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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
New York Times, Thursday, March 28, 1957
Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 M | 4 B | 5 A | 6 L | 7 I | 8 A | 9 S | 10 A | 11 T | 12 N | 13 O |
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14 A | R | E | A | 15 N | U | D | G | E | 16 C | H | A | R |
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17 I | G | O | R | 18 G | R | E | E | N | 19 T | H | U | M | B |
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20 D | O | W | N | 21 T | O | E | A | R | T | H | 22 M | E | S |
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23 S | A | R | D | 24 I | A | 25 M | B | |||||||
26 S | 27 C | 28 O | T | I | A | 29 C | 30 O | N | T | E | S | 31 S | 32 A |
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33 C | A | N | O | N | 34 G | A | G | E | 35 A | T | E | N |
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36 A | B | E | R | 37 F | R | I | L | L | 38 D | A | R | T |
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39 L | I | A | M | 40 L | I | N | E | 41 S | O | L | V | E |
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42 A | N | T | E | 43 L | O | P | E | 44 C | O | W | L | E | D |
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45 A | R | O | W | 46 S | A | I | L | |||||||
47 E | 48 S | T | 49 S | E | 50 C | 51 O | N | D | R | A | 52 T | 53 E | 54 R |
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55 S | K | I | 56 P | T | R | A | C | E | R | 57 R | A | V | E |
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58 T | I | M | E | 59 E | N | T | R | E | 60 K | L | E | E |
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61 A | N | E | W | 62 T | O | A | D | S | 63 S | E | N | D |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,830
Across
1
Elia. : LAMB
5
Another name. : ALIAS
10
Abbreviation in chemistry. : ATNO
14
Extent. : AREA
15
Jog. : NUDGE
16
Scorch. : CHAR
17
Stravinsky. : IGOR
18
Skill in the garden. : GREENTHUMB
20
Practical. : DOWNTOEARTH
22
Intermediate: Comb. form. : MES
23
Gem stone. : SARD
24
Poetic foot. : IAMB
26
Nova ___. : SCOTIA
29
Role for Ava Gardner. : CONTESSA
33
Musical round. : CANON
34
Knightly challenge. : GAGE
35
Solar disk. : ATEN
36
But: Ger. : ABER
37
Anything superfluous. : FRILL
38
Missile. : DART
39
Author O'Flaherty. : LIAM
40
Succession. : LINE
41
Puzzle term. : SOLVE
42
Impala or bongo. : ANTELOPE
44
Hooded. : COWLED
45
Lined up. : AROW
46
Spanker or jib. : SAIL
47
Timetable abbreviation. : EST
49
No top-notcher. : SECONDRATER
55
Man from the loan company. : SKIPTRACER
57
Enthusiastic praise: Colloq. : RAVE
58
Duration. : TIME
59
Between: Fr. : ENTRE
60
Abstract painter (1879-1940). : KLEE
61
Once more. : ANEW
62
Hoppers. : TOADS
63
Summon (with "for"). : SEND
Down
1
Hoarded (with "up"). : LAID
2
Vessel for a lengthy voyage. : ARGO
3
Animal sound. : MEOW
4
Many an early aviator. : BARNSTORMER
5
Fine wool. : ANGORA
6
Enticed. : LURED
7
Opinion. : IDEA
8
Ripening element. : AGER
9
Lookout. : SENTINEL
10
German exclamation. : ACH
11
Cousin of a thimble. : THUMBSTALL
12
Style. : NAME
13
Symbols of royalty. : ORBS
19
In ___ (because). : THAT
21
Tin foil for mirrors. : TAIN
25
Songbirds. : MEADOWLARKS
26
Milan's La ___. : SCALA
27
Type of dwelling. : CABIN
28
Individually. : ONEATATIME
29
Ship in a novel. : CAINE
30
Make eyes at. : OGLE
31
Hoad's specialty. : SERVE
32
Paid in. : ANTED
34
Valise. : GRIP
37
Part of a daisy or dandelion. : FLOWERET
41
Evening in Paris. : SOIR
43
Missing. : LOST
44
Groups of staff officers. : CADRES
46
Bergen foil. : SNERD
47
Part of Spanish "to be." : ESTA
48
Hide. : SKIN
50
"Arma virumque ___ ... " : CANO
51
Eight: Comb.form. : OCTA
52
Scheherazade specialty. : TALE
53
All tied up. : EVEN
54
Oboe. : REED
56
Seat. : PEW
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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