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George Henderson
George Henderson

New York Times, Thursday, February 26, 1953

Author:
George Henderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 27.0 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
George Henderson has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,348
Across
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Aviator's guide. : BEAM
5
Struck. : SMOTE
10
Amber jack, for instance. : FISH
14
Heroine of several L. Frank Baum books. : OZMA
15
To shoot at: French. : TIRER
16
Personal: Comb. form. : IDIO
17
Where Salem is: Abbr. : OREG
18
Kind of beaver. : EAGER
19
Fought over by Sedgman and Kramer. : NETS
20
Complete views in every direction. : PANORAMAS
22
Winter weather. : SLEET
23
Urchin. : GAMIN
24
Girl's name. : MAE
25
901. : CMI
28
Fly trap. : WEB
29
Takes a liking to (with "to"). : COTTONS
33
Simple, unsophisticated person. : LAMB
35
Good name. : REPUTATION
37
M. Zola. : EMILE
39
Part of Dept. of Defense. : AIR
40
Girl's nickname. : NELLA
41
He transmits orders for a general. : AIDEDECAMP
44
Garner. : REAP
45
Break again. : RESMASH
46
Jardiniere. : URN
48
Members of an important profession. : RNS
49
Helper of 22 Down. : IMP
50
Love. : ADORE
52
Bottomless pit. : ABYSS
55
Airport in Queens. : LAGUARDIA
59
Rachel's sister. : LEAH
60
Took for a walk. : AIRED
61
A band or group. : GANG
62
"___ hands I loved ... " : PALE
63
Slaver. : DROOL
64
If ever. : ONCE
65
Took to court. : SUED
66
Hans. : DANNY
67
Parties. : TEAS
Down
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Betty of the comics. : BOOP
2
Sec. of Agriculture Benson. : EZRA
3
Verily. : AMEN
4
Colossal wooden statue in London's Guildhall. : MAGOG
5
An oldtime auto. : STEAMER
6
Winter vacation spot. : MIAMIBEACH
7
"Seated one day at the ___ ... " : ORGAN
8
70-mile river in England. : TEES
9
Fall from grace. : ERR
10
Former Air Secretary. : FINLETTER
11
___ fixe (obsession): French. : IDEE
12
Local position. : SITE
13
A large number. : HOST
21
Chilly. : RAW
22
Associate of Beelzebub. : SATAN
24
Clever remark. : MOT
25
Vindicate. : CLEAR
26
Latest style-setter in coiffures. : MAMIE
27
Chemical compounds. : IMIDS
29
Ickes' description of himself. : CURMUDGEON
30
Seaman's rating. : OILER
31
The "Man Without a Country." : NOLAN
32
Ginger cookies. : SNAPS
34
Not perfect. : BLEMISHED
36
Tender: Italian. : PIA
38
Holland cheeses. : EDAMS
42
Chiefly: Abbr. : ESP
43
How queens die. : PROUDLY
47
Blue Eagle letters. : NRA
50
Brother of Moses. : AARON
51
Fungus growth on cereal grains. : ERGOT
52
Where Maurice Herzog learned to climb. : ALPS
53
Escort. : BEAU
54
7,688 students. : YALE
55
The Turkish pound. : LIRA
56
Lauritz Melchior, for instance. : DANE
57
South American Indian. : INCA
58
Figures used in determining I. Q.'s. : AGES
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Do a sum. : ADD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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