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Willard N. Jordan
Willard N. Jordan

New York Times, Thursday, December 10, 1953

36-Down : Well-known dragon slayer.

Author:
Willard Jordan
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 40.1
Willard N. Jordan has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Willard Jordan is an alias for Willard N. Jordan.
Jim Horne notes:

This is the first pangram published in the NYT.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,626
Across
1
Crystallize: Colloq. : JELL
5
Gables or Sea. : CORAL
10
Date: Abbr. : APPT
14
Singer Pinza. : EZIO
15
Bull ring. : ARENA
16
Operating at a distance: Comb. form. : TELE
17
Czech city in Moravia. : BRNO
18
Head of A. F. of L. : MEANY
19
Clout. : SWAT
20
Entertainer from Alabama. : BANKHEAD
22
Palomino. : EQUINE
24
Mr. Frick of baseball. : FORD
25
Acrobat's forte. : STUNTS
26
Indian name for Mt. Rainier. : TACOMA
29
Misses Gam and Hayworth. : RITAS
30
Lake in northern Finland. : ENARE
31
Stunt man. : DAREDEVIL
35
Work over a Ms. : EDIT
36
Contesting parties. : SIDES
37
Spare ___. : TIRE
38
Object of a business deal, May 6, 1626. : MANHATTAN
40
Dixon's partner. : MASON
41
Hero of "Bride of Lammermoor." : EDGAR
42
Tomorrow: Span. : MANANA
43
"Arkansas toothpicks." : BOWIES
45
Mamie's maiden name. : DOUD
46
Peter Lorre role. : MRMOTO
47
Silver coins of Venezuela. : BOLIVARS
51
Unhappy destiny. : DOOM
52
River flowing through Lake Geneva. : RHONE
54
South African iris. : IXIA
55
Rice rail. : SORA
56
Strong-arm men. : GOONS
57
Intimate. : NEAR
58
Downing Street figure. : EDEN
59
Inhabitant of a bird sanctuary. : EGRET
60
Miss Cinders. : ELLA
Down
1
His next assignment, Ambassador to France. : JEBB
2
Philanthropist Cornell. : EZRA
3
Waterfall. : LINN
4
Classic solution to many a mystery. : LOOKFORTHEWOMAN
5
Action word in the studio. : CAMERA
6
Naiad's cousin. : OREAD
7
Study. : READ
8
Southern girl. : ANN
9
Wardrobes for the youngest set. : LAYETTES
10
Locale of Hollywood crossroads. : ATSUNSETANDVINE
11
One of the flycatchers. : PEWIT
12
Schedules. : PLANS
13
Head: French. : TETE
21
Restful or congenial place. : HOME
23
Campus: Colloq. : QUAD
25
Lorelei Lee, for instance. : SIREN
26
Superabound. : TEEM
27
"Coming in on a wing ___ prayer." : ANDA
28
Sen. Jackson took his place. : CAIN
29
Super-sleuth of the air waves. : RADAR
31
Devil's-trees of India. : DITAS
32
Part of a passport. : VISA
33
Household implement. : IRON
34
Singer Horne. : LENA
36
Well-known dragon slayer. : STGEORGE
39
Colliery tunnel. : ADIT
40
One of the Hawaiian islands. : MAUI
42
Bother. : MOLEST
43
Children in a family. : BROOD
44
Rory of a famous ballad. : OMORE
45
He wrote, "Go and Catch a Falling Star." : DONNE
46
Goods: Abbr. : MDSE
47
He's no gentleman. : BOOR
48
Swedish man's name. : AXEL
49
Coin of Iran. : RIAL
50
Girl's name. : SARA
53
Relative of the hippopotamus. : HOG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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