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Sidney Lambert
New York Times, Monday, June 30, 1958
Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.0
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 G | 2 A | 3 L | 4 A | 5 S | 6 P | 7 R | 8 I | 9 G | 10 S | 11 M | 12 O | 13 G |
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14 E | R | E | C | T | 15 H | O | B | O | 16 T | O | D | O |
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17 T | O | T | H | E | 18 P | O | I | N | T | 19 I | T | E | A |
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20 T | A | I | 21 T | O | T | S | 22 A | 23 T | T | H | A | T |
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24 O | R | N | 25 I | T | H | O | 26 P | L | A | C | E | |||
27 B | I | S | 28 B | L | O | W | H | A | 29 R | 30 D |
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31 H | 32 A | 33 V | E | N | 34 C | L | A | N | S | 35 T | O | O |
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36 A | P | E | X | 37 G | O | I | N | G | 38 P | E | O | N |
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39 S | I | R | 40 F | R | I | S | K | 41 B | U | N | K | S |
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42 H | A | S | 43 B | E | E | N | S | 44 C | A | N | ||||
45 L | E | A | N | S | 46 M | A | R | G | 47 A | 48 T | 49 E |
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50 S | 51 H | I | N | T | O | 52 S | E | R | B | 53 M | A | M |
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54 T | U | B | S | 55 B | 56 A | T | T | L | E | 57 D | O | R | E |
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58 A | G | R | O | 59 L | I | A | R | 60 L | U | N | G | E |
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61 B | E | E | N | 62 E | R | G | O | 63 L | E | G | E | R |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,289
Across
1
Festivities. : GALAS
6
Smug person. : PRIG
10
Modern overcast. : SMOG
14
Put up. : ERECT
15
Tramp. : HOBO
16
Commotion: Colloq. : TODO
17
Apt. : TOTHEPOINT
19
Willow shrub. : ITEA
20
Indo-Chinese language. : TAI
21
Kindergartners. : TOTS
22
Considering everything: Colloq. : ATTHAT
24
Bird: Comb. form. : ORNITHO
26
Short street. : PLACE
27
Twice, in music. : BIS
28
Boastful talker: Slang. : BLOWHARD
31
New ___. : HAVEN
34
Wearers of tartans. : CLANS
35
In addition. : TOO
36
Culmination. : APEX
37
Departure. : GOING
38
Worker on a rancho. : PEON
39
___ Winston. : SIR
40
Gambol. : FRISK
41
Places to sleep. : BUNKS
42
Things that have had their day: Colloq. : HASBEENS
44
Tin. : CAN
45
Inclines. : LEANS
46
Seaport and resort in Kent. : MARGATE
50
Japanese ethnic cult. : SHINTO
52
Balkan native. : SERB
53
Indian of a Mayan tribe. : MAM
54
Bathes. : TUBS
55
Racket used in an old game. : BATTLEDORE
58
Field: Comb. form. : AGRO
59
Misinformer. : LIAR
60
Sudden thrust. : LUNGE
61
Common verb form. : BEEN
62
Hence: Lat. : ERGO
63
Light: Fr. : LEGER
Down
1
Arrive at. : GETTO
2
Riotous. : AROAR
3
Admit. : LETIN
4
German "alas!" : ACH
5
Major Baltic port. : STETTIN
6
Snapshot. : PHOTO
7
Louis, Henri, etc. : ROIS
8
Son of, in Arabic names. : IBN
9
Made progress. : GOTALONG
10
Sew. : STITCH
11
Descriptive of some woolens. : MOTHEATEN
12
Theatres of ancient times. : ODEA
13
Hollow-horned mammal. : GOAT
18
Exclamations of contempt. : POHS
23
Marbles. : TAWS
25
See 13 Down. : IBEX
26
Walk the ___. : PLANK
28
Felicity. : BLISS
29
Corvine bird. : ROOK
30
Grandees. : DONS
31
Mixture. : HASH
32
Samoan port. : APIA
33
Category of Symbolist poetry. : VERSLIBRE
34
Quarters, for example. : COINS
37
Capital of Isère. : GRENOBLE
38
Sleigh of "Jingle Bells" days. : PUNG
40
Exploit. : FEAT
41
Gymnasium item. : BARBELL
43
Cabinet member. : BENSON
44
Sandburg. : CARL
46
European underground. : METRO
47
Included with. : AMONG
48
Old-time shield. : TARGE
49
Eastern noble. : EMEER
50
Make a ___ at (try). : STAB
51
Colossal. : HUGE
52
Bachelor party. : STAG
56
Light breeze. : AIR
57
Proper. : DUE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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