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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Monday, April 9, 1956

37-Across : Of the stars.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 56.6 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,477
Across
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Décolleté. : LOWCUT
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Winged seed. : SAMARA
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Bololike knife. : MACHETE
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Tours. : TRAVELS
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European bunting. : ORTOLAN
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River between the Amboys. : RARITAN
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Zeta ___ Alpha, national sorority. : TAU
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Noted Socialist leader. : THOMAS
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Hector Munro's pen name. : SAKI
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Little demons. : IMPS
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Skiing requisite. : SNOW
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Clifton Fadiman's nickname. : KIP
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Lubricated. : OILED
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More than one. : SOME
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"Numbered," in the writing on the wall. : MENE
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Required. : NEEDED
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Designs for jewels. : SETTINGS
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Green-thumb men. : GARDENERS
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Of the stars. : SIDEREAL
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Greens with dressing. : SALADS
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Miss Claire and namesakes. : INAS
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Colorless. : DRAB
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Important Baltic seaport. : MEMEL
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Shrinking. : SHY
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Superior Russian caviar. : IKRA
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Carp's relative. : DACE
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Italian child's word for brother. : TATO
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Laminated rock. : GNEISS
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Last letter from Britain. : ZED
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Running off to Gretna Green. : ELOPING
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Calling one's party. : DIALING
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Renovation. : RENEWAL
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State of lying dormant. : LATENCE
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Pay check. : SALARY
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Part of A. E. C. : ENERGY
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City in Wyoming. : LARAMIE
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Eightfold. : OCTUPLE
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U. N. health agency. : WHO
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Gael. : CELT
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Shoshonean Indians. : UTAHS
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Tongues to fit mortises. : TENONS
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Puppets. : STRAWMEN
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Macaws. : ARAS
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Impair. : MAR
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Rara ___. : AVIS
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Rephotographed. : RETAKEN
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Notation on a menu. : ALAKING
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Proposal made in an assembly. : MOTION
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Birds related to woodcocks. : SNIPES
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Fishing spot in Manitoba. : MOOSELAKE
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Grasslike marsh plants. : SEDGES
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Start of a salutation. : DEAR
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Vous ___ (you are): French. : ETES
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Deluded. : MISLED
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___ Scott Decision. : DRED
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Means of transportation. : TRAM
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Audaciously. : DARINGLY
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Eileen, for example. : SISTER
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Draws a deep breath. : INHALES
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East coast auto-racing beach. : DAYTONA
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Astounding. : AMAZING
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Proper observance of good taste. : DECENCY
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Blacksmith's hammer. : SLEDGE
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Anything that restrains. : BRIDLE
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Oriental. : ASIAN
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Popular make of German car. : OPEL
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Snarl, as a dog. : GNAR
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Surfeit. : SATE
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Hawaiian frigate bird. : IWA
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Celtic Neptune. : LER

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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