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Martha Brownlee
Martha Brownlee

New York Times, Tuesday, March 29, 1955

Author:
Martha Brownlee
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 43.2 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Martha Brownlee has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,100
Across
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Floral leaf. : SEPAL
6
Region of Europe. : SAAR
10
Pet. : TIFF
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Squared circle. : ARENA
15
Faultless. : PURE
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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School of ___. : HARDKNOCKS
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Relative of the harp. : LYRE
20
Doctrine. : ISM
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Orient. : EAST
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Protein dish. : OMELET
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Drop. : BEAD
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Prevailed. : REIGNED
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Chip. : NICK
30
Handel wrote a superb one. : ORATORIO
34
Moslem ruler. : AMEER
36
Lacking sense. : INANE
37
Actress Le Gallienne. : EVA
38
Magic ___. : LANTERN
40
Bombards heavily. : STRAFES
42
Public service organization. : ARC
43
Black-nosed fish. : DACES
45
To be. : EXIST
46
Framework. : SKELETON
48
New K. G. : EDEN
49
Puzzles. : ENIGMAS
51
Dotted, as with stars: Her. : SEME
54
Cavelike shrine. : GROTTO
57
Winglike parts. : ALAE
59
Gypsy. : ROM
60
Crew members. : OARS
61
Bright-colored spurred flower. : NASTURTIUM
64
Noted impresario. : BING
65
As well. : ALSO
66
Fox and ___. : GEESE
67
Thought: Comb. form. : IDEO
68
Leftovers in the vat. : LEES
69
Start. : ONSET
Down
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Title going out of use. : SAHIB
2
Rub out. : ERASE
3
Quality we seek in peace. : PERMANENCE
4
Connective. : AND
5
Dark red pigment. : LAKE
6
Imagine: Dial. : SPOSE
7
Card game. : AUCTION
8
Where Little Rock is: Abbr. : ARK
9
Echoing. : RESONANT
10
Port on Lake Erie. : TOLEDO
11
Pastoral composition. : IDYL
12
Golfer's warning. : FORE
13
Ornamental network. : FRET
18
Informer, in British slang. : NARK
23
Described a taxicab. : METERED
25
Course of food. : DIET
27
Pasture land. : GRASS
29
Believing. : CREDENT
31
Important industrial plants. : REFINERIES
32
N. Y. Senator. : IVES
33
Hop kiln. : OAST
34
Oh dear! : ALAS
35
Deutsche ___. : MARK
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How V. I. P.'s sometimes travel. : INCOG
39
Sensible. : RATIONAL
41
Tools. : AXES
44
In a body. : ENMASSE
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Junior's call for action. : LETSGO
48
Biblical name. : ESAU
50
Female voices. : ALTOS
52
Timid person. : MOUSE
53
Ant. : EMMET
54
Great desert. : GOBI
55
Police action. : RAID
56
Department of France. : ORNE
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Therefore: Lat. : ERGO
62
Malt plus hops. : ALE
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Playing card. : TEN

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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