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Peter L. Tea, Jr.
Peter L. Tea, Jr.

New York Times, Friday, May 25, 1956

44-Across : Trade in.

Author:
Peter L. Tea, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Peter L. Tea, Jr. has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,523
Across
1
Where a pact was signed, 1955. : BAGHDAD
8
English ex-military leader in Jordan. : GLUBB
13
Batter's concern. : AVERAGE
14
Daffodil shades. : YELLOWS
17
___ Norkay, conqueror of Everest. : TENSING
18
Former ruling family of Russia. : ROMANOV
19
Exist. : ARE
20
Serious talk. : SERMON
22
Parking meter item. : DIME
23
Garment. : VEST
25
Indian weight. : SER
26
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
27
N. Y. village, to get lighting from atomic power. : ILION
29
Poems of heroism. : EPICS
33
Canadian province: Abbr. : ONT
34
Winning skipper in '55 World Series. : ALSTON
36
Israeli Ambassador. : EBAN
37
Compass point. : SSE
38
His hat's in the ring. : STEVENSON
41
For each. : PER
44
Trade in. : SWAP
45
Throngs. : SWARMS
49
Companion of cakes. : ALE
50
Famous Canadian physician. : OSLER
52
Filet mignon. : STEAK
53
Tall tropical tree. : UPAS
55
Paid bill: Abbr. : REC
57
Silk: Italian. : SETA
58
Covenant. : PACT
59
Joyous. : FESTAL
62
Afire. : LIT
63
Mounted courier. : ESTAFET
65
Ike, "The Man From ___." : ABILENE
67
Remove completely. : ROOTOUT
68
Worshiper. : REVERER
69
Aptly named author. : READE
70
Dior's specialty. : DRESSES
Down
1
Former name of Jakarta. : BATAVIA
2
First name of Democratic hopeful. : AVERELL
3
Book of the Bible. : GENESIS
4
Periods of time: Abbr. : HRS
5
Raised platform. : DAIS
6
Choreographer de Mille. : AGNES
7
Ph.D., for example. : DEGREE
8
Type of compass: Colloq. : GYRO
9
Peace Prize winner Jouhaux. : LEON
10
German city. : ULM
11
Dashing fellow. : BLADE
12
Salt-water food fish. : BONITOS
15
"___ work is never done." : WOMANS
16
Lithe. : SVELTE
21
Role that made Wally Cox famous. : MRPEEPERS
24
Moppets. : TOTS
28
___ bad (fairly good). : NOTSO
30
___ Saud. : IBN
31
Loser to Zachary Taylor, 1848. : CASS
32
"The ___ of Kilimanjaro." : SNOWS
35
Current events. : NEWS
39
Kind of lace. : VAL
40
Washington ballplayers. : NATS
41
Word in a Mark Twain title. : PAUPER
42
City on the Rio Grande. : ELPASO
43
Atomic pile, in which energy is controlled. : REACTOR
46
Anglers. : REELERS
47
A type of idol. : MATINEE
48
Contestants on ice. : SKATERS
51
Hold back. : RETARD
54
Body politic. : STATE
56
Pole thrown in a Gaelic game. : CABER
59
Long-term quarrel. : FEUD
60
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
61
Reside. : LIVE
64
Harold Stassen's former post. : FOA
66
French article. : LES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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