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Israel Gitter
Israel Gitter

New York Times, Friday, January 29, 1954

Author:
Israel Gitter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 33.9
Israel Gitter has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,676
Across
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Small coin in Bangkok. : BAHT
5
Indian province. : ASSAM
10
Federal agency in the spotlight. : FBI
13
Hawaiian food-fish. : ULUA
14
It goes with "summa cum." : LAUDE
15
Armored Olympian. : ARES
16
Play by Tennessee Williams. : CAMINOREAL
18
Adroit. : NEAT
19
British Nobel Prize winner, 1907. : KIPLING
20
Clan symbols. : TOTEMS
22
Affliction. : WOE
23
Composer of "Fantasie Impromptu." : CHOPIN
25
European in India. : SAHIB
28
Stock market transaction. : SHORTSALE
31
Hole ___. : INONE
32
Expressions. : TERMS
33
Big ___. : TOP
34
Well-known name in Denver. : DOUD
35
He wrote "The Red Badge of Courage." : CRANE
36
Ardor. : FIRE
37
MS. workers. : EDS
38
G. I. prerogative. : GRIPE
39
River through Burgundy. : SAONE
40
Well-known spiritual. : DEEPRIVER
42
Spanish cloths. : PINAS
43
First-grader's book. : PRIMER
44
Cowardly person. : CUR
45
"___ the Lord and pass ... " : PRAISE
47
Sights on the Yangtse. : SAMPANS
51
U. S. delegate to U. N. : LORD
52
Before the Civil War. : ANTEBELLUM
55
Bone: Comb. form. : OSTE
56
Central pillar of winding stair. : NEWEL
57
Italian wine city. : ASTI
58
He wrote "Life with Father." : DAY
59
Feed fuel to. : STOKE
60
Senators' infielder. : YOST
Down
1
American Nobel Prize winner. : BUCK
2
Mountains in Asia. : ALAI
3
Airman's term for the Himalayas (with "the"). : HUMP
4
An asset for any plane. : TAILWIND
5
Isolated. : ALONE
6
Well-known puppeteer. : SARG
7
"Sweet ___." : SUE
8
Liberal political group. : ADA
9
Popular singer. : MELTORME
10
Great Britain or France, for instance. : FREENATION
11
Radio signal. : BEAM
12
Followers: Suffix. : ISTS
15
Dissidents. : ANTIS
17
Lachrymose lady. : NIOBE
21
Makes a choice. : OPTS
23
"___ by the Dozen." : CHEAPER
24
Hero of a nursery rhyme. : HORNER
25
A hexagon is. : SIDED
26
Battery part. : ANODE
27
Art Linkletter's show. : HOUSEPARTY
28
Struggle. : STRIVE
29
"___ Doone." : LORNA
30
Rigid versions of the foil. : EPEES
35
Natives of Yalta. : CRIMEANS
36
Sire of Man o' War. : FAIRPLAY
38
Gray: French. : GRIS
39
Froth. : SPUME
41
Darcy's forte. : PRIDE
44
Anchor chain. : CABLE
45
Trudge. : PLOD
46
Luigi's daughter. : ROSA
47
Explore. : SEEK
48
Likewise. : ALSO
49
Sundae topping. : NUTS
50
Enamored. : SMIT
53
Hair décor. : NET
54
Deuce. : TWO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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