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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Tuesday, January 11, 1955

Author:
Thomas J. Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 29.3
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,023
Across
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Blemish. : FLAW
5
Isle ___, in the Irish Sea. : OFMAN
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A single photograph. : SHOT
14
Unusually good. : RARE
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Not a single person. : NOONE
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Comic character. : POGO
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Base. : EVIL
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Battle area. : FRONTLINES
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Distributed. : DEALTOUT
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River of northern India. : GANGES
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Destiny. : DOOM
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Yawn. : GAPE
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Complete. : ALLOUT
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Present instance. : THISTIME
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Unclear. : FAINT
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Excelled. : SHONE
34
Goddess of night. : NOX
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Harrow tooth. : TINE
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Estimate. : GUESS
37
Famous Roman consul. : CATO
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Where Dover is: Abbr. : ENG
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Coquet. : FLIRT
40
Imbibed too much. : TOPED
41
Steadfast. : RESOLUTE
43
Reptile. : TURTLE
44
Ordinance. : RITE
45
Poetic time. : MORN
46
Learned man. : SAVANT
49
Admiring whistle. : WOLFCALL
53
The voting public. : ELECTORATE
55
Variety of agate. : ONYX
56
Man's name. : NEIL
57
Well-known. : NOTED
58
Island in South Pacific. : BALI
59
Cross out. : DELE
60
Boxing match. : SETTO
61
River of the lower world. : STYX
Down
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Portland's husband. : FRED
2
Wash. : LAVE
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Vocal number. : ARIA
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Words of commendation. : WELLDONE
5
Walking. : ONFOOT
6
Law court. : FORUM
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Debatable. : MOOT
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Actress Harding. : ANN
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Profits. : NETGAINS
10
Small piano. : SPINET
11
Warehouse, in China. : HONG
12
S-shaped curve. : OGEE
13
Jerk upward. : TOSS
19
Fault. : LAPSE
21
Praise highly: Colloq. : TOUT
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Write things for another's signature. : GHOST
25
Later than. : AFTER
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Recording favorite, Frankie ___. : LAINE
27
European food-fishes. : LINGS
28
Thither. : THERE
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Not suitable. : INAPT
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Motorist's stopover. : MOTEL
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A going out. : EXODE
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Matched furniture. : SUITE
36
Heavy eaters. : GLUTTONS
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Pipes. : CORNCOBS
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City in Michigan. : FLINT
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Sport of kings. : TURF
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Decision of great authority. : ORACLE
43
City of 300,000 on the Maumee. : TOLEDO
45
Song. : MOTET
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Impel. : SEND
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On the quiet side. : ALEE
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Screen. : VEIL
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Scottish inventor. : WATT
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Sculptor's study: Abbr. : ANAT
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Dramatist of Shakespeare's time. : LYLY
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69. : LXIX
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Small deer. : ROE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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