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Mary M. Clark
New York Times, Tuesday, April 7, 1959
40-Down : Bruited (about).
Author:
Mary Clark
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Mary M. Clark has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Mary Clark is an alias for Mary M. Clark.
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12 A | 13 G | N | O | M | E | N | 14 N | O | T | A | R | Y | ||
15 M | E | T | O | P | E | S | 16 D | I | S | T | A | N | 17 T |
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18 O | M | E | N | S | 19 C | 20 R | I | S | 21 O | B | E | R |
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22 R | I | R | E | 23 H | O | O | V | E | 24 S | 25 I | T | E |
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26 A | N | I | 27 D | A | N | C | E | 28 P | 29 R | A | T | E |
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30 L | I | M | 31 E | R | I | C | K | 32 M | O | I | N | E | S |
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42 A | R | I | E | L | 43 C | O | R | E | S | 44 N | O | T |
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45 C | U | D | 46 S | 47 T | O | L | E | S | 48 S | T | I | R |
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49 E | D | E | 50 N | 51 H | A | L | L | 52 P | A | E | S | E |
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53 D | I | C | E | 54 B | O | X | 55 E | 56 M | I | G | R | E | S |
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57 T | A | M | A | L | E | 58 S | E | C | O | N | D | S |
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59 E | R | O | D | E | D | 60 S | T | O | S | S |
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,553
Across
1
Pointless. : INANE
6
Heroic. : EPICAL
12
Nickname. : AGNOMEN
14
Affidavit taker. : NOTARY
15
Areas in Dorio friezes. : METOPES
16
Cold. : DISTANT
18
Portents. : OMENS
19
Malaysian dagger. : CRIS
21
Upper: Ger. : OBER
22
To laugh: Fr. : RIRE
23
Animal's feet: Rare. : HOOVES
25
Noun suffix. : ITE
26
Cuckoo. : ANI
27
Promenade. : DANCE
28
Chatter. : PRATE
30
Nonsense verse. : LIMERICK
32
Des ___. : MOINES
33
Mufflers. : SILENCERS
35
Pulverizer. : PESTLE
38
Baking dishes. : RAMEKINS
42
What Shelley called himself. : ARIEL
43
Centers. : CORES
44
Negative. : NOT
45
Ruminant's specialty. : CUD
46
Milady's fur pieces. : STOLES
48
Commotion. : STIR
49
Jack London hero. : EDEN
51
College building. : HALL
52
Bel ___, Italian cheese. : PAESE
53
Useful item in a parcheesi game. : DICEBOX
55
Fugitives. : EMIGRES
57
Mexican dish. : TAMALE
58
Moments. : SECONDS
59
Worn away. : ERODED
60
Opposed to "lee," in geology. : STOSS
Down
1
Meantime. : INTERIM
2
Not a soul. : NOONE
3
Electric units: Abbr. : AMPS
4
Born: Fr. : NEE
5
Shelter or hide. : ENSCONCE
6
Salad green. : ENDIVE
7
Balance. : POISE
8
Possessive adjective. : ITS
9
Roman consul. : CATO
10
Desert steed. : ARABIAN
11
Damsel in Tennyson poem. : LYNETTE
12
"To point ___, or adorn a tale." : AMORAL
13
The sky twins. : GEMINI
17
Monkey puzzles. : TREES
20
The current rhythm. : ROCKNROLL
23
___ Selassie. : HAILE
24
Fern seeds. : SPORES
27
G. I. maneuvers. : DRILLS
29
Hazard. : RISK
31
Famous Italian name. : ESTE
32
Vous-___ (yourselves): Fr. : MEMES
34
Neglectful. : CARELESS
35
Walked. : PACED
36
Scholarly. : ERUDITE
37
Place for a passenger. : SIDECAR
39
Doctors. : INTERNS
40
Bruited (about). : NOISED
41
Emphasize. : STRESS
43
Cajoled. : COAXED
47
Fulcrum pin. : THOLE
48
East Indian palms. : SAGOS
50
Captain of the Nautilus. : NEMO
52
Peak: Span. : PICO
54
Worthless. : BAD
56
Assembled. : MET
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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