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Dorothy E. Smith
Dorothy E. Smith

New York Times, Tuesday, May 11, 1954

Author:
Dorothy Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 26.5
Dorothy E. Smith has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Dorothy Smith is an alias for Dorothy E. Smith.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,778
Across
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Soars. : ASCENDS
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Woman of great influence. : EMPRESS
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Turkey buzzard. : VULTURE
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Disorder: Fr. : MALADIE
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Law maker. : ENACTOR
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Phosphate of a certain element. : URANITE
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Lark's habitat. : SKY
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Mild reproach. : TWIT
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Established. : STATED
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A secondary course of study. : MINOR
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Pronoun. : HIS
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Understanding. : BRAINS
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U. S. author and diplomat. : EGAN
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Viper. : ASP
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Repenting. : RUING
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A mass of material that snowballs. : AVALANCHE
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Affection of the skin. : ACNE
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Wicker basket. : CREEL
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Indians. : OTOS
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Author of "The Hinge of Fate." : CHURCHILL
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Here and there. : ABOUT
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English letters. : EES
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Sacred. : HOLY
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Prepares for action. : ALERTS
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Vehicle. : CAR
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Michael or Gabriel. : ANGEL
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Food and drink. : REPAST
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Standard. : NORM
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1887 novel. : SHE
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Moving like dry leaves. : ARUSTLE
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Deductions. : REBATES
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Post Exchange. : CANTEEN
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Fishermen. : SEINERS
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Goes with. : ATTENDS
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One who got away. : ESCAPEE
Down
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The birds, in zoology. : AVES
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Defeated. : SUNK
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He said, "I had rather be right than be President." : CLAY
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More of the same: Abbr. : ETC
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Autumnal occupation or recreation. : NUTTING
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Overwhelms. : DROWNS
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Earnest, solemn: Comb. form. : SERIO
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Large bird. : EMU
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Statesman who won Peace prize. : MARSHALL
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Precious metal: Rare. : PLATINA
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Members of the frog genus. : RANAS
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Blue-pencil. : EDIT
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Building lot. : SITE
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Small bubble in glass. : SEED
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Noted English historian. : TREVELYAN
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Collier. : MINER
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Couple. : BRACE
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Plaited strip of lace or net. : RUCHE
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Early Japanese. : AINUS
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Highlander. : GAEL
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Holden or Wayne. : ACTOR
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Halloo. : SHOUT
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Destructive insects. : PESTS
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Seed coat. : ARIL
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Swedish inventor of dynamite. : NOBEL
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One of Lewis Carroll's funny words. : CHORTLED
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Punish. : CHASTEN
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Apparatus used in distilling. : ALEMBIC
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Concurs. : AGREES
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System on the way out in India. : CASTE
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European language. : NORSE
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Term of reproach: Bible. : RACA
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He, she, it was: Latin. : ERAT
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Flat-bottomed boat. : PUNT
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Small distance. : STEP
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The vicinity. : HERE
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Actual being: Lat. : ESSE
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U. S. N. officer: Abbr. : ENS
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Of each an equal quantity: Med. : ANA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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