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Puzzles for May, 1954
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Sat 5/1/1954
UPTONLETTS
SPARROWDEPORTS
MARIAGEDEFIGARO
ETEADOPTANIL
ARNGLORIASSKI
RETARCLASPED
YESMAAMTONTOS
TINTAENDOR
TENTONDEBATED
ERASINGATAXI
LACNERVINGTEN
ACHTMOUSEICE
THEELEVENTHHOUR
HEROINETORONTO
ASSETPHASE
Sun 5/2/1954 SAMPLER
ARTIEGELIDERATOGALEN
JOHNKENNEDYDEFENSESECY
ABECEDARIESIMOGENECOCA
RENIGROSSSTARSOZONE
STILLSMOKEFRET
CASERNLUMIEREHEIRBWI
HOTDOGSBELLSBERNSTEIN
ARRISOGONALBRINGWIND
ETATSLEADSWAULSSIGNI
TATEMONTECORNSDECEIT
ALISTAIRDROMIOFORESEE
TENSESORESPIRIT
SATINETESPANAUNIFORMS
CROFTSARIELGALASLEAH
RAKISBLENDCHILLADDLE
IBLEROANSTRANSEPTULE
BLASPHEMELOESSSARACEN
EESIUROCAUSTICTENETS
SOBSPOURSACRED
POONALIONSSINAIODES
SUMMERFIELDOLLAPODRIDA
CRIMEBUSTERVALPETERSON
DETERREADYAPSESLAKME
Mon 5/3/1954
OBJETMAESSWA
POEMSINDOCHINA
ABASEDONNAREED
LONREINANELLA
OMBERBUDDED
BLAUASSERT
ASISLENDLEASED
NORSGIGDANA
KNEEPLATESENDS
LAREDOETAH
LIFTEDDUMAS
ASIANUBOATYAM
RABBUTLERALAMO
KARLMUNDTHONAN
CEEBASSSWANK
Tue 5/4/1954
BATCHPAPAHERE
AMOREOVEROLID
WIPERROLEOISE
LEITMOTIFOFTEN
EAREDSABERS
WONNANFATE
AMOKSTRAPHANGS
INDIAOARSTOAT
FISTICUFFSSULU
TRISELANAB
AGREEDSTORE
MOUNDRACETRACK
MUNIBACHHOGAN
ODESINREUSAGE
NASHDIEDRESEW
Wed 5/5/1954
CLASHIFNIPOPS
PAULADEERODEA
ASTORELEVATORS
SHOWBOATICARUS
POLLGNAT
ACCORDPOGROMS
TURKITURBIALA
OBOERANGECRAG
MINPOSTERACTA
CEMENTSLATHER
EASYVINA
ANGELIMONALISA
LEAKEDOUTDIVAN
DATEELSEENATE
APERSEERMANET
Thu 5/6/1954
BANCELIASCAPA
ELEEVINCIAVER
RIENEXERTLEAK
GARSONSETBACKS
DOLTSSERB
GEORGIANRURALE
RAWADHOCTIGER
EGEREIDERAGRI
ELLENBALESROE
RELIEDLISTLESS
NAILATLAS
HANDRAILLOSSES
EBOENAIVESIRE
HOMEANNESIONE
SUERSAGESENAM
Fri 5/7/1954
AGHATOOTSAMID
BEARHANEYDUNE
CRICKETERSEDGE
STRINGERTANDEM
NORNRELAY
SINGLECOMPUTES
ERILADESSERTA
WAGSTUNICRAHS
ETHANCANEMCES
DETRACTSMEEKLY
GATASGEAR
STATORBATTERUP
HOMOVOLLEYBALL
OREGEMEERUSNA
OSSADOWNYSHAY
Sat 5/8/1954
COATGATESCASS
AMURAVASTALOE
SERADANTETALE
TRANSFIGURATION
SELLANNA
PARITYCREDITED
EXITSMAISLAVA
NEVCARETLEW
CLEOANTSSTONE
ESTRANGEBEASTS
TUNAERAL
SHOOTINGGALLERY
WELLBEERSBLUE
AREAASSESOKRA
MOONLETTYYOUR
Sun 5/9/1954 A FEW WORDS
MATTEDACIERSPEARS
OLEATECACTISPOTWELD
NERVERACKINGCOSTLIER
AGRMIREAMBROSENEE
CAYSARUALINETSPS
ORBITYESARABSTREES
REINSUPPOSECHERRY
BLESSESMAPLEFLINTS
RENTPISMIREBLIND
ANNAMAINESLINGSHOT
ITASHOOTTHEWORKSICA
DONATIONSEBOATSGTS
LYNNESNOOTEDTHAT
SHALESALDENDIVERSE
STAGESCHEESESDIRE
CEROSGREEDDAGENACT
HARZFREAKMETECHO
ELIBREADEDSPRYHAP
MEMORIESNEWHAMPSHIRE
ERADIATEELOINORANGE
SNEERSDEEMSSINGES
Mon 5/10/1954
WARESKALEHOSE
ALONEODOREDIT
TASTESACRILEGE
TREADSMISSIONS
MISTSSONS
OPALAMOROUS
RARERELOSEDUG
AVIDTAINTMENU
LEESERVALATTA
FORSALEROOM
MALLDRAIN
PARAVIONSENATE
ENTRECHATSATYR
AGUEOISEOTOES
LORDNOTEPERSE
Tue 5/11/1954
ASCENDSEMPRESS
VULTUREMALADIE
ENACTORURANITE
SKYTWITSTATED
MINORHIS
BRAINSEGANASP
RUINGAVALANCHE
ACNECREELOTOS
CHURCHILLABOUT
EESHOLYALERTS
CARANGEL
REPASTNORMSHE
ARUSTLEREBATES
CANTEENSEINERS
ATTENDSESCAPEE
Wed 5/12/1954
PALMWILLAELMS
ALIIADIEUVIII
LINDTEENSEDEN
PAKISTANTYRONE
RILLFREE
DUBOSEMAINSAIL
AVENAHORATITO
MUGLAURENTDAR
ELIAPROSWIELD
SANCTIONPATSYS
THANJANE
RAPIERCONGRESS
OLIOINONEANIL
MANNEASELTINA
ERGSSWISSEDDY
Thu 5/13/1954
SOWEDFLOWSLED
LIEGELIMEHERO
ALLINEVASOVID
NELSPUERTORICO
TRIBERNVAT
NEONSFISSION
RAGMANDIRTRUE
ANTSSWINGJOSE
ITOLYONIRONED
LINCOLNSNATH
RIVCAINOLD
ADDISABABACREE
IRISNONEWESER
DALIIGORACERB
AWLSAYESCISSY

Original 39-Across clue had no tilde over n in "Señor"; added one.

Fri 5/14/1954
SHAWBALERABBE
HOLEELATEDRAG
OUTSROBOTAIDA
PROTEINSRIGGED
SINGRANI
COPINGMICROBES
ACIDSMATTELET
DATERAJASHERA
ILOSOLOSLENIN
ZANZIBARHANDED
ERINPEON
HAPPENCORSICAN
UTAHSMOKENAPE
TORYOASESGREW
SPARNOISYSEXT
Sat 5/15/1954
BASICASTIHIST
ALLAHPLANARPA
ADANOPIPEDREAM
LAPSWEDEARTIE
STEELEBRIAN
RETENTKHANS
ARIAREUNEABE
JACKOFALLTRADES
ASKMILLAIVES
JELLYSEDATE
SHALLSAMUEL
SHOREALTAROAK
HARDTOHITEARLY
ALTISODAKRETE
MEANEYERAMMAS
Sun 5/16/1954 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
RADFORDREMORSETRAJECT
EXULTEREMOTIONAUDIBLE
MORAINEVENTINGCLAMBER
OLAMSAMENDESRAKERTAR
ROBESMOLDERFALLSFINO
ATLCASTLESORITECIDER
SLEAZYLEDSNANABORERS
NAILEDODETSALAS
ATTORNEYCUIREBLASTOFF
PRODIGYTOPSERGEANTNIL
PEPYSSEWNMENELIKMENU
AMENTSRETAILINGSCOPAS
ROKETHREADSZEESUSANT
ELATRAINMASTERLATTICE
LONEWOLFIMERSJITTERER
DIKESNAREHAMALS
HAMITECHANEPOSMETERS
ORALSSLITTYRUMBASDOP
TRUETAUPEEROSIONPUMA
HAMCURBSCHOPINSPECAN
ENAVANTINHUMANSAILING
AGUILARDEEDINGESSENCE
DESPISEENTICESSHAGGED
Mon 5/17/1954
PONSSLOOPJIFF
ABETMANNAAXIL
ROARESTESRIVA
AERIALSSTARLET
ALTOSOBI
COATISTARENTUM
APNEAARIAGONE
LENSEVILLEOIL
VRAIVONSPATTI
EASTWINGRECSEC
AIDSHEET
PHILTERASSUMED
RIDINERVEAIDA
AREACABOTTRIM
MEANERICSEATS

The area of a baseball diamond (66-Across) is 8,100 sq. ft., yet the 180 sq. ft. measure appears in several AREA clues from this time. It's a bit of a mystery.

Tue 5/18/1954
POMPACMESTAKE
ARIADROVEOPEN
LAZYDOWELREED
ELECTIONRETURNS
HACKCHI
ABSENTMATINEES
FRICKSALONXVI
TALKDONORBEAT
EVAGRADEBLADE
ROSEMARYCRATES
YEWALAN
GREENBAYPACKERS
ROLLABEAMEZIO
APSECLAIMTRAP
FEETKERRYSASS
Wed 5/19/1954
SLATJAFFACAKE
HERRAMAINALEX
IDIOBERRAMULE
PALOMARSCRIMPS
PARSTOOL
LIBERACENYLONS
ALERTAWEDORAL
CODASFARASADO
EVERAERIKATIE
REWARMDEBATERS
LASTSATE
MARLENEPRELATE
ALAIELVERIRON
YOKEALIKEEGAD
OPESDAZEDRODS
Thu 5/20/1954
BRAGELLSRADAR
OOZYNOAHELIHU
SPARETIMEPALES
SENATORSEASIDE
THIEFASK
SCHOOLECSTATIC
HIERSSLOTSANA
ALLYQUITSCLOG
RIOFUNNYBOONE
DATELINECANNES
VATSPORT
DOMINOSAMERCED
USINGCOTEDAZUR
FARCEOBOLSARA
FREESTINYTREY
Fri 5/21/1954
WASPDADAHAMAN
ACHEEMILOLIVA
FRONTPAGESTEAM
TERRORSUSPENSE
TOPICTHIRSTS
BALDVASATE
UBICERESADSUM
NEFORDINALHSU
STERNSNAPSONS
OSSEGOBRAE
TAXICABSPRAT
ONESIDEDLAICAL
TONTOFIREPLACE
ADIEUONYXOKIE
LEARSGONYREDS
Sat 5/22/1954
NOESFLEAMCRAB
ETTALORNAAILE
JOHNNYONTHESPOT
DEADARTSJALAPA
NINOSDOMO
OFFENDFINENESS
BERGYFLAGSHEW
OMOOFLINGWHEE
EMMSLATELIANA
SEESTARSMIRROR
TOMEEELER
ALKALIARYANIZE
SONGANDDANCEMAN
CREEGEESEWANT
HEEDOWNERSNEE
Sun 5/23/1954 PHRASEOLOGY
BATSBORTMASHROMP
SOLONALTERIRMAOVAL
COPTSLAINEGAILQENA
UTAHALICEMARBLEUREY
DECEMBEROPALESCE
SALARYSPRITETIFLIS
ERASCASSIAMOIRA
STATICLEDHOGINARMOR
TAUTAMENDSNUNOTANK
AGNESDEMILLEEERY
RETREATCEILSSMOKIES
ABIESTEALSAMARCH
DROPREAPSALTENLACE
EARLWARRENNODPOISED
URIAHTRITONTENN
TENNERHOVERSRACISM
TWOLANEDMALENKOV
EMILMAKINGPEACEGIVE
YOGIOTISRUBLEARTIE
ROOFLETTAMBERRACER
ETREARTAYAWSEDHS
Mon 5/24/1954
NOBSDRUBCRANE
OVALEERYROVED
HEROICAGEOLIVE
ITOSIDEGOLDEN
TANDEMSHINE
ERASOVERDUE
EIFFELTOWERREY
ONLYAWLSALE
AGEMINNESINGER
NEWWORDDIDO
IRISHGEWGAW
SCOLDSETNAUFA
TULSAINSESSION
ORLONKNARPLOD
PLANTEARSAETA
Tue 5/25/1954
CRESTBAUBLE
GRILLEASSAULT
REDMANSLUGGERS
ADDVENEERSPOI
BIERTOBEYSHUN
STREPMAPSPANK
NEVILSEANCE
HOMERICLAUGHTER
OREGONPUPAE
LADENELDREBEL
ITISPLAITSEVE
NOTPLAYOUTLED
GRADUATETIMING
STENTORUNIATE
ENTERSSELLS
Wed 5/26/1954
RAPIDSTETMAUD
IRENEORFEARNO
FERDEGROFECITY
TAKEPARTINHEIL
PITYCAMILLE
ROWENADIGIN
APINGFREEVERSE
MELDIRONSOILY
INTERCEPTSPREE
NEEDSSPEEDS
ELECTRABARR
VIVEALLEVIATED
AMIDFLORENTINE
NITATERNGOTON
STAYSNEEEROSE
Thu 5/27/1954
CAFECARTSEMIT
OBISAGAINFARE
WEFTNENNIFLIT
STIRRINGTSETSE
AINTSCAT
FRANCEACHIEVES
LODGEHIREDILK
OBOEWADERGOBI
SIRTHREWPILOT
SNEERERSSTRAWS
VINYCOAL
DEROSEMARSHALL
URALVAULTOLEO
MLIVEAGLEOMAR
BENERAGEDDANE
Fri 5/28/1954
ABBYAMOREBEC
SLUELORDVANITY
HULLINDIANCLUB
CELLSREALODE
ABETHORPEAXEL
NOTREESEARISE
SOILEDRIRE
KNEADBATHS
AMASSLEEPS
LOOKSEASESARC
ONLYNARINETEA
ADDACADASWAN
DIMESTORESLADD
ENAMELWAREUVEA
DENSETOWMERL
Sat 5/29/1954
BAGSDRAMPITY
ERATAROMAARIA
SILODOUBLETALK
SLIPSLOPARISES
MOTELTRIN
SHAVERRAKEOFFS
TOTEMVEXESLEA
EMIRCOVEYGARB
AMAPLIESCOPAL
MESSHALLPADDLE
LOPELASSO
ASCENTPISHPOSH
BALDERDASHEDNA
CLOGAORTAELIS
SKYEPETSDEPT
Sun 5/30/1954 ALPHABET STRATEGY
LAVEDRAJAENAMELAMISS
ORATEOMANCAPOTEPONTA
CASABLANCAANNEHATHAWAY
ABCTEREKBRAEIRRITATE
LEUCMESSKITATONEDRUR
ELLISDIPOLESAPSEODES
SLATESARALELLEOTT
ARYANSASIATICAFRICAN
WAISTOUTSDELICATE
MASCAGNIKNEEORRISMES
ANNULONTOREPROOFGILT
STILLSCUBASIAMEMILIO
POPEPREFECTGLIBOGLER
ENESHORTTHISOLIVIERS
TIROLESENUITPSORA
HOSIERYGRANADACABOTS
TWOPEATLUNNSLOOPS
ACTAIRANEDICTALENURE
ROEADAPTSOCTAVIAARAS
OVERLADEWACSLAEVOAIT
METALLURGISTBERNARDINE
ARENALEANTOOTROBENET
STRAYARREARYSERSEEDS
Mon 5/31/1954
MARSHESCRACKER
ALIMENTAUREOLE
IMPINGESPARTAN
LASTRAPHEBOND
HOOKSERE
SATYRSABSORBED
IWOISTLESUAVE
LARGOAMAESTOP
ARIELMIMEOEKE
SECRETESMILDEW
ASHTRILL
FAUNRISERANNE
OBLIGORDAUMIER
GENUINEITHACAS
STAMPEDDESSERT
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