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Puzzles for August, 1956
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Wed 8/1/1956
FABLEEDITCALF
AVAILBRNOLIAR
LORNARACEHORSE
SIGPROWDIVEST
EDESSASLAKE
HEMPONENESS
RAVEDEPICSVOW
ARIDBRUTEPICA
SIPSAUTESILKY
HASSOCKRAKE
CUKESWIDTHS
HARASSTENDHOE
ISOLATIONDROLL
LEADOOOOOUSEL
LADSPUPSOBEYS
Thu 8/2/1956
SKITTYROSMILE
INREHEAPCADIS
FORESIGHTAREAS
TWININGINDIANA
GAZEMOOSLAY
STAGEBONNET
LATEBUDASSURE
AXERESURGENAG
MIDGETLIESING
EXILEDSTOGY
SPANDASTHEN
ALLEGESTRIESTE
NAIVETRIUMPHAL
TICALEURELOPS
EDENSDYESEPEE
Fri 8/3/1956
DULLESWALTER
ONEILLAVERTING
WHAMMYRADIATOR
NIKESSNUGLUBE
INASSTONESALA
EGGALISTARLES
REEDMACEGRASSY
RECKDINK
ALCOCKRELIEVES
RALPHMESTAANT
CUEEBOATSMUSE
ARMALUCEBUGLE
NEEDIESTMISHAP
ANNAMESEUNHAVE
TRADEDMEYNER

Original 17-Across clue had "Lil"; corrected it to "Li'l."

Sat 8/4/1956
AHEMBASKSPIN
BARIILKAPERLE
CHICAGOILLINOIS
SANANTONIOTEXAS
DEFRIGID
HAPPENSTREAM
IBARSCURESARA
DUTYROPESSTAG
ETHFARESMYEYE
FILTERLENDER
MINOTDER
SANFRANCISCOCAL
INDIANAPOLISIND
LIENSMARISONG
TAREESSEANAT
Sun 8/5/1956 WINNING WORDS
PARANGSGALLANTERUPTS
SEAPORTGIVEAWAYPROGRAM
ARMORERALASKANPURCHASE
LIEATOMSSTENIRESISL
MAKEAVOCETACEDFRET
SLIPSEBONMOLARCOILS
SNIPSSNAGOVALGORES
CAENSCARVESPUNT
STRUTTERTRUERGANNETS
TIEROMOOBESSRISERAM
ELSENODULESENIDCREPE
ATTARGRADDEALTUNIS
DEANEHESTGORILLASTES
SRIAVERIBARLEISTONE
SNIPERSTOURSREPAINTS
NETSPUNDITSDISC
PEDROMODETAELCEASE
VENUSSALESTWITATLAS
OARSHANKREADESEAST
ISOLODIAMBINONCEVIA
CAUCASIANPEOPLETENREEL
ENTENTECORDIALEENDORSE
STEEDSSTEELEDDESISTS
Mon 8/6/1956
ODESSWARTSTAR
MARYTAMARTAME
EMIRELITEEBON
RECITALINTRUST
ARMYODAL
BEANIEINSPIRED
AVEGRETASNORE
LASSSNELLGOAT
ODOURTREATSSE
REPLACESRASTER
LIAROGLE
AGAINSTSELTZER
XLIVTAPISTODO
LUNALIVESLOOS
ETONENTREEMMY

Original 39-Across clue had "Fishook"; corrected it to "Fishhook."

Tue 8/7/1956
LAMPREARSAWLS
ERIEALLOYBAAL
DUKESNIDEROLDE
AMERICASABATED
GROSSCORE
OBEYERCAULDRON
PLANSBOISELUI
CURTHORNEHOST
ISLCADETCARER
THWARTEDDANDLE
AWARDVELD
ERRATADEFECTOR
LARKCOUNTBASIE
KNEEKRAALRASE
SANSSALLYTREK
Wed 8/8/1956
ABCAFRAAPES
BOOBDIALSCENT
EARLSANDEPHASE
TRAILNIECERUE
GESSOLADLED
SACHEMFLAKED
TIOPATRONSAINT
INTOTIEINLVII
RUTHSTDENISELL
ONEEYESECRET
LINEARUTHER
ARTMYRRHMALAY
BEALECOONSKINS
ONIONAPSEERNE
RELYFEEDEAR
Thu 8/9/1956
HOMEBATHEREAP
ELALUSHERIRMA
AGRASHONEVIOL
TAXPAYERCHEERS
SUBSSTAR
ROMEROPASSBOOK
AMIADLIBHEMIN
NASHYELLSDALE
CHEATALEUTTEE
HARPOONSPIPERS
PUNSCELL
SPHEREMARTINET
LOONALARMSODA
AONECOSTASLIM
BREDTOKENEATS
Fri 8/10/1956
AWEDCRISPSTEM
LADERIVERHERO
GRIPAGATEOLIO
ASTUDYINSCARLET
TRODICE
DARIENFOOTSTEP
AMAZEVENUSRBI
VIVERILESTION
ETEMALLSTRENT
SYLVANIAHAIRDO
INCSODS
ROMANHATMYSTERY
AGINHERODRIFE
FREDARETEANDA
FENSTOKENMESS
Sat 8/11/1956
WASGEMSJESSE
KICKPLEATICEAX
INTERALIABORGE
NESTEDLYREGAR
LACYSMEEPEST
SOPHTWADDLE
AVALEANHARBOR
PERSISTCENTAVO
ARTISTSONGNEB
KAISERSCARE
ACTHELAMFANS
PHIFROGSONATA
PIECEOUTANDOUT
ALIENPLANTLIFE
LINEDSLUGELF
Sun 8/12/1956 CONVENTIONAL
ADAGESOPALACCESS
OVERRATEALIVENORDIC
KEFAUVERDDEISENHOWER
ANABEVELLEDSPANAGA
YUMADEMEANNOELPREP
SEERSNISIBINECADDY
ROASTSJANSSAL
IVANHOEBANEOPPOSES
BRANNANBUCKLEDUPTAT
ROUGETDICKNIXONCASE
INLETWALKSOVERHASTE
BITSPALLETTESMUNSEL
ESETHREETOEDMARTENS
STREWEDTENSMARLAND
YAWCIRESOCKET
CAFESPONSFAMAYARDS
OVIDDONGHUBERTSEAL
NETSOLDCEMENTEDPIE
FRANKLAUSCHETHURMOND
ASSAILCANESAUTOISTS
BEAUTYTOYSROMNEY
Mon 8/13/1956
NAVESDASHER
AGILEINTERACT
STREETSTEINWAY
HUECATCHERHEL
ERECTREEDRISE
BARETERMRADAR
ALSATIANCOVERS
SENDSATE
SPRINTRERENTAL
TRENTPEDENOSE
RINGKURASANTA
ANDCORONETTUN
SCENARIOREFITS
SERENESTIRENE
SWEATSSNEER
Tue 8/14/1956
SPEEDUPPREVIEW
PARVENUREVERSE
INGENUEOPERATE
NEONSRIPEONED
SEMICOLON
ABSRULESVISTA
PRIMCEDEACTOR
PARISHBLAINE
AVERTBAILSPAN
LENTOABBOTELA
HANDLEBAR
FOALEGERMETAL
OBSERVEITALICE
ROISTERAILERON
TEASERSNEEDERS
Wed 8/15/1956
AWAREQUADDEBS
LATEXURSAEXAM
DROPOIGORMUSE
APPETIZERCALLA
LINZBARTER
POTCAINORC
ODICCACOPHONY
MOROSAVOREVOE
PROPELLERSALA
AVESURALOS
BRACEDSOBS
LIMESBACKSTAGE
AMATLAVAEATER
SETISKITNITER
ERICDUDETRUSS
Thu 8/16/1956
SANDHOSSELDER
EPOSUVEANAIVE
PARCHMENTSTRIA
ARMEONSBUTTER
LASCAREERIE
ORESRETRACT
GREATDIVIDETHY
HEATFANSOAR
ASSNATTYBUMPPO
THEROSESALE
USERSSTELMO
CANNESAPEROUT
ALONGDRAMATIST
MEDEASAGEDREE
PEERYMIENSEER
Fri 8/17/1956
EBANACTUPETTU
TOTOCORFUSOAR
CLOVERLEAFKLAN
HOMEBODYFRILLS
LOSSHBOMB
SATINSSEAPORTS
NURSYRALLYIRE
ERATLEVELIDEA
RAFGALENANGEL
DEFERREDSTEEDS
IMAGEPOOR
BECOMEKILLTIME
ACCTSPEEDLIMIT
SHOESINCEOPEN
SOPSENTERNINA
Sat 8/18/1956
ALPSEGADSTAGY
POOHNOTEISSEI
STRAWVOTELEYTE
ESTRAYIPSELIL
SOLGREENLAND
AWINKAERATE
CIDICEDAPACHE
ETERNALTIARAED
SHRUGSPARRRAG
SPIDERTERRY
MONTANANSNEO
AMIPONSMELTON
TASTECIGARETTE
CHEEREVILROTA
HAILSRESTSPOT
Sun 8/19/1956 HORSE OPERA
BETRAYBLASEBAKUBASAL
ATHENAROBESOXENORALE
THEVALKYRIESPESTILENCE
HERETENDEREDSTINTCOD
ELYWARNSSNIBREGCHAS
DIEBEHNECOLEAFRO
SCENICRIOMKNOLLLAPPS
WORKMANPRESTONANOMALY
ICCATOPGRAUGODOTNAN
PAULREVERETRAINERSZIG
ESPYRAREJUPITERALATE
RESSITOILUSMME
SHEANLENIHANDOSAVENT
TELTHOUSANDBENCHRIDER
RAMWORSTGOLAGALEDOE
AVENIDAALIGARHREPAINT
PERONNATALEMEURECESS
LEESTEMPISANGLEA
SCADOFTPINEDHOWSRAY
PAYOHARANODULOSEACRE
LADYGODIVARIDERHAGGARD
AMEERETONBLESSLEERED
TANTEDENTSENSEDESOTO

Original PDF missing clues after 83-Down; clues are from reprint of puzzle in a book. Original 117-Across clue had "B. A."; changed this to "S. A." Original 122-Across clue had "Identation"; corrected this to "Indentation."

Mon 8/20/1956
LADDDRABSCOUR
ABIEEAVEPORTE
HLMENCKENAUDIE
RESPIREDARNELL
SPYBELTRES
BOROSBORGE
ABOUAUKRANGES
LOOTERSEERIEST
TETHEROWNCANA
LAINEPARER
GASHNNESIR
RETORTSSHEATHE
IRENEUNDERGRAD
MIREDLEARUELE
MENDSTYKEAEON
Tue 8/21/1956
PEERABARATQUE
ELLAMETACHURN
ELIZABETHKEENE
PETERSBURGHESS
SSEMAEARGON
PACSHOREMAN
TAVIEMERGEAAA
ALINEICAWORRY
HOCTILTHSAYES
RETRACESAYR
OUTERUNALVI
BARBSAINTLOUIS
ALISTCATHERINE
FLAIREMIAEGER
FANNYSALSMISE

The actual lyric in 5-Across clue, from "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," should end with "when he was only three," not "when he was three." Did not correct this.

Wed 8/22/1956
BORISCRAGSPRY
ORONOHOWEPRUE
OLMANRIVERLOLA
MEANTIMESRICER
DAVETRACERS
STOOGECRANES
HONUSCHUCKSOW
ABETTRICKTINA
KEATHINKCROIX
TERETEBOUNTY
OPALINEPONE
MATINROASTLAMB
ENIDSIXSHOOTER
GAMEPOETUVATE
AYESANNERENEW
Thu 8/23/1956
SMASHSTEPSPAR
HOLLOTEALELMO
ROPERREVICTUAL
USHERAREELTHE
BEATIFYDRACO
FILSSMOCKS
PUSSYCATSSARAH
ONCESMEESTALE
SCANTBENEFITED
HORNINPEER
EAMESSPENCER
ARCETHICSERVE
FORESHORECREES
ATOMETONOVERT
ROWSRENTSEPTS
Fri 8/24/1956
BESTLLAMAACME
OBOEAARONCLOD
BRANDYWINETATE
SORTIESEMERSON
INTSTILES
BRUNETTECOSMOS
LONGERASPSALM
AGTISOLATETIE
SURERTETEDEVA
TEAPOTRELEASER
VINOUSLAK
CRESSONSTROKED
HILTMARKANTONY
ICELBROILAKIN
DADESMITENODE
Sat 8/25/1956
SAKESODSCHANG
HILLBILLYHUMOR
ELALAMEINIRANI
DENISONALSTON
NANTUCKET
ANGLEKARASTU
SCOTTPUTONAIRS
OTTOGALENFREE
HORNPIPESSTEAD
OREORALSCENT
COLLECTOR
SWORDSLIONESS
NATALMYANTONIA
ALONEPARTSONGS
PEEKSSPASNANS
Sun 8/26/1956 WORD GAME
ALLAHHAHAALBAADMAN
CAIROANONSEASLEAVE
RIATALOGISTICSICHOR
INNDEFLATORKELTDIV
DEEPSPINALBETAAIDE
RATASDEERSKIN
PAGEBOYMOIRESERICAS
EXOTICMIMERSABALONE
BOLEDHOMERCLANNEE
ANDREETONSSODSSEWN
MISTRESSOFTHESEAS
SPITIOTAFRYERCUTUP
TANJEDSFELISATONE
OPENERSLOOSEROREGON
PARANAMYRRHSMATRASS
BACCARATPATEN
CONSKONAUPRISEEVAS
RUEESSEONEALONEITE
ANGELSTEVENSONNIXON
SCENAETREAPSEITEMS
SEVENTEARLYEDDANSE
Mon 8/27/1956
LAMBHAVOCSHAD
AMOROBEAHTALE
LENASENSEOUSE
ARTISTDIRECTOR
ENEIDSULK
BICYCLESBLADES
ASATENONADOWA
NARDSILASEGER
GALOPMAMIECRO
SCONESREDCROSS
JETSDECAL
FIGURINEMEDLEY
IRMACOUPEEARS
JOANKOREAARNE
INNSSPENTUSSR
Tue 8/28/1956
ATAWORESTURM
BENGURIONERNIE
ANNAPOLISRAISE
TENETSUMPIRED
NNEGREEN
SATEDCLEANERS
HURTPOESTEAMS
UTAHOWELLSMIO
TOMCATFOYPOLL
SPURIOUSLANES
DROLLTAN
SARDINEHUMANS
AGILEALABAMIAN
FEVERTOLERANCE
REEDSEWESEKE
Wed 8/29/1956
PATMOSCLEMATIS
ADROITRENOVATE
NEARLYENDEARED
ELITEMATASARG
LINEDAKISSGAE
ENEABELPLOTS
DERANGEDBOONE
ROILBLOC
MOTTOCLERIHEW
PAUSEARABALA
ANTDAVISBERET
JOWLVENTOLIVE
AWAITINGONECAR
MARRIAGEREMOTE
ARDENNESEDITED
Thu 8/30/1956
CITEDERMHEEL
CAMELETUIALLY
AMPLYFULLDRESS
MEALPEDEIRA
ELSINOREDOINGS
ROSTERORMOLU
ATESTALAGARTE
STEVENSON
CORPNEWELSDOS
AFEARDISBENT
WALRUSKEFAUVER
EKEHOSEROME
TEAMSTERSALTOS
ELSAAIDESEERS
AMENBRANHYDE
Fri 8/31/1956
GALLIAPREFAB
MEDIANTROSELEE
INVADEREWERIES
NEARPIECENELS
URNSTUDENTNIA
TACETMADEBONY
ELEVENMENDERES
IRONDUEL
HITTITESTULIPS
AREALAESMARIE
LOSESTATESORE
ENTSPHLOXSNAG
STATUREREPLATE
TOTALERKREUGER
NETTEDSTAGED
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