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Mary D. Warnock
Mary D. Warnock

New York Times, Wednesday, April 13, 1955

16-Across : Soldier in trouble.

Author:
Mary D. Warnock
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 37.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Mary D. Warnock has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,115
Across
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Near East scene of strife. : GAZA
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"Fanny" innkeeper. : PINZA
10
Paul Muni role. : ZOLA
14
One of the Brothers Karamazov. : IVAN
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Revoke : ADEEM
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Soldier in trouble. : AWOL
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Dashing young man. : BLADE
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Granular snow. : NEVE
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Obsequious one. : TRUCKLER
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Sounds. : NOISES
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Entrance. : DOOR
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Late French writer. : GIDE
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Man of great wealth. : NABOB
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Cabinet members. : STATESMEN
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Marbles. : AGATES
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Breton friends. : AMIS
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Eastern name. : ALI
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Eminence. : NOTE
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Sometimes a crowd. : THREE
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Colossal. : HUGE
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Ancient sky god. : ANU
43
Vietnam's neighbor. : LAOS
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Polish or Czech. : SLAVIC
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Evenly proportioned. : SYMMETRIC
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Greek princess. : IRENE
50
New P. M. : EDEN
51
Along in years. : AGED
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Native of Hungary. : MAGYAR
56
Minute inspection. : SCRUTINY
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Heating chamber. : OVEN
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Sen. Hruska's city. : OMAHA
63
In a line. : AROW
64
___ days' wonder. : NINE
65
Kind of bucket. : OAKEN
66
Large reptile: Colloq. : CROC
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Until after. : OVER
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Damp. : MOIST
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New Zealand parrot. : KAKA
Down
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Thin layer of gold. : GILT
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State. : AVER
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First name of movie comedienne. : ZASU
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Short, short story. : ANECDOTE
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Picasso. : PABLO
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Lazy ones. : IDLERS
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Akin. : NEAR
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Last letter in London. : ZED
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Courteous acts. : AMENITIES
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Clowns. : ZANIES
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Is indebted to. : OWES
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Affection. : LOVE
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English country festivals. : ALES
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Japanese city. : KOBE
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Shelley's forte. : ODES
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Bowls or skittles. : GAME
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British nurses. : NANAS
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Anguish. : AGONY
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Black Sea port. : BATUM
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Ankles. : TARSI
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Delicate purple. : MAUVE
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City in Illinois. : ELGIN
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Anne to Margaret. : NIECE
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Quarters on a Queen. : STATEROOM
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Southern cape. : HORN
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Prospector's fare. : HARDTACK
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Mother of Castor and Pollux. : LEDA
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Place. : LIEU
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Governor of New Jersey. : MEYNER
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Hiding places. : CACHES
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Victor at Appomattox. : GRANT
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One: Prefix. : MONO
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Tel ___. : AVIV
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Actress Tierney. : GENE
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Hector Munro's pen name. : SAKI
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Singer Petina. : IRRA
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Retreat. : NOOK
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Youth organization. : YWCA
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Chinese Red leader. : MAO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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