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Sidney Lambert
Sidney Lambert

New York Times, Thursday, February 12, 1953

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 26.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,334
Across
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Catch the breath. : GASP
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Subject of a New York trial. : VICE
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Stylish. : SMART
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South African lily. : ALOE
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Favorite of the fans. : IDOL
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___ bear. : POLAR
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Icebox treasures. : LEFTOVERS
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Remedy a lopsided effect. : ALINE
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Region of Spain. : ASTURIAS
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Humid, as weather. : STICKY
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Shrewd. : SLY
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Zigzag movement. : TACK
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Headland. : NESS
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Where stoicism was taught. : STOA
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South American dance, famed in song. : BEGUINE
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City in New Jersey. : ORANGE
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Actress Best. : EDNA
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Belgian commune. : SPA
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Substances promoting digestion. : PEPTICS
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Suppressed laugh. : SNICKER
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"For ___ a jolly good fellow ... " : HES
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Not connected with a profession. : LAIC
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Girl's name. : ELOISE
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Wild duck. : MALLARD
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Ones: Spanish. : UNOS
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Offering of Stevens or Peerce. : SOLO
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Native of the southern Philippines. : MORO
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Work of Georgia O'Keeffe. : ART
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Melodious door signal. : CHIMES
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Tapstresses. : BARMAIDS
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Indulges in a tantrum. : RAVES
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Having a special air: Fr. : DISTINGUE
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Negative contraction. : ARENT
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Money riding on a card. : ANTE
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Those people. : THEM
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Districts. : PARTS
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Batch. : MESS
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Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
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In a holiday mood. : GALA
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Served by 54 Across. : ALES
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Wheedles. : SOFTSOAPS
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Querulous. : PETULANT
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Living: Comb. form. : VIVI
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Think. : IDEATE
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Item for a date. : CORSAGE
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Distant relatives of the subway. : ELS
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Young oyster. : SPAT
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City near Rock Island, Illinois. : MOLINE
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Fictional character of variable size. : ALICE
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An army. : RANKS
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Certain cards or dominoes. : TREYS
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Containing native minerals. : ORY
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Fleeced. : SKINNED
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What ruminants chew on. : CUDS
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"Friend" of a frosh. : SOPH
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"The ___ of Liberty." : TREE
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Stills. : BECALMS
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Catch; trap. : NAIL
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Tributary of the Colorado. : GILA
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Close-fitting. : SKINTIGHT
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100 centavos. : PESO
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Warlord of Olympus. : ARES
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Part of the rural landscape. : SILO
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Old French dance. : COURANTE
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Relative of a Garand. : CARBINE
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A short space of time. : MOMENT
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Highlights of Sunday dinners. : ROASTS
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Old metal. : SCRAP
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Creator of Flicka. : OHARA
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Partner of bacon. : LIVER
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Breton chum. : AMI
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Superlative endings. : ESTS
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Paths to be taken: Abbr. : RTES
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Offering of Stevens and Peerce. : DUET
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Heraldic design. : SEME
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Hoover or Shasta. : DAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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