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Marian Moeser
Marian Moeser

New York Times, Saturday, March 6, 1954

27-Across : Huge lake in Africa.

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 32.2
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,712
Across
1
Weight. : HEFT
5
Regular beat. : PULSE
10
Tundra dweller. : LAPP
14
Set forth. : AVER
15
Rebecca's father. : ISAAC
16
Battle scene, 1813. : ERIE
17
Gory drama, once credited to Shakespeare. : TITUSANDRONICUS
20
Cold showers. : SLEETS
21
Room: Spanish. : SALA
22
M. T.'s father. : HST
23
Tosspots. : SOTS
25
Spyri's heroine. : HEIDI
27
Huge lake in Africa. : VICTORIA
31
Sudden falls. : SLUMPS
34
Stir. : ADO
35
Awaits decision. : PENDS
37
Scottish dagger. : SKEAN
38
Nothing but. : MERE
40
Actress Cornell. : KIT
41
Writer Ferber. : EDNA
42
Great care. : PAINS
44
Immerses in liquid. : SOAKS
47
Historic Siamese twin. : ENG
48
Slowpokes. : SLOTHS
50
Brief reviews. : SYNOPSES
52
Signal system. : LORAN
54
Wading bird. : SORA
55
O. W. I.'s wartime magazine. : USA
57
Greek letters. : ETAS
59
Rachmaninoff. : SERGEI
63
Captain Cook's find. : SANDWICHISLANDS
66
Footprint or fingerprint. : CLUE
67
Pachyderm: Colloq. : RHINO
68
Median priests. : MAGI
69
Adventure. : GEST
70
Heating lamps. : ETNAS
71
Is obligated to. : OWES
Down
1
Usual contents of party crackers. : HATS
2
Disastrous. : EVIL
3
Mardi gras event. : FETE
4
Most reliable. : TRUEST
5
Turkish coin. : PIASTRE
6
Radford's concern. : USN
7
Youngsters. : LADS
8
Churchill's daughter. : SARAH
9
French schools. : ECOLES
10
Frangipani neckwear. : LEI
11
Discoverer of the principle of the lever. : ARCHIMEDES
12
Reverend figure. : PIUS
13
Plague. : PEST
18
Brownstone feature. : STOOP
19
Catches: Colloq. : NAILS
24
Salt lakes. : SINKS
26
Windsor. : DUKE
27
Improvised song introductions. : VAMPS
28
Perfect model. : IDEAL
29
Drama by Shakespeare. : CORIOLANUS
30
Farewell, amigo. : ADIOS
32
Soft fabric. : PANNE
33
Catches. : SNAGS
36
Tarries. : STAYS
39
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
43
Petruchio's bride. : SHREW
45
King Minos' capital, in ancient Crete. : KNOSSOS
46
Stendhal hero. : SOREL
49
Type of writing. : SATIRE
51
Andes plateau. : PARAMO
53
Night: German. : NACHT
55
Federal police force at sea. : USCG
56
Auction. : SALE
58
Tibia. : SHIN
60
Chew. : GNAW
61
Advantage: Colloq. : EDGE
62
Nile goddess. : ISIS
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Unit of troops: Abbr. : DET
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Girl's name. : INA

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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