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Mary S. Manning
Mary S. Manning

New York Times, Tuesday, August 17, 1954

Author:
M. S. Manning
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 59.3
Mary S. Manning has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
M. S. Manning is an alias for Mary S. Manning.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,876
Across
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Rents. : LETS
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Man of Yemen. : ARAB
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Present. : GIFT
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Seaport in the Near East. : ACRE
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Shakespearean character. : PARIS
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Highly spiced stew. : OLLA
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___ Islands. : PHILIPPINE
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Mr. Atlee. : CLEM
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Perfumed ointment. : POMADE
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Capital visited by Elizabeth II. : ADELAIDE
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Caused to go. : SENT
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Jump or jerk. : START
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Let go, as an opportunity. : PASSEDUP
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Vacation places. : HOTELS
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Small bags for small articles. : ETUIS
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Gives way to anger. : FUMES
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Milled part of a coin. : RIM
37
Rounded projection. : LOBE
38
Top vertebra of the neck. : ATLAS
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She kissed Santa Claus. : MAMA
40
Shade tree. : ELM
41
Oily, acrid liquid. : FUSEL
42
Supply food. : CATER
43
Puffs up. : ELATES
45
Most severe. : STERNEST
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Soap box talks. : RANTS
49
Copied. : APED
50
Beneficiaries of the U. N. program. : CHILDREN
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Expose to air. : AERATE
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Byway. : LANE
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Imbues. : INOCULATES
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Roasting place. : OVEN
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Lt. Genevieve. : ANGEL
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German city on the Rhine. : KOLN
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Nuisance. : PEST
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African fox. : ASSE
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Fencing sword. : EPEE
Down
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Native of northern Norway. : LAPP
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Mountain phenomenon. : ECHO
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Neat. : TRIM
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Recent royal visitor to U. S. : SELASSIE
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Affix. : APPEND
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Light blow. : RAP
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Melody. : ARIA
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Obligates by duty. : BINDS
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Stroller. : GOCART
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Without book learning. : ILLITERATE
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Went swiftly. : FLED
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Unexciting. : TAME
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Boils. : SEETHES
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French notions. : IDEES
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Cambodia's neighbor. : LAOS
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College in Massachusetts. : TUFTS
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Volcano in French West Indies. : PELEE
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Bikini. : ATOLL
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Sea Wolf and Nautilus. : SUBMARINES
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Whimpers. : PULES
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Fruits. : LIMES
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Capable. : SMART
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British colony since 1814. : MALTA
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Country awaiting a peace treaty. : AUSTRIA
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Poisonous plant. : MANDRAKE
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Parry: Poet. : FEND
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Basket. : CREEL
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People who have special ability. : TALENT
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Shoulder: French. : EPAULE
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Tropical shrub. : SENNA
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Hoofbeat. : CLOP
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Cause to be. : HAVE
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Wooden blocks. : NOGS
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On. : ATOP
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Part of TV. : TELE
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Relative of a serf. : ESNE
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These: Fr. : CES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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