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Ruth H. Oliver
New York Times, Monday, March 28, 1955
Author:
Ruth H. Oliver
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 19.3
Ruth H. Oliver has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 K | 2 A | 3 Y | 4 E | 5 R | 6 A | 7 F | 8 T | 9 L | 10 A | 11 M | 12 P | 13 S |
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14 O | B | O | L | 15 I | D | E | A | 16 U | B | O | A | T |
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17 C | O | L | D | 18 S | P | E | L | L | 19 C | A | C | T | I |
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20 H | U | K | 21 A | P | P | L | E | 22 P | I | C | K | E | R |
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23 S | I | L | T | 24 U | T | A | ||||||||
25 T | 26 A | 27 M | A | L | E | 28 T | 29 U | L | E | 30 D | 31 B | 32 S |
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33 R | O | I | L | S | 34 G | I | R | L | S | 35 C | O | U | T |
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36 E | R | N | E | 37 S | O | N | G | S | 38 A | R | N | O |
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39 A | T | O | M | 40 I | C | A | G | E | 41 B | R | I | C | K |
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42 T | A | R | 43 S | O | L | E | 44 P | A | R | S | E | E |
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45 E | O | N | 46 O | I | L | Y | ||||||||
47 L | 48 I | 49 T | T | L | E | 50 N | 51 E | C | K | S | 52 C | 53 A | 54 B |
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55 O | M | A | H | A | 56 A | R | R | E | A | 57 R | A | G | E |
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58 S | I | R | E | T | 59 V | I | E | R | 60 O | N | U | S |
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61 S | T | A | L | E | 62 Y | E | A | S | 63 B | E | E | T |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,099
Across
1
Well-known comedian. : KAYE
5
A large number: Colloq. : RAFT
9
Lighting devices. : LAMPS
14
Part of a drachma, in ancient Greece. : OBOL
15
Project. : IDEA
16
Obsolete craft. : UBOAT
17
Likely March weather. : COLDSPELL
19
Desert plants. : CACTI
20
Philippine rebel. : HUK
21
Worker in the autumn. : APPLEPICKER
23
River deposit. : SILT
24
Actress Hagen. : UTA
25
Hot Mexican dish. : TAMALE
28
Bulrush. : TULE
30
Decibels: Abbr. : DBS
33
Stirs up. : ROILS
34
"Believe, Belong, Build" is her theme. : GIRLSCOUT
36
Sea bird. : ERNE
37
Berlin's forte. : SONGS
38
Italian river. : ARNO
39
This era. : ATOMICAGE
41
Building material. : BRICK
42
Viscous liquid. : TAR
43
Food part. : SOLE
44
Member of Zoroastrian sect. : PARSEE
45
Long time. : EON
46
Unctuous. : OILY
47
Young quahogs. : LITTLENECKS
52
Part of a locomotive. : CAB
55
Western grain center. : OMAHA
56
Something held in reserve. : ARREARAGE
58
River into the Danube. : SIRET
59
Four: German. : VIER
60
Responsibility. : ONUS
61
Vapid. : STALE
62
Affirmative statements. : YEAS
63
Ingredient for borscht. : BEET
Down
1
Famous name in bacteriology. : KOCH
2
Oriental name. : ABOU
3
Central part. : YOLK
4
Days of yore. : ELD
5
Small undulation. : RIPPLE
6
Expert. : ADEPT
7
Terrible. : FELL
8
Recital. : TALE
9
Plastics. : LUCITES
10
Manila hemp. : ABACA
11
___-up, a scale model. : MOCK
12
Meat paste. : PATE
13
Commotion. : STIR
18
Jibs. : SAILS
22
Drawer handles. : PULLS
23
Capital of the Beaver State. : SALEM
25
Negotiate. : TREAT
26
Main artery. : AORTA
27
___ league. : MINOR
28
Trace. : TINGE
29
Importune. : URGE
30
Miss Day or Miss Hart. : DORIS
31
TV actor. : BUNCE
32
Supply with fuel. : STOKE
34
Line, net or crossbar. : GOAL
35
Cash's verbal companion. : CARRY
37
Scotch tea cake. : SCONE
40
Set apart. : ISOLATE
41
Tropical tree. : BALSA
44
Petty gamblers: Slang. : PIKERS
45
Mrs. Russell G. Colt. : ETHEL
46
Sheath for a leaf stalk. : OCREA
47
___ leader, underpriced article. : LOSS
48
Not genuine: Abbr. : IMIT
49
Scarlett's home. : TARA
50
Carney's concern. : NAVY
51
City SW of Buffalo. : ERIE
52
Whangee, for example. : CANE
53
Chill. : AGUE
54
Edna or Herbert. : BEST
57
Plunder. : ROB
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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