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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, November 26, 1958

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 57.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,438
Across
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Abode of the Hawkeyes. : IOWA
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Chief city of the Balearic Islands. : PALMA
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___ much as. : INAS
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Disappears. : GOES
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Of the planet Mars. : AREAN
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Musical finale. : CODA
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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Sensational front-page items. : SCAREHEADS
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After-dinner chitchat. : TABLETALK
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Hebrew dry measure. : EPHAH
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Fastened, as shoes. : LACED
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A princess of Brabant. : ELSA
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Fit ___ fiddle. : ASA
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Intimation. : CUE
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Uneasy under restraint. : RESTIVE
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Standards. : BANNERS
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More exacting. : STERNER
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Each: Scot. : ILKA
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Where Ibsen died. : OSLO
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Small ruminant. : DEERLET
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Fellows or pals, in British slang. : CULLIES
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Road, in Spain or Portugal. : ESTRADA
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Paraguay–Brazil border river. : APA
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Compass point. : SSE
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Imitated. : APED
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Game fish. : TROUT
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Fried dish. : SAUTE
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Simplicity. : PLAINNESS
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___ Day. : APRILFOOLS
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Break ___ (enter forcibly). : INTO
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Football cheering-section exhortation. : GOGO
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Seaweeds, pond scum, etc. : ALGAE
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Wood sorrels. : OCAS
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Port in Arabia. : ADEN
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Years of one's life. : TEENS
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Biblical mountain. : NEBO
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"___ Rhythm." : IGOT
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O'Neill's daughter. : OONA
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Spoilsport. : WETBLANKET
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City in Lombardy, Italy. : ASOLA
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Famous French chemist. : PASTEUR
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Covered ways. : ARCADES
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Loyal: Scot. : LEAL
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Mileposts. : MARKERS
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One: Scot. : ANE
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U. S. Coast Guard operation. : ICEPATROL
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Ham's father. : NOAH
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Po tributary. : ADDA
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Window frame. : SASH
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Source of British man power, 1776. : HESSE
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Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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Allow. : LET
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First word of a memorable hymn. : ABIDE
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Stock market listing. : SALES
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Urgency. : INSISTENCE
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Commune in Yugoslavia. : VELES
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Gnawed away. : EROSE
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Story. : NARRATION
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Fold of a collar. : LAPEL
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City in Holland. : EDE
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Larva of an amphibian. : TADPOLE
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Native of Spain. : CATALAN
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Ascends. : UPRISES
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City of N France. : LAON
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Confederation. : UNION
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Tale of heroism. : SAGA
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Footless creature. : APOD
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Press. : URGE
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Theatre box. : LOGE
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An attempt: Colloq. : STAB
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Not good, not bad. : SOSO
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Plump. : FAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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