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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Monday, January 28, 1957

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 23.1
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,771
Across
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Large leaflike part of a flower. : SPATHE
7
Sides of doorways. : JAMBS
12
Enthusiastic embraces: Colloq. : BEARHUGS
14
On every side. : AROUND
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Retaliation. : REPRISAL
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Old Glory. : BANNER
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Surface extents. : AREAS
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Costa Rican port. : LIMON
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Letter. : GEE
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In a high degree. : VERY
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Ornamental loop. : PICOT
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Type of India rubber from South America. : PARA
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Army togs. : ODS
26
Alaskan naval base. : SITKA
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City on the Willamette River. : SALEM
28
Historic atoll. : WAKE
29
Makes clothes. : TAILORS
31
Vibrate. : SHAKE
33
Slackens. : SLOWS
34
Veteran troupers (with "old"). : STAGERS
36
Health centers. : SPAS
37
Loud shouts. : CRIES
38
Election name. : ESTES
40
City in Italy. : BRA
43
___ de combat. : HORS
44
Any Western hero. : HEMAN
45
Understands. : SEES
46
Not in the pink. : ILL
47
Shade of blue: Colloq. : COPEN
48
Like some coats. : FURRY
49
Treat as unimportant. : SLIGHT
51
Corresponding factor. : ANALOGUE
53
Lackey. : MENIAL
54
First principle. : RUDIMENT
55
Thin and piping. : REEDY
56
Morning prayers. : MATINS
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Get angry: Colloq. : SEERED
2
Themes. : PAPERS
3
Marshal. : ARRAY
4
The thing mentioned. : THIS
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Historic Czech reformer, Jan ___. : HUS
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Liberté, ___, fraternité. : EGALITE
7
Ruffled lace trimming. : JABOT
8
Island off Ireland. : ARAN
9
Harry Lauder, for one. : MON
10
Resort abode. : BUNGALOW
11
Gibers. : SNEERERS
12
Cheer at the curtain call. : BRAVO
13
Glossy. : SLICK
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Fond hopes. : DREAMS
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Ditch. : MOAT
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Tightwad. : PIKER
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Columbus sailed from here. : PALOS
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Oriental beverages. : SAKES
27
Companion of Paul. : SILAS
28
Pay. : WAGES
30
Colorado resort city. : ASPEN
31
Baby carriage. : STROLLER
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Very slender margin. : HAIRLINE
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Rift. : SCHISM
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Percolate. : SEEP
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Tin. : STANNUM
39
Blotch. : SMEAR
40
Miss Clinker's voice. : BERGEN
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Most TV films. : RERUNS
42
Up to now. : ASYET
44
Violently. : HOTLY
45
Finland, to the Finns. : SUOMI
47
Lake in Africa. : CHAD
48
Flutter. : FLIT
50
Verb for Robert Burns. : GIE
52
Political group. : ADA

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

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