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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Tuesday, September 13, 1955
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { B J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 33.2
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 S | 3 S | 4 I | 5 S | 6 T | 7 R | 8 A | 9 D | 10 A | 11 R | ||||
12 S | T | A | R | C | H | 13 I | C | E | L | A | 14 N | 15 D |
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16 S | T | A | M | M | E | R | 17 C | H | A | T | T | E | R |
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18 T | O | Y | 19 A | N | O | 20 T | H | E | R | 21 H | U | E |
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22 A | R | P | 23 A | 24 T | W | I | G | 25 S | 26 P | O | T | S |
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27 F | I | U | M | 28 E | 29 S | N | I | 30 P | 31 I | L | E | S |
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32 F | A | T | H | O | 33 M | 34 G | R | O | 35 G | G | E | R | Y |
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36 E | N | O | 37 S | 38 L | O | O | T | |||||||
39 F | 40 O | 41 U | R | S | O | M | 42 E | 43 L | L | A | 44 M | 45 A | 46 S |
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47 E | R | N | S | 48 D | A | R | 49 T | 50 D | I | A | N | A |
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51 R | I | F | T | 52 S | 53 L | I | O | 54 N | 55 L | I | C | K |
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56 R | E | A | 57 T | 58 A | L | A | R | I | 59 A | 60 L | I | E |
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61 I | N | C | 62 L | O | S | E | 63 R | E | D | 64 U | C | E | S |
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65 S | T | E | A | R | I | N | 66 I | C | E | M | A | N | ||
67 D | R | Y | A | D | 68 D | E | S | E | R | T |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,268
Across
1
Baseball play. : ASSIST
7
Radiolocator. : RADAR
12
Laundry item. : STARCH
13
Where Keflavik air base is. : ICELAND
16
Falter. : STAMMER
17
Gabble. : CHATTER
18
Knickknack. : TOY
19
Not the same. : ANOTHER
21
Shade. : HUE
22
Harp: Italian. : ARPA
24
Offshoot branch. : TWIG
25
Dalmatian's décor. : SPOTS
27
Adriatic seaport. : FIUME
29
Dissever. : SNIP
31
Les ___ Froides, original name of Prince Edward Islands. : ILES
32
Comprehend. : FATHOM
34
Old-time saloon. : GROGGERY
36
Genesis name. : ENOS
38
Yegg's haul. : LOOT
39
Golfing group. : FOURSOME
43
Andean carriers. : LLAMAS
47
White-tailed pelagic birds. : ERNS
48
Light javelin. : DART
50
Horse-woman. : DIANA
51
Breaches. : RIFTS
53
Social celebrity. : LION
55
Salt spring. : LICK
56
Pacific islands turmeric. : REA
57
Winged shoes of Hermes. : TALARIA
60
Former U. N. official. : LIE
61
Surround. : INCLOSE
63
Dwindles. : REDUCES
65
Chief ingredient of suet. : STEARIN
66
Skilled glacier explorer. : ICEMAN
67
Nymph. : DRYAD
68
The Mojave. : DESERT
Down
1
Early fur depot in Oregon. : ASTORIA
2
Stick in one spot. : STAYPUT
3
Golfer Snead. : SAM
4
TV role. : IRMA
5
Redolence. : SCENT
6
Coverlets. : THROWS
7
"Poor Little ___." : RICHGIRL
8
Twinge. : ACHE
9
Loved ones. : DEARS
10
High in pitch. : ALT
11
Refuge of rodents. : RATHOLE
14
Grammatical gender. : NEUTER
15
Showily stylish. : DRESSY
16
HQ personnel. : STAFF
20
High-pitched bell sound. : TING
23
Home of the Lord Jeffs. : AMHERST
26
Back-to-school hair-do. : PIGTAIL
28
Centuries. : EONS
30
Swimming hole. : POOL
33
Frame of mind. : MOOD
35
Element No. 79. : GOLD
37
"___ of the horn." : SMALLEND
39
Wheel of carnivals. : FERRIS
40
East. : ORIENT
41
Lacking a facade. : UNFACED
42
Silkworm of Assam. : ERIA
44
Usual objective of train robbers. : MAILCAR
45
The A in A. O. H. : ANCIENT
46
Land ___ alive! : SAKES
49
One of the Zones. : TORRID
52
Parable. : STORY
54
Female relative. : NIECE
58
See 40 down. : ASIA
59
Summer drinks. : ADES
62
Malay gibbon. : LAR
64
Japanese apricot. : UME
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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