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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, November 18, 1954

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 23.1
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,969
Across
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Secret. : INSIDE
7
Emboss on metal. : CHASE
12
Accumulate rapidly. : SNOWBALL
14
Expression of sorrow. : LAMENT
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Clumsy. : UNGAINLY
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Expiater. : ATONER
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Laborers. : PEONS
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Shooting ___. : IRONS
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Musical syllable. : TRA
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Certain athletes. : PROS
23
Barbecue accessories. : SPITS
24
V. P. Morton, 1889–93. : LEVI
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Money in G. B. : LSD
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Cerro de ___, Peru. : PASCO
27
Conclusive. : FINAL
28
Languish. : FADE
29
Picks out. : SELECTS
31
Former general, now college president. : CLARK
33
Eastern queen. : RANEE
34
Two-wheeled cart. : CHARIOT
36
Persians. : CATS
37
Sunders. : RIVES
38
Ankle wear. : SPATS
40
Any flatfish. : DAB
43
Bills. : ONES
44
Arthur Marx. : HARPO
45
Clayey deposit. : MARL
46
Cape near Cod. : ANN
47
___ Duke. : DORIS
48
Punctuation mark. : COMMA
49
Carry off forcibly. : KIDNAP
51
Grow rapidly. : MUSHROOM
53
Wintry sound effect. : SNEEZE
54
Enjoyment. : PLEASURE
55
Hollywood first name. : GREER
56
Diner or bistro. : EATERY
Down
1
Shoe linings. : INNERS
2
Useless. : NOGOOD
3
Cygnets. : SWANS
4
Heron's relative. : IBIS
5
Son of Jacob. : DAN
6
Geometric figure. : ELLIPSE
7
Groups in the Highlands. : CLANS
8
Stovepipes. : HATS
9
I love: Latin. : AMO
10
"I do," for instance. : SENTENCE
11
Devitalize. : ENERVATE
12
Something added: Abbr. : SUPPL
13
Piece by Ira Gershwin. : LYRIC
15
Pioneers' routes. : TRAILS
20
Western Indians. : OTOS
23
Opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. : SADKO
24
Claims on property. : LIENS
26
Coty's capital. : PARIS
27
"We fix ___." : FLATS
28
Subway riders. : FARES
30
Relative of Calliope. : ERATO
31
Gym exercise. : CHINNING
32
Fragrant plant. : LAVENDER
34
Raven sounds. : CROAKS
35
Practically extinct title. : TSAR
36
Seed pod. : CAPSULE
39
Dress up. : PRIMP
40
"Parlez-moi ___." : DAMOUR
41
HQ of a National Guard unit. : ARMORY
42
Reproach. : BLAME
44
Optimist. : HOPER
45
Guy Cordon's colleague. : MORSE
47
Sensation of confusion. : DAZE
48
Converse. : CHAT
50
Mme. de Stael, ___ Necker. : NEE
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Bering or Coral. : SEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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