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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, September 15, 1955

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 26.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,270
Across
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Intermission. : PAUSE
6
Soft cheese. : BRIE
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Central points. : FOCI
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Of certain mountains. : ALPEN
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Yellowish-red color. : ROAN
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Where Meshed is. : IRAN
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Fall behind. : LOSEGROUND
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Finds fault persistently. : NAGS
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Greek letter. : PHI
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Loud revelry. : RIOT
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Young bird. : EAGLET
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Frustrated G. I. : SADSACK
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Reputation. : FAME
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Apiece. : EACH
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Capered about. : CAVORTED
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Confuse. : ADDLE
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Frenzy. : FUROR
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Gorki's river. : OKA
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Cheer for the team. : ROOT
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More touchy. : SORER
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Small barracuda. : SPET
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The "Wobblies" of the 1920's. : IWW
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Natives of Gruyère. : SWISS
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Unfashionable. : PASSE
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People of Hue. : ANNAMESE
44
Avenging spirit. : FURY
45
Bench. : SEAT
46
Nuptial. : MARITAL
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Merry-andrew. : JESTER
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Trucks. : VANS
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"___ Voce Poco Fa." : UNA
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Arabian name. : ABOU
55
Equipment for Berra. : SHINGUARDS
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Dry, as wine. : BRUT
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Cold wind over Nice. : BISE
60
Brownies. : ELVES
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Exclusive. : SOLE
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Votes for. : YEAS
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Authoritative direction. : SAYSO
Down
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Feelers. : PALPS
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Good-by to Diamond Head. : ALOHA
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In complete disorder. : UPSIDEDOWN
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Discern. : SEE
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Endue with charm. : ENGRACE
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Kind of trout. : BROOK
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Repulse. : ROUT
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Scotsman's name. : IAN
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Strive. : ENDEAVOR
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___ Lakes, in New York. : FINGER
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Verbal. : ORAL
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Hockey goal. : CAGE
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This month: Abbr. : INST
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Abundant. : RICH
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Winged child. : AMOR
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Phoenix's river. : SALT
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Tokens. : FARES
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Imprecation. : CURSE
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Twin of 3 Down. : TOPSYTURVY
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Gets by. : EKES
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Cornerstone carving. : DATE
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Air: Italian. : ARIA
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Depressed. : DOWN
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Pass off something spurious as genuine. : FOIST
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Places great confidence in. : SWEARSBY
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Wrap-around garment. : SARI
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Pochard. : SMEE
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Continues. : PURSUES
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Wily. : ASTUTE
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Pointed part of something. : FANG
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Hirsute adornments. : MANES
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Home of vicuñas. : ANDES
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Rope. : LASSO
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Punches. : JABS
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Tortosa's river. : EBRO
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Essential part of anything. : SOUL
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Item for foreign travel. : VISA
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Go in haste. : HIE
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___ carte. : ALA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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