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Peter Allen
New York Times, Thursday, June 5, 1958
62-Across : Standard of perfection.
Author:
Peter Allen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Peter Allen has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:
Original 11-Down had "Massachuetts"; corrected it to "Massachusetts."
1 R | 2 A | 3 B | 4 I | 5 D | 6 B | 7 O | 8 N | 9 O | 10 A | 11 B | 12 C | 13 S |
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14 A | B | A | T | E | 15 Y | V | E | S | 16 T | A | A | L |
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17 C | A | N | E | M | 18 L | A | V | E | 19 S | Y | N | E |
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20 E | C | A | 21 I | 22 R | A | T | E | 23 R | E | S | O | D |
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24 S | U | N | 25 F | L | O | W | E | R | 26 S | T | A | T | E | |
27 S | A | U | L | T | 28 M | A | S | 29 A | I | 30 R |
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31 S | E | A | 32 F | 33 O | O | D | 34 E | T | N | A |
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35 A | 36 S | 37 H | E | S | 38 L | A | R | 39 G | R | E | G | G |
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40 K | N | E | E | 41 F | O | R | E | 42 L | E | G | ||||
43 C | U | M | 44 G | O | O | 45 I | R | O | 46 N | 47 S | ||||
48 B | L | 49 U | E | G | R | 50 A | 51 S | S | S | T | A | T | 52 E |
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53 S | N | O | R | T | 54 S | M | I | T | H | 55 S | R | A |
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56 L | O | C | I | 57 T | H | U | D | 58 W | 59 I | S | E | R |
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60 A | S | K | A | 61 R | O | S | E | 62 I | D | E | A | L |
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63 M | E | S | H | 64 A | W | E | D | 65 N | O | R | M | S |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,264
Across
1
Fanatical. : RABID
6
Pro ___ publico. : BONO
10
Fundamentals. : ABCS
14
Subside. : ABATE
15
St. Laurent of the fashion world. : YVES
16
Afrikaans. : TAAL
17
Cave ___ (beware the dog). : CANEM
18
Wash: Poet. : LAVE
19
Auld lang ___. : SYNE
20
Former Marshall Plan agency: Abbr. : ECA
21
Wrathful. : IRATE
23
Replace turf. : RESOD
24
Kansas. : SUNFLOWERSTATE
27
___ Sainte Marie. : SAULT
28
College degrees. : MAS
29
Melodic part. : AIR
31
Crawfish, bêche-de-mer, etc. : SEAFOOD
34
Laboratory vaporizer. : ETNA
35
Powdery residue. : ASHES
38
Roman ancestral god. : LAR
39
Pitman's rival. : GREGG
40
___-deep. : KNEE
41
Animal member. : FORELEG
43
Magna ___ laude. : CUM
44
Baby's syllable. : GOO
45
Does a household chore. : IRONS
48
Kentucky. : BLUEGRASSSTATE
53
Nasal sound. : SNORT
54
Metalworker. : SMITH
55
Lady of Madrid: Abbr. : SRA
56
Places. : LOCI
57
Thump. : THUD
58
Of superior sagacity. : WISER
60
"___ foolish question ... " : ASKA
61
State flower of New York. : ROSE
62
Standard of perfection. : IDEAL
63
Network. : MESH
64
Struck with reverence. : AWED
65
Standards. : NORMS
Down
1
Indianapolis attraction. : RACES
2
Calculating device. : ABACUS
3
Tropical fruit. : BANANA
4
Inhabitant of: Suffix. : ITE
5
Cecil and Agnes. : DEMILLES
6
Regulation. : BYLAW
7
Egg-shaped. : OVATE
8
Word from a literary raven. : NEVERMORE
9
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
10
Lost, figuratively. : ATSEA
11
Massachusetts. : BAYSTATE
12
Water recreation. : CANOEING
13
Coasting vehicle. : SLED
22
Ecclesiastical tribunal. : ROTA
23
Privileges, in finance: Abbr. : RTS
25
Railroad flare. : FUSEE
26
Dolorous. : SAD
30
Type of doll. : RAG
32
Type of entertainment. : FLOORSHOW
33
Paddle. : OAR
34
Rye fungus. : ERGOT
35
Doggy society: Abbr. : AKC
36
Facial feature. : SNUBNOSE
37
State trees of Pennsylvania. : HEMLOCKS
39
"Of Thee I Sing" composer. : GERSHWIN
41
State of confusion. : FOG
42
Catalogue. : LIST
44
Reach. : GET
46
African President. : NASSER
47
Brook. : STREAM
49
Bathsheba's husband. : URIAH
50
Divert. : AMUSE
51
___ with (supported one faction). : SIDED
52
Nobles. : EARLS
53
Bridge term. : SLAM
57
Refrain syllable. : TRA
59
Swearing-in phrase. : IDO
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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