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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, June 21, 1956

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 22.8
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,550
Across
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Followed step by step. : TRACED
7
Scotland's Flow. : SCAPA
12
Won popular favor: Colloq. : CAUGHTON
14
Poles thrown in a Gaelic game. : CABERS
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Hurt one's feelings. : AGGRIEVE
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Nonbeliever in law and order. : ANARCH
18
Men's wear in Rome. : TOGAS
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Jugs. : EWERS
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Chinese tea. : CHA
22
Previous to. : ERE
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Impersonator of Benny. : STEVE
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Cover a room, as with plaster. : CEIL
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Rhode Island ___. : REDS
27
Stake. : PALE
28
Flavoring agent. : CHIVE
29
Where "Trapeze" was filmed. : PARIS
31
Pieces of sugar. : LOAVES
32
Continuous, widening increase or decrease. : SPIRAL
34
Game divisions. : HALVES
35
Uncertain: Colloq. : CHANCY
36
Author of an epic. : DANTE
37
Relatives of codfish. : HAKES
38
Synthetic rubber. : BUNA
39
Keen enjoyment. : ZEST
43
Intimates in 29 Across. : AMIS
44
Lundi, ___, Mercredi. : MARDI
45
Dictionary abbreviation. : VAR
46
Law-enforcement G. I.'s. : MPS
47
Flatfishes. : SOLES
48
Long for. : CRAVE
50
Plant of the nightshade family. : POTATO
52
Untanned skins. : RAWHIDES
54
Flew high. : SOARED
55
Slip-ons. : SWEATERS
56
Cookies. : SNAPS
57
Importance. : STRESS
Down
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Noted Hindu poet. : TAGORE
2
Not smooth. : RUGGED
3
City on the Jumna River. : AGRA
4
Greek letters. : CHIS
5
Season of 29 Across. : ETE
6
Type of joint. : DOVETAIL
7
Take fright. : SCARE
8
Food containers. : CANS
9
Goat's-hair fabric. : ABA
10
Understand. : PERCEIVE
11
Public records. : ARCHIVES
12
Supply needs (with "to"). : CATER
13
Posts of stairways. : NEWELS
15
Fine-grained rocks. : SHALES
20
Previous time. : EVE
23
Hose attachment. : SPRAY
24
Senator from Albuquerque. : CHAVEZ
26
Quills. : SPINES
28
Young horse. : COLT
30
Curves. : ARCS
31
Porch of a Hawaiian house. : LANAI
32
Tonsorial services. : SHAMPOOS
33
Country formed in 1947. : PAKISTAN
34
Carpenters' tools. : HANDSAWS
35
Fields of France. : CHAMPS
36
Works in the Louvre. : DURERS
38
___ masque. : BAL
40
Ducks an issue. : EVADES
41
Depositors. : SAVERS
42
Lock of hair. : TRESS
44
Indicative and imperative. : MOODS
47
Short distance. : STEP
48
Burn up. : CHAR
49
Solemn observance. : RITE
51
Greek goddess. : ARA
53
Rainy. : WET

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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