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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Monday, December 28, 1953

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19, Grid flow: 20.9
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,644
Across
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Good earth. : LOAM
5
He wrote "Sesame and Lilies." : RUSKIN
11
Hall: French. : SALLE
12
Without letup. : UNTIRING
15
Bach's successful rival. : HANDEL
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Traveler's guidebook. : BAEDEKER
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Food scrap. : ORT
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Struck an obstacle. : STUBBED
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Town in Holland. : EDE
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Part of the "Golden Treasury." : ODES
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Enchantment. : SPELL
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Current fashion. : MODE
25
Terra ___. : FIRMA
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Before: Prefix. : PRE
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At a distance. : AFAR
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Dignifies. : ENNOBLES
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Last word of Kipling's "If ___." : SON
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Cobbler. : RESOLER
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Too particular. : FINICAL
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It comes in paper bags. : TEA
39
Shift from one key to another, in music. : MODULATE
40
Pocket money. : CASH
43
Popular toy. : CAR
44
Keeps. : SAVES
45
Mrs. Ricky Ricardo. : LUCY
46
Pitch or sway. : LURCH
48
River in Arizona. : SALT
49
Novelist Wolfert. : IRA
50
One who radiates happiness. : SUNBEAM
52
Norwegian statesman. : LIE
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Ridiculous. : FARCICAL
55
With more dash and spice. : RACIER
57
A boring person: Slang. : FLATTIRE
58
He has to be paid. : PIPER
59
Types. : BREEDS
60
Rich European coal region. : SAAR
Down
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Party decorations from China or Japan. : LANTERNS
2
Long practiced. : OLD
3
Samples of the brewer's art. : ALES
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Vanishes. : MELTS
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Footwear. : RUBBERS
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Opposite of 26 Down. : UNABLE
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Bessemer product. : STEEL
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Infamous captain. : KIDD
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Anger. : IRE
10
___ Samothrace. : NIKEOF
11
Young of the pilchard. : SARDINE
13
Heroine of "I Pagliacci." : NEDDA
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Well-known first name in Hollywood. : GREER
15
Professional tap dancer. : HOOFER
19
Part of a shoe. : UPPER
22
Shrewd character: Colloq. : SMOOTHY
24
Specimens of strong wrapping paper. : MANILAS
26
Having power to act. : ABLE
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Author and artist of bullfights. : LEA
31
Man's nickname. : SID
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Duty. : ONUS
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Body of men prepared for action. : FORCE
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Haughty or disdainful. : CAVALIER
36
Studio. : ATELIER
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Mr. Pearson of Canada. : LESTER
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What we're not playing for. : MARBLES
40
Scene of a "peril" of Pauline. : CLIFF
41
Pertaining to the ear. : AURAL
42
Symbolic insect. : SCARAB
43
Well-known name on the waterfront. : CUNARD
46
Heroine of "A Tale of Two Cities." : LUCIE
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Dwells on. : HARPS
50
Location. : SITE
51
Wife of Vulcan. : MAIA
54
Basketball player: Abbr. : CTR
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Busy man at auditing time. : CPA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 18 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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