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Christine R. Valence
New York Times, Wednesday, January 16, 1963
Author:
Christine Valence
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.94, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.4
Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Christine R. Valence has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Christine Valence is an alias for Christine R. Valence.
David Steinberg notes:
Clue for 43-Down, WHIGS, was "Zachary Taylor." Changed it to "Zachary Taylor's party."
1 P | 2 A | 3 V | 4 O | 5 D | 6 A | 7 M | 8 P | |||||||
9 H | 10 E | A | D | O | N | 11 I | G | U | A | 12 N | 13 A | |||
14 A | N | Y | O | N | E | 15 V | E | R | S | E | D | |||
16 P | I | C | A | S | 17 P | 18 L | A | N | K | 19 A | R | 20 Y |
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21 E | R | A | S | 22 G | I | A | N | T | 23 T | R | I | O |
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24 A | D | M | 25 B | E | E | T | S | 26 B | E | E | F | Y |
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27 T | O | P | 28 N | O | T | C | H | 29 Q | U | A | R | T | O |
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30 A | G | U | E | 31 G | U | N | S | |||||||
32 H | 33 I | 34 C | C | U | P | 35 B | R | A | C | E | 36 L | 37 E | 38 T |
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39 O | D | O | R | S | 40 B | R | A | S | H | 41 O | A | R |
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42 S | A | V | E | 43 W | R | O | T | H | 44 S | U | R | E |
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45 S | H | E | 46 C | H | I | M | E | 47 B | E | N | N | Y |
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48 O | R | 49 C | H | I | D | 50 F | 51 O | R | A | G | E | |||
52 S | T | O | O | G | E | 53 U | N | I | T | E | D | |||
54 B | U | S | S | 55 L | E | G | S |
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,928
Across
1
Constellation, the Peacock. : PAVO
5
Humidity. : DAMP
9
Kind of collision. : HEADON
11
Lizard. : IGUANA
14
Indefinite person. : ANYONE
15
Skilled. : VERSED
16
Type sizes. : PICAS
17
Article in a certain platform. : PLANK
19
Adjective suffix. : ARY
21
Signal stages of history. : ERAS
22
Edna Ferber novel. : GIANT
23
Wynken, Blynken and Nod, for example. : TRIO
24
Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
25
Menu item, Harvard ___. : BEETS
26
Thickset. : BEEFY
27
Unsurpassed. : TOPNOTCH
29
Book size. : QUARTO
30
Spell of shivering. : AGUE
31
Goes hunting. : GUNS
32
Sound akin to a cough. : HICCUP
35
Piece of jewelry. : BRACELET
39
Perfumes. : ODORS
40
Foolhardy. : BRASH
41
Put one's ___ in (interfere). : OAR
42
But. : SAVE
43
Incensed. : WROTH
44
Steadfast. : SURE
45
Novel of 1887. : SHE
46
Doorbell. : CHIME
47
Famous violinist. : BENNY
48
Symbol of luxury. : ORCHID
50
Food of a sort. : FORAGE
52
Cousin of a straight man. : STOOGE
53
In agreement. : UNITED
54
Playful kiss. : BUSS
55
Runs (with "it"). : LEGS
Down
1
___ you go. : PAYAS
2
Fusses. : ADOS
3
Prefix in some names. : VON
4
Type of bathing suit. : ONEPIECE
5
Couches. : DIVANS
6
Active cause. : AGENT
7
Darkness. : MURK
8
French negative. : PAS
9
Milady's concern. : HAIRDO
10
Set up a temporary dwelling. : ENCAMP
12
Closer. : NEARER
13
Without anchor. : ADRIFT
16
Source of charcoal. : PEAT
18
Plaster support. : LATH
20
String toy. : YOYO
22
Partner of go. : GETUP
23
Comb (flax, wool, etc.). : TEASE
25
Spurious: Colloq. : BOGUS
26
Group of people. : BUNCH
28
Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
29
Suppress. : QUASH
31
Appreciative. : GRATEFUL
32
Cowpoke's mount. : HOSS
33
Certain potatoes. : IDAHOS
34
Hiding place for game. : COVERT
35
Ichabod Crane's rival. : BROM
36
Sitting room. : LOUNGE
37
Merited. : EARNED
38
Card. : TREY
40
Certain veiled ladies. : BRIDES
43
Zachary Taylor's party. : WHIGS
44
Two on the aisle. : SEATS
46
Cabbage: Fr. : CHOU
47
Sailing ship. : BRIG
49
Small horse. : COB
51
Any individual. : ONE
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later.
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