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Anthony Morse
Anthony Morse

New York Times, Saturday, March 29, 1958

22-Across : Chain.

Author:
Anthony Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Anthony Morse has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,196
Across
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Cat call. : MIAOW
6
Horseshoe part to prevent slipping. : CALK
10
Scolded. : CHID
14
Of stars: Comb. form. : ASTRO
15
Church image. : ICON
16
Olympian lady. : HERA
17
Man of power. : TITAN
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Boat with twin hulls. : CATAMARAN
20
Stick by one's guns. : STANDPAT
22
Chain. : CATENA
23
Agreed: Slang. : GEED
24
Comic theatrical sketch. : SKIT
25
Back fence noise. : CATERWAUL
29
International golf match for pros. : RYDER
33
Set against. : AVERSE
34
Entice. : LURE
36
Dined. : ATE
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Very small. : TINY
38
___ nous. : ENTRE
40
National theatre group. : ANTA
41
Suffix in chemistry. : OLE
42
Old lyrelike instrument. : ASOR
43
Part of a file. : FOLDER
45
Brazilian port. : NATAL
47
Great upheaval. : CATACLYSM
49
Cook. : BAKE
51
Deeds: Lat. : ACTA
52
Bright, as a clear night sky. : STARRY
55
Taking by subtle means. : STEALING
59
Cougar. : CATAMOUNT
61
Citizen. : VOTER
62
Dry. : ARID
63
Where the Cheshire cat appeared. : TREE
64
___ two (a few). : ONEOR
65
Kind of recorder. : TAPE
66
United. : ONED
67
O'Casey and namesakes. : SEANS
Down
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Doilies. : MATS
2
"It's clever, but ___ Art?" : ISIT
3
The sweetsop. : ATTA
4
Place to raise citrus fruit. : ORANGERY
5
Miracles. : WONDERS
6
Locust. : CICADA
7
Skin ___ (do a gymnastic stunt). : ACAT
8
A great deal. : LOT
9
Dexterity. : KNACK
10
Talkative. : CHATTY
11
At this point. : HERE
12
Baghdad Pact member. : IRAN
13
Well-known Sun editor. : DANA
19
Mayor, in Marseilles. : MAIRE
21
Phoebe birds. : PEWEES
24
Insult. : SLUR
25
"___ a Hot Tin Roof." : CATON
26
City in Spain. : AVILA
27
Doctrine. : TENET
28
Extreme. : ULTRA
30
First-class: Slang. : DANDY
31
Feminine endings. : ETTES
32
Provide with new weapons. : REARM
35
Supply with a new front. : REFACE
39
Wedding: Fr. : NOCE
40
Solo, or early Berlin song. : ALLALONE
42
Fear. : ALARM
44
Books having 8mo pages. : OCTAVOS
46
Wear away. : ABRADE
48
Made lace with a shuttle. : TATTED
50
Chief cultural center of Japan. : KYOTO
52
Command to a cat. : SCAT
53
Capital of old Irish kings. : TARA
54
Eagerly expecting. : ATIP
55
Weapon in Koko's song. : SNEE
56
Willow genus. : ITEA
57
Kind of light. : NEON
58
Canine sounds. : GRRS
60
Coffee holder. : URN

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

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