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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, January 8, 1964

38-Across : Laughing.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 19.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,274
Across
1
Weight. : LOAD
5
Signal bell. : GONG
9
Silence! : SHUSH
14
Killer whale. : ORCA
15
Sequel to "Typee." : OMOO
16
Shrink. : WINCE
17
Member of the band. : CORNETIST
19
Madison Avenue worker. : ADMAN
20
Emcee's opening gambit. : ANECDOTE
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Negotiates. : TREATS
22
___ one's head. : LOSES
23
Spirit. : ARDOR
24
Turn. : REVOLVE
28
Mongolian city. : URGA
31
Suppositions. : IFS
34
Kind of sail. : LATEEN
35
Novice: Var. : TIRO
36
Quips. : MOTS
38
Laughing. : RIANT
39
Ireland's Mr. Lemass. : SEAN
40
Quarry. : PREY
41
Ravines of South Africa. : DONGAS
43
Color. : DYE
44
Try: Colloq. : STAB
45
Girl in "Great Expectations." : ESTELLA
47
River in France. : MARNE
49
Nautical term. : ABAFT
53
Mongoose's prey. : COBRAS
55
Part of the Pacific. : CHINASEA
58
Plant of the arum family. : AROID
59
Elevator man's dictum. : GOINGDOWN
60
Silver, in Spain. : PLATA
61
Frustrate. : BALK
62
Pub sign. : ALES
63
Arno, for one. : PETER
64
Nautical term. : STAY
65
Not a one. : NARY
Down
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Type of train. : LOCAL
2
Site of University of Maine. : ORONO
3
Landed property. : ACRES
4
Terpsichore. : DANCER
5
"___ the ant, thou sluggard." : GOTO
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Neglect. : OMIT
7
Cyrano's burden. : NOSE
8
Received. : GOT
9
Turf. : SWARD
10
Refuges of a sort. : HIDEOUTS
11
Single. : UNMARRIED
12
Get going! : SCAT
13
Pullets. : HENS
18
One of the Fords. : EDSEL
21
Series of thirty masses, in Roman Catholic churches. : TRENTAL
23
Requite. : AVENGE
25
Family in "Barnaby Rudge." : VARDENS
26
Idle. : OTIOSE
27
Inclined. : LEANT
29
English poet. : GRAY
30
Top rating at Lloyd's. : AONE
31
Gremlins. : IMPS
32
Dodge or Duquesne. : FORT
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The Robert E. Lee. : STEAMBOAT
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Lover of luxury. : SYBARITE
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Popular cant. : SLANG
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Oil port on Persian Gulf. : ABADAN
48
Airport equipment. : RADAR
50
City in Lombardy. : ASOLA
51
Not so many. : FEWER
52
Strong-smelling plant. : TANSY
53
Current cartoonist. : CAPP
54
Narrow fillet, on a shaft. : ORLE
55
Parka. : COAT
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"Eyes" of beans: Bot. : HILA
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Black. : INKY
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Shavian initials. : GBS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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