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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Wednesday, January 27, 1954

27-Down : Science fiction word.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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W
2
H
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I
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M
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C
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A
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R
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E
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S
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M
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A
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R
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S
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A
E
R
O
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A
G
O
R
A
16
A
R
I
A
17
F
R
A
N
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Z
J
O
S
E
F
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S
T
O
W
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S
E
S
S
I
O
N
S
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F
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L
O
A
T
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O
N
L
Y
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B
R
O
N
X
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S
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T
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O
O
G
E
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B
R
O
W
S
E
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R
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S
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N
O
U
N
S
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P
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R
I
P
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O
U
T
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R
A
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N
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A
X
L
E
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U
T
E
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P
E
R
R
Y
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S
T
E
L
E
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T
E
R
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R
A
P
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N
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B
I
A
S
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D
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S
O
U
L
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M
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R
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C
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U
P
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A
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G
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W
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A
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Y
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A
R
A
S
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C
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I
N
C
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S
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E
N
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R
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T
R
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P
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E
Y
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S
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D
A
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A
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P
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,674
Across
1
Fancy. : WHIM
5
They "fold their tents like the Arabs." : CARES
10
Symbol of war. : MARS
14
Gas: Comb. form. : AERO
15
Market place. : AGORA
16
Opera ingredient. : ARIA
17
Monarch of 1914. : FRANZJOSEF
19
Put away. : STOW
20
Meetings. : SESSIONS
21
Parade vehicles. : FLOATS
23
And no more. : ONLY
24
Home of 1,451,277 New Yorkers. : BRONX
25
Comedian's foil. : STOOGE
28
Book samplers. : BROWSERS
31
Substantives. : NOUNS
32
18th century writer. : PAINE
33
Catskills resident. : RIP
34
Baseball's big three. : OUTS
35
Prominent English actor. : RAINS
36
Spindle. : AXLE
37
Indian. : UTE
38
Hero of Put-in-Bay. : PERRY
39
Monument. : STELE
40
Turtle. : TERRAPIN
42
Prejudiced. : BIASED
43
All ___ Day. : SOULS
44
European blackbird. : MERL
45
Ceiling form. : CUPOLA
47
Modern type of TV program. : GIVEAWAY
51
Turkish river. : ARAS
52
City named after Roman hero. : CINCINNATI
54
Division. : SECT
55
Lake of Finland. : ENARE
56
Too much: Fr. : TROP
57
Regards. : EYES
58
Moro chiefs in P. I. : DATOS
59
Horned vipers. : ASPS
Down
1
Members of the USAF. : WAFS
2
On earth. : HERE
3
Cleopatra's faithful maid. : IRAS
4
Seasonal winds in southern Asia. : MONSOONS
5
Wheedle. : CAJOLE
6
___ column for personals. : AGONY
7
Sea near Little America. : ROSS
8
Rather than. : ERE
9
Yellow colors. : SAFFRONS
10
Free and Accepted ___. : MASONS
11
Persian warrior king. : ARTAXERXES
12
Uprising. : RIOT
13
Occasional musical instruments. : SAWS
18
Sounds made by 13 Down. : ZINGS
22
Member of Everest expedition. : LOWE
24
The ocean (with "the"). : BRINY
25
Prominent feature of a tapir. : SNOUT
26
All: French. : TOUTE
27
Science fiction word. : OUTERSPACE
28
Child. : BAIRN
29
Moon valley. : RILLE
30
Run. : SPEED
32
Coty's capital. : PARIS
35
Paid back. : REPLACED
36
Swift-footed Greek huntress. : ATALANTA
38
Sen. Douglas. : PAUL
39
Origin of "Sailor, beware!" : SIREN
41
Alights. : ROOSTS
42
Groups, especially of girls. : BEVIES
44
Small: Comb. form. : MICRO
45
Senator from South Dakota. : CASE
46
American scientist. : UREY
47
Midge. : GNAT
48
World affairs. : WARS
49
Above. : ATOP
50
Barks. : YIPS
53
"Once ___ blue moon." : INA

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

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