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Thomas J. Varner
Thomas J. Varner

New York Times, Saturday, March 17, 1956

Author:
Thomas J. Varner
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 32.2
Thomas J. Varner has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,454
Across
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Shoulder ribbon. : SASH
5
Creator of Eva St. Clare. : STOWE
10
Attention-getting sound. : AHEM
14
Not suitable. : OUTOFORDER
16
Senator in recent headlines. : CASE
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Nonpaying party-goer: Slang. : FREELOADER
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Powerful explosives. : TNTS
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Jump ball, in basketball. : TAP
20
Tropical birds, native to Brazil. : ANIS
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Organic compounds. : AMIDES
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Reddish-brown bird. : WREN
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Prowl: Colloq. : SNOOP
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Mild expression of annoyance. : BOTHER
28
Native of a Sicilian city. : CATANIAN
31
Roomy area. : ACRES
32
Exaggerated ad, à la Gelett. : BLURB
33
___ Magnon. : CRO
34
Clean-cut. : NEAT
35
Of bluish-gray color. : SLATY
36
Card game for three. : SKAT
37
Urchin. : TAD
38
Poetic possessive. : THINE
39
Long, trying time. : SIEGE
40
Exact. : UNERRING
42
Shaped. : MOLDED
43
Three minutes, in boxing. : ROUND
44
Symbol of American liberty. : BELL
45
Purloined. : STOLEN
47
Sweetheart. : BEAU
48
Expression of disapproval. : BAH
51
Net's draft. : HAUL
52
Closing salutation. : YOURSTRULY
55
Scheming: Colloq. : UPTO
56
Held back, as a motion picture. : UNRELEASED
57
Ten and: Suffix. : TEEN
58
Popular calendar-girl artist. : PETTY
59
Gleeful exclamation. : WHEE
Down
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Subdued. : SOFT
2
Invisible vapor. : AURA
3
Chassé. : STEP
4
Farm implement. : HOE
5
Oklahoma football player. : SOONER
6
Creator of Mr. Tutt. : TRAIN
7
Gambler's advantage. : ODDS
8
Minute. : WEE
9
Occupation of a medieval knight. : ERRANTRY
10
Proceeding. : ACTION
11
Personally selected. : HANDPICKED
12
Town near Padua. : ESTE
13
Mealtime in the army. : MESS
15
Railway signals. : FLARES
22
Ancient place near the Dead Sea. : MOAB
23
Sharpen. : WHET
24
Fried quickly. : SAUTE
25
South African language. : BANTU
26
One of five large bodies of water. : OCEAN
27
Shipping lane. : TRADEROUTE
28
End-of-a-round sound. : CLANG
29
"___ To Live," John O'Hara novel. : ARAGE
30
Eminent. : NOTED
32
Duckhunter's hideaway. : BLIND
35
Climb, as a pole. : SHINNYUP
36
Threshold. : SILL
38
Constant. : TRUE
39
Dissolved substance. : SOLUTE
41
W. S. Gilbert's advice "To the Terrestrial Globe." : ROLLON
42
Good-for-nothing: Colloq. : MEASLY
44
Rimless hat. : BERET
45
Unopened. : SHUT
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Sprinter's final goal. : TAPE
47
Actor Lancaster. : BURT
48
Plant. : BUSH
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On the quiet side. : ALEE
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London park. : HYDE
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Part of a group. : ONE
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Untrained. : RAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later.

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