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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Friday, November 26, 1954

30-Down : Verbal contraction.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,977
Across
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Ad man's art. : POSTER
7
Weapon: Slang. : GAT
10
Pitcher Maglie. : SAL
13
Gallery. : ARCADE
14
Cupbearer of Olympus. : GANYMEDE
16
Uses jive talk. : SLANGS
17
Moves more swiftly than. : OUTRACES
18
City in Salvador. : SANTATECLA
20
Liquid measures. : TUNS
21
Mutual: Comb. form. : INTER
22
Achievement of Chin and Ming dynasties. : WALL
23
Lily relative. : ALOE
24
Old Greek works. : ODES
25
Man's name. : DEREK
26
Unhappy reaction. : PAIN
27
Nursery rhyme boater. : NOD
28
Unit of electric force. : VOLT
29
Stars' goals. : AWARDS
31
Liquid measure. : GILL
32
___ Ridge, N. J. : GLEN
33
Not mechanized. : MANUAL
36
Near East Port. : SAID
37
Writings: Abbr. : MSS
40
Hero of a long-run play. : ABIE
41
Dwellers on the mesas. : HOPIS
43
Thunderstorm accompaniment. : HAIL
44
Parts of compasses. : LEGS
45
Celtic man's name. : OWEN
46
Diplomatic first name. : PERLE
47
Potations. : ALES
48
Not classified. : UNASSORTED
50
Fond one. : CARESSER
52
Gunner's activity. : AIMING
53
Curling irons. : CRISPERS
54
Time allowed for payment. : USANCE
55
Oklahoma city. : ADA
56
Useful quadruped. : ASS
57
Ground glass. : LENSES
Down
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Great enthusiasm. : PASSION
2
City in Florida. : ORLANDO
3
Short-changed. : SCANTED
4
Aunts: French. : TANTES
5
Author Wallace. : EDGAR
6
Immobility. : REST
7
De ___ of Lille. : GAULLE
8
Counteracting agents. : ANTALKALIS
9
Odin's son. : TYR
10
Temporal. : SECULAR
11
Glandlike. : ADENOID
12
Depreciates. : LESSENS
14
Carriage. : GOCART
15
Peloponnesian cape. : MATAPAN
19
Actor Tom. : EWELL
25
Good Christmas gifts. : DOLLHOUSES
28
Railroad term. : VIA
30
Verbal contraction. : WED
31
Conjectures. : GUESSES
32
Profits. : GAINS
33
Strait off Sumatra. : MALACCA
34
Medieval philosopher. : ABELARD
35
British colony on Gulf of Guinea. : NIGERIA
36
Relatives of halberds. : SPEARS
37
Swallows. : MARTINS
38
Library sign. : SILENCE
39
Arctic transportation. : SLEDGES
42
Landed gentry. : OWNERS
43
Ruth's middle name. : HERMAN
46
Ease of manner. : POISE
49
Visitor at Endor. : SAUL
51
Vacation place. : SPA

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

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