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Kathryn Righter
New York Times, Tuesday, July 31, 1962
54-Down : Noun suffix.
Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 9.3
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 V | 2 E | 3 R | 4 D | 5 I | 6 C | 7 T | 8 I | 9 N | 10 Q | 11 U | 12 I | 13 R | 14 E |
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15 A | V | I | A | T | O | R | 16 C | O | U | R | S | E | D |
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17 L | O | N | G | A | G | O | 18 E | R | A | S | I | N | G |
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19 S | E | G | 20 L | E | T | 21 L | U | S | T | Y |
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22 P | I | N | S | 23 A | 24 R | I | L | |||||||
25 T | 26 O | 27 P | H | A | T | 28 P | R | E | F | A | 29 C | 30 E | 31 S |
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32 O | R | L | O | N | 33 B | E | L | A | Y | 34 A | N | T |
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35 A | B | U | T | 36 F | I | R | E | D | 37 A | F | A | R |
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38 D | I | M | 39 C | A | N | I | S | 40 A | R | E | C | A |
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41 S | T | E | 42 W | A | R | D | S | 43 T | R | U | S | T | Y |
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44 A | R | M | S | 45 C | O | R | M | |||||||
46 A | 47 P | 48 A | R | T | 49 A | L | I | 50 A | 51 L | 52 A |
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53 P | A | R | B | O | 54 I | 55 L | 56 R | E | V | 57 E | L | E | R |
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58 E | N | C | L | O | S | E | 59 O | D | A | L | I | S | K |
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60 R | E | S | E | N | T | S | 61 M | O | L | L | I | E | S |
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,764
Across
1
Courtroom drama. : VERDICT
8
Seek information. : INQUIRE
15
Wearer of wings. : AVIATOR
16
Hunted with hounds. : COURSED
17
In the past. : LONGAGO
18
Rubbing out. : ERASING
19
Portion: Abbr. : SEG
20
Lease. : LET
21
Robust. : LUSTY
22
Tholes. : PINS
23
Seed covering. : ARIL
25
Stovepipe. : TOPHAT
28
Introductions. : PREFACES
32
Modern fabric. : ORLON
33
Hold fast: Naut. : BELAY
34
Termite. : ANT
35
Border on. : ABUT
36
Kiln-treated. : FIRED
37
Off. : AFAR
38
Not clear. : DIM
39
Dog genus. : CANIS
40
Palm. : ARECA
41
Shipboard personnel. : STEWARDS
43
Reliable. : TRUSTY
44
Octopus' forte. : ARMS
45
Crocus bulb. : CORM
46
Separated. : APART
49
Caliph's name. : ALI
50
State: Abbr. : ALA
53
Recipe direction. : PARBOIL
56
Whoopee maker. : REVELER
58
Surround. : ENCLOSE
59
Harem dweller. : ODALISK
60
Shows displeasure. : RESENTS
61
Brightly colored aquarium fishes. : MOLLIES
Down
1
French laces. : VALS
2
Cry for 56 Across. : EVOE
3
Peal. : RING
4
U. N. name. : DAG
5
Native of Leghorn. : ITALIAN
6
Convincing. : COGENT
7
Runs. : TROTS
8
Dry ___. : ICE
9
Conjunction. : NOR
10
Become capable. : QUALIFY
11
Patron saint of Cologne. : URSULA
12
Goddess from 1700 B.C. : ISIS
13
Budget item. : RENT
14
Irritable. : EDGY
22
Light unit. : PHOT
23
Van Gogh's home. : ARLES
24
Peruse. : READ
25
Peepers' cousins. : TOADS
26
Telstar's path. : ORBIT
27
Prize. : PLUME
28
Iolanthe and others. : PERIS
29
Eating places. : CAFES
30
Decree. : ENACT
31
Wander. : STRAY
33
Unites. : BINDS
36
Country place. : FARM
37
Cuckoopint. : ARUM
39
Newspaper feature. : CARTOON
40
Advent. : ARRIVAL
42
Sing. : WARBLE
43
City on the Tagus. : TOLEDO
45
Billiard shot. : CAROM
46
Imitator. : APER
47
Window glass. : PANE
48
Rainbows. : ARCS
50
Et ___. : ALII
51
Injure: Fr. : LESE
52
Boats of a sort. : ARKS
54
Noun suffix. : IST
55
French article. : LES
57
Building section. : ELL
Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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