69
Mere nothing, in France. : RIEN
70
Valuable thing. : ASSET
71
On tiptoe. : ATIP
72
Bed or bunk, in Limehouse. : DOSS
Down
1
Body of water in NE Canada. : JAMESBAY
2
Part of a dynamo. : ARMATURE
3
Takes off. : IMITATES
4
Washed. : LAVED
5
The Western ___, between Nuptse and Everest. : CWM
6
Spanish inlets. : RIAS
7
Figure in British coat of arms. : UNICORN
8
Element in air. : XENON
9
Political party: Abbr. : ALP
10
Capercaillie or towhee. : BIRD
11
Made a foray. : RAIDED
12
Natural. : INNATE
13
Hungarian. : MAGYAR
19
Nervous speaker. : STUTTERER
21
Horse and carriage. : RIG
25
Port in Norway, scene of 1940 fighting. : ANDALSNES
27
Locus. : SITE
31
Intentions. : AIMS
33
Fiber clusters. : NEPS
35
Both: Prefix. : AMBI
37
___ Musée. : EDEN
39
Superior: Colloq. : AONE
41
Harem. : SERAGLIO
42
Tries to surpass. : EMULATES
43
Neighbors of the Sherpas. : TIBETANS
45
Tug. : TOWBOAT
47
Lead ore. : GALENA
48
Father of Peter the Great. : ALEXIS
49
Chopped preparations. : MINCES
51
Dry. : SEC
55
Father Dionne. : OLIVA
57
Basketball player. : GUARD
59
Leader. : DUCE
61
"The Moon ___," Yum-Yum's song. : ANDI
64
Not active: Abbr. : RET
65
A month: Abbr. : SEP
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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