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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Tuesday, April 22, 1958

24-Down : Speed trials.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 26.6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,220
Across
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Maverick. : CALF
5
Vacuum tube. : DIODE
10
Willie of the Giants. : MAYS
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Irish Rose's man. : ABIE
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Nullified. : UNDID
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Kissing game. : POSTOFFICE
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Ankle: Comb. form. : TALI
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Exceptionally good. : SUPERFINE
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Appear suddenly. : BOBUP
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Up hill and down ___. : DALE
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Misses the truth. : ERRS
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Britain's flyers. : RAF
27
Individuality. : SELF
29
Drumbeat. : RATTAT
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Dos-___ (back to back). : ADOS
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Declivity. : DOWNGRADE
36
Pointer. : CLUE
37
Eagle's nest. : AERIE
38
"___ an ancient Mariner ... " : ITIS
39
Unassisted score, in baseball. : EARNEDRUN
41
Nuisance. : PEST
42
Screened. : SIFTED
43
___ Lisa. : MONA
46
Timid. : SHY
47
Lubricants. : OILS
48
Dampens (flax, timber, etc.). : RETS
50
Weaving machines. : LOOMS
52
City of W. Spain. : SALAMANCA
57
Commune near Padova, Italy. : ESTE
58
Industrial group. : LABORUNION
59
Small deep valley. : GLEN
60
Jar or cup for water, oil, etc. : CRUSE
61
552. : DLII
62
Classify. : SORT
63
Fixed in time. : DATED
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Shout. : YELL
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Mortarboards. : CAPS
2
"___ ben Adhem." : ABOU
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Speech sound. : LISP
4
Regaled. : FETED
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Coarse woolen cloth: Var. : DUFFLE
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Baseman or shortshop. : INFIELDER
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One-eyed god. : ODIN
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Cut up. : DICE
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Netherlands commune. : EDE
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One kind of vacation. : MOTORTRIP
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Near Eastern League. : ARABSTATES
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Korean border river. : YALU
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Blunder. : SLIP
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Old English moneys of account. : ORAS
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Bluster. : BRAG
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Sea bird. : ERNE
24
Speed trials. : RACES
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First name of Cleveland's V. P. : ADLAI
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48-inch item. : FOURFOOTER
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Tribunal. : FORUM
30
"___ for the gods." : ADISH
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Snappish. : TESTY
33
Feeling. : SENTIMENT
35
One way or the other: Colloq. : WINORLOSE
37
Appends. : ADDS
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Piscatory wrigglers. : EELS
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Approached. : NEARED
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Egyptian sun god. : ATMU
49
Pale reddish-yellow. : SANDY
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Supports. : LEGS
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Norwegian capital. : OSLO
52
Relative of Sally. : SARA
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Adjoin. : ABUT
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Thebes' river. : NILE
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Wind spirally. : COIL
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Indigo. : ANIL
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Mathematical number: Abbr. : LCD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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