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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Friday, August 2, 1957

25-Across : Shield.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 48.2
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,957
Across
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Ancient Teuton. : GOTH
5
More competent. : ABLER
10
Blunt end. : STUB
14
City on the Jumna River. : AGRA
15
Viscous substance. : SLIME
16
River of Italy. : ARNO
17
Bang. : SLAM
18
Machination. : CONSPIRACY
20
Contrite. : PENITENT
22
Ancient revelation. : ORACLE
23
Position. : STAND
24
One type of party favor. : CRACKER
25
Shield. : DEFEND
27
Impure product of copper smelting. : MATTE
28
Particle. : ACE
29
Frozen. : GELID
31
Over. : ENDED
35
Owner of the manor. : LORD
37
Personal record. : DIARY
39
Six: Comb. form. : SEXI
40
Panel. : INSET
42
Stigmatize. : SMEAR
44
Sliding piece on a wheel. : CAM
45
Source of cayenne pepper. : CHILI
47
Gray-white metal. : CHROME
49
Mollusk. : ABALONE
52
Huzzah. : CHEER
53
Fox: Fr. : RENARD
54
Excited heart beats. : PITAPATS
57
Burn. : INCINERATE
59
Over and on. : ATOP
60
Biblical country. : EDOM
61
More pleasing. : NICER
62
Popular summer drink. : SODA
63
Without: Fr. : SANS
64
Amphibians. : TOADS
65
Run. : TROT
Down
1
Sound of dismay. : GASP
2
Make eyes at. : OGLE
3
Changes. : TRANSFERS
4
Descendant of a son of Noah. : HAMITE
5
Rose. : ASCENDED
6
Light. : BLOND
7
Fuzz. : LINT
8
Type squares. : EMS
9
Accounting. : REPORT
10
Arabs. : SARACENS
11
Course. : TRACK
12
Sam or Tom. : UNCLE
13
Star of movie romances. : BOYER
19
Angry. : IRATE
21
Spice. : TANG
24
Scheme. : CADRE
25
Unconventional modern artist. : DALI
26
Course of study: Abbr. : ECON
27
Southern resort. : MIAMI
30
Woven fabric. : LISLE
32
Authority on interiors. : DECORATOR
33
Midyears event. : EXAM
34
Piece of silver. : DIME
36
Announces loudly. : DECLAIMS
38
Affluent sailors. : YACHTERS
41
Brier. : THORN
43
Ostrich. : RHEA
46
Set back from the margin. : INDENT
48
Meal. : REPAST
49
Sign of the zodiac. : ARIES
50
Artist of the masks. : BENDA
51
Canal Zone town. : ANCON
52
Named. : CITED
54
Large rodent. : PACA
55
Great fuss. : TODO
56
Quarrel. : SPAT
58
So. American city. : RIO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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