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Puzzles for August, 1955
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Mon 8/1/1955
MIKEFIELDDUKE
ARALARBORASIA
CANDELABRAMELT
KNEELSEFFORTS
RUERSTIN
GRILLENGINEERS
RORYSPAREDCOO
ADOSEERESSLOU
MENWALLETWASP
POSSESSEDKATTY
LAODYING
INTERNETOECAP
BOAZIDOLATROUS
INIANEPALESTS
SALKGRADYRIOT
Tue 8/2/1955
MORSEOHIODORA
ORIONRANIAPAR
SAVORINCLEMENT
ETAIAGOSPARKY
SELECTIVEINA
PHONETICTIC
LASSENRESMICA
EXPOSETHANES
SLIMRIDHIGGLE
SECESTEEMED
IVASATURATES
ERNESTRUSAILE
REENTEREDROBIN
INSTRUSECREDO
NESSNETSHATER
Wed 8/3/1955
LEADONBUSHELS
OCTOPUSONTARIO
CLIMATEADORING
HAMLADSELECTS
STESNATURE
CATNAPSVIAL
FATALTOEDANCE
AGELESSNAILING
RETESTEDESTES
ODESREISSUE
TOMATODUCE
AVALONLABSNRA
FALANGERELATES
ADAPTERERUDITE
RESPIRESEALED
Thu 8/4/1955
TACKOKAYTOTAL
OLLARIMEERATO
UPANDATITTIKES
CHISELERURGENT
HAMANSPAIN
SYSTEMSNOTA
DONSPIRITAVES
AMOSANITALEAK
MOTHRICERSRRS
SOSOSEASTAR
ORMERTOSCA
RAFTERWREATHER
ENACTCHAINGANG
ENSUEBONNUPTO
LETTSSAGSTEST
Fri 8/5/1955
SLATASSAMABBA
PEGURHINEDRAW
AMORTURNEDDOWN
TURNOUTSTRAWLS
ERASERSLIAM
OROSINGSONG
ARGUSSHAGSBOO
HURTRAINSTINE
ADOLEVEEMUSES
BEGRIMEDFAR
OTISGUNNELS
SATURNTURNEDUP
TURNEDTAILDUMA
ARIDEROSEICER
GAPSRASEDNENE
Sat 8/6/1955
TAPSGASPCHUB
ABIEPOILUAURA
LENDSODASERAS
CLEANASAWHISTLE
TOLEOCA
PRISMRIVERMAN
SHOVEAUNEASA
TOWEROFSTRENGTH
ONEPATOXENIA
PEDANTRYSTAIR
MOIPARR
STUBBORNASAMULE
TIRLNOILSICON
EDGEALLEYSUNG
PEERLEESSTER
Sun 8/7/1955 HEADPIECES
SAHIBMADAMPICASASHOT
ABASEOLIVEEMOTELIANA
MORTARBOARDTAMOSHANTER
OURSACESICEMANANITRA
STYAMASSCARTELLSISS
TELOPWHITEROSESTE
SCHOENGRENADESMOLESTS
TEENSSEIDELFEZTURBAN
RAHSFONTHARTOBOEUBI
ASADAMEKANEGOREDROP
PETLAMBBETPARMASEGOS
OVERLAPMISSILE
BUSBYEERIETOPSCUDDED
ANISPRODASHYCHERECA
SHSBOORFREEPAARFROW
KATIESAWLAGHASTFABLE
STENGELHATTRICKSAYYES
RTSSLIGHTESTSHREW
ACHEADITULESMAREISH
SHORESNETMENSALAINCA
COONSKINCAPHENRIBONNET
ALDENDEANEAGAINIRENE
POSSEATPARTOPEELORES
Mon 8/8/1955
ABASNASALHARP
TAUTASIDEALOE
ELSAUPROARIOUS
NITRATESGARNET
RESINSUNLESS
CHISELSIEGE
LOAAUGERESSAY
ANNESEDERSURE
MESNEAGNESBAA
FAURETHUMBS
ASSIGNSBUENA
STALESBORDERED
SEPARATIONVINE
AVIDIRENEENOS
MEDEDINEDNEWK
Tue 8/9/1955
VOCESTOPSPORE
ICONAINUARMOR
DENTDETRIMENTS
EAVESDROPSFIAT
ONEWESOSSA
NEARTRUEBLUE
ENTRYMOTETAND
PAIRSAKESAMID
ITOSTRADGRETA
CONTRARYPEEN
ROTIARMTIS
STAYEASTISEAST
PASSENGERSABLE
OMITSELISCLEW
TEASESLAYHESS
Wed 8/10/1955
URGEASCOTDISC
PURRNERVEIDEA
ALARTREATYPORT
SEDATIVEHELLAS
UNITEKENO
GLADLYPYRAMIDS
LATEPHORNACRE
ERIEEERIESOIR
AGONYAGENTNEG
MENTALLYDEPOSE
ELISCONIC
HAUNTSCORNELIA
ELSTATIONSCANS
ESSEELITEESCH
DORSDOLEDSTAY
Thu 8/11/1955
THEATERBOSOM
HOSTILESENORAS
ROTATESULULATE
UFAOCTANTSTEN
SETATINSLORD
TRENTREPPARNO
TADCOOPIAF
PETERANDTHEWOLF
AMENDUOSAI
LIENORTSUNCAS
ANNASETSGOTH
TEAAWESOMEATE
ENGAGERREVALUE
SCENERYELEMENT
ERASESTRIDES
Fri 8/12/1955
ABABASPITSPOT
NOLANEASEERGO
DAPHNEDUMAURIER
YRSURALSPACES
FANNEDAPES
CAJOLETANNER
ALOSSSTRADASP
RAHSSPENTONTO
ANNBRIGSPAGAN
CRISTOBITERS
RAESEDDIES
TELLONDALEFEU
SEVENDEADLYSINS
ASIAARRAEERIE
RENDKIDSDEEDS

Original 32-Across clue had no period after "Cen"; added it.

Sat 8/13/1955
CAMPPOEMSSMIT
ALIAISLETLIRE
MONTICELLOOSIS
SENECASBRAVEST
REYPAMPER
PLEASURESENATE
LINENORMREBEL
USSTETHERSLAS
SLOSHSASHDESI
HERTERPHARISEE
CARESSEOS
SHERMANSTACKED
WELLCONTINUITY
ABLETONGASTOA
BESTSTEENSEND
Sun 8/14/1955 POTPOURRI
PIRATESCESTUSCATNAP
EREMITEORIENTOLEATE
LECTERNMISERYSANTEE
ONESEAMESSALINEALP
TINTTHISVINEELIE
ACTINGOUTBRETTSLIER
LOIREFEELERPEERS
MADDENSBINGSUMAC
ARIELSHILDASDUSTERS
ICONSGASMANTLESSNAP
SAMORNEAAREFIE
ORESDISCOBOLUSSIENA
NODULEDTRADEDPUNTER
PARISBREDPRICERS
FETEDRAPIDSERATO
APERSODETSBREMERTON
DINSKNITJUGSPIPE
ICADISRUPTERIKETIA
MENNENONERUNDAYSTAR
ANTUNGNICENEENROUTE
NESSESSASSEDSTEPPED
Mon 8/15/1955
COMABAALIBSEN
EGADOSLONOOSE
RILESTAYDRONE
EVANSTONDIETED
SENATORGEAR
URNTRANSFER
HAYESARENAADA
AMORCRIESCLEF
MOWPATONGRANT
SYLLABUSCAA
IGORTRICKED
MAGNETSWANKIER
IMAGOPAINPORE
GALENOMSKOTIS
SHAREPETSTOES
Tue 8/16/1955
CLAWAJARUBOAT
RICEMARESINCE
EARLYBIRDEDITS
WROTELOCALCOT
BEADWAGERERS
CHARDISPOSE
OATFATSETUP
EVILEYECELLINI
DECORPAYMIL
CROWBARFETE
MILKYWAYLEAP
ODEBERLEWRITS
LETNOMINCEMEAT
LAMIAUNDOECRU
SLEPTPESODEAN
Wed 8/17/1955
COMBEBBSHEEL
ODERNOLANERDA
MOLYNOONEKNOWS
ARBALESTPANDIT
ONEATSATEEN
FLUTEDTULIP
AIRSHIPEIKON
CANISORESNIPE
TRENTWORDTIA
FRAILELATER
DERIDESPINY
RAVINEBYRIGHTS
EVANGELINELAZE
BINGMOROSEWAN
ASSEADDSSKRT
Thu 8/18/1955
HASHSOBSBATES
OLLAPLEAALIVE
SLANGIESTCANED
SYNDICATEKRENG
DINEMESSMATE
CLEWSTENET
HEROBANDEBRIS
AVERTEDREPLETE
PARKASMARACEA
SEDANSCRAM
DOMESTICFAKE
ELOPESHELLGAME
TIROLMEDITATED
EVADEATIPNOSE
RELEDLETSGRAN
Fri 8/19/1955
CORONALOVAGES
UNISONSEMINOLE
TENORSINANDOUT
LOGMONTANADDT
ARTANATABEL
STADTEACLYDE
SWIMTURNOUT
OLIVERGAPERS
RADAMESRAIL
ALBENLILEDDA
LIEDSITDIEM
ITAPADUCAHOWE
BARBADOSPEPSIN
INDICATEICIEST
SYSTEMSSKATES

Original solution grid had empty white square instead of black square after 47-Across entry; corrected this.

Sat 8/20/1955
INCHGBSATLAST
MOLECULECRECHE
PLATONICCANTOR
SAPOBSTRUCTION
HALOSESEOKS
THALIAFEEDS
SUNSETBLVDPARS
ALDOSRYEARSON
RASPSUNRISEHWY
SWAINSTATES
CUBANSARADA
ONEUNDERPARBIG
ORANGEARETHUSA
KINDERCOLESLAW
SPOORSANITARP
Sun 8/21/1955 PROPER NAMES
BASSIMARCFETIDLAUDER
ARTURACESIRENEOTSEGO
CRACKAJACKJACKINTHEBOX
HOLCLOTHBISSTATESNY
WEIMARIDOIRONE
NAMPLEATSFEYASCAP
AJACKOFALLTRADESTHEE
MONTEADSREMANMILEAGE
INNNISSIMONREFERRER
CAISSONFIDOSGOLFSLAE
ESERINFLEERBRADYLEND
OILSLAVSJOADSPAY
CPASCHIMEBORISTINHAT
ARKSHOPSCOHENPANDORA
POLONIUSPOUNDDUBRIN
OVERACTMOURNPARBASED
TOYSJOHNNYCOMELATELY
ESSESPUBTERETEENT
STOOLEFTPASHAS
ARSALLIEJEBEYERECOL
JACOBSLADDERBROWNBETTY
ORACLENEONSWEREONETO
BATTENANSAEIDEEADDON

Original 66-Down clue had "Ttitles"; corrected this.

Mon 8/22/1955
ERECTAFARMFAS
SORORDELEORNE
PARMADESPERATE
YRSWRITAMOYAN
ALECEYES
PREVENTEDRESEW
REPORTNAVYTVA
ANONALAMOBEEF
TEDSLATTALENT
TWEAKHELIPORTS
DIORENOW
LOSERSEGGSFRO
ANASTASIATALER
SCATGIRTLLAMA
HEREEPEEELGIN
Tue 8/23/1955
DEEPSNEAKERS
ATRAHARLEQUINS
RUINROADRUNNER
KINGDOMSANGLO
LEVIRETELL
INTONEPAROLE
MOISTPAMIRDEN
PAMSCORPSRODE
SHEDOSESJEUDI
TSETSEDACTYL
TEEPEEDOZE
BASRAFUZZIEST
OUTERSPACEPIKE
STENTORIANTOIL
DESCENTSSUMS
Wed 8/24/1955
QUEBECCHOOSE
UNSEALSCROPPER
ADHEREDHATTERS
SUEASSAMNET
HERMITUPPISH
ENSSTONEAGE
PRONGOPENFACED
IONAEVERSSKEG
SPECIMENSMISSY
HOLECARDPAD
USANCEALERTS
ALNAARONAIL
RAGOUTSREQUITE
OVERSETBLUNTLY
WARDEDSAUTES
Thu 8/25/1955
SIDCAESARLUCY
EDSULLIVANARAM
SECRETRITEMAGI
SOSMOSWHALER
DANBASER
TEENARTCARNEY
GODSAVATAROLA
RUDILOVESSTIR
ICINICESTLEON
THEDESERTHOST
RATTYPET
CAMERAHALAAU
OHOSINFORMANTS
CUTSREDSKELTON
AMOYWRESTLING
Fri 8/26/1955
SAPSNASALACTS
TRUEARENALAIC
AIRPOCKETSSPAR
GARTERSNAKEERA
ATEICEBAG
VESTAAMOORR
ONCEBRIDALVEIL
ICARAGTIMETOE
DERBYHORSECOLE
FADNETSANER
UNCLESSUP
SOLROBESPIERRE
ALOPDOWNATHEEL
GAULALEUTEDAM
ENDSSERGENOLO
Sat 8/27/1955
DOGSTARBAVARIA
UNALIVEABILENE
OSMOSISCLAIMER
STEPSTAKEBOZO
SCOUNDREL
OMAHAPORNESTS
SECONDIOUSLOT
CAMPAIGNPROMISE
ADESPOTNUANCE
RESATVEELEGAL
WATERLESS
ALTAARSONTRAP
MURRAINPADRONE
ANODYNEECHOING
HAYSEEDSTUSSES
Sun 8/28/1955 WORD GAME
STUDSSWANSPLITMEMO
HINDUSTANIIRONAGEMAN
UNDERCOVERSUBSTITUTE
SEEFOREMASTSTATTLES
HARDPESOWESTSALAL
TOGSENSORIALETON
ATOMICTEARACESSITA
MANILASSUDSTAMPOAK
OPENARMSDOOMFALANGE
RADAPOEMFLOELENSED
THEGRANDOLDFLAG
SAMOANFLEADARBOMAR
CLARITYLAMBMOONRISE
ALPKEENTOOTGREATEN
PERARNASCREWEXCISE
AGEDSHOTLINESTAG
RAMPSACHEDAMATAFT
TEDIOUSHISTORISMTOO
ETERNITIESINITIATION
STREETARABMENTALNOTE
TOSSSNIPEEDGYAGNES
Mon 8/29/1955
SLAWASSEZPATE
TAXICOPRAERAT
EVESALIENATION
MASTODONZSAZSA
ERINVICI
ANDREADEBONAIR
DORISMONATSRA
AREAAUGURMOAN
PSAPULESCANTO
TEMPESTSEILEEN
ANTIDENE
AVATARCALENDAR
HABILITATEKEPI
ELANAIREROMIT
MESANEDDYVINE

The area of a baseball diamond (35-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 8/30/1955
CLEWSPOOLCOME
RANILISLEAMOS
AKINANTICMOOT
WEDDINGVOLPONE
SODDINAH
INDONESIABOYAR
DOURRASLARINE
ERSAEOLIANEVE
ATTENDINNELIS
LEYTESKEDADDLE
ENSUEBUG
INERTIABASILIO
COINEBLISNEOS
EDNAGLIDEGINA
REELEELEDSTAY
Wed 8/31/1955
CLAMPSDIPLOMAT
HAWAIIIDEALIZE
OVALEDBASSDRUM
RAKEEBBETSARP
ABEOLLASBIT
LONGGREENWHITE
RIDESHAILER
SPIELEDMADNESS
LINGERHARED
UPSETCANADIANS
GETTOTESPAH
ALAVAULTSREDO
BINNACLEELIXIR
ENTITIESRESENT
DESPITESSWEDES
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