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A. H. Drummond Jr.
New York Times, Saturday, April 27, 1957
9-Down : Keyboard instrument.
Author:
A. H. Drummond Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 34.3
A. H. Drummond Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Jim Horne notes:
39-Across is old news. Dawson City was Yukon's capital until 1953, when Whitehorse became the capital.
11-Down: Lake Seneca is actually called Seneca Lake.
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14 W | I | S | E | 15 N | O | I | S | E | 16 E | A | S | Y |
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17 O | K | E | F | 18 E | N | O | K | E | E | 19 S | K | I | N |
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20 S | E | R | E | N | A | D | E | 21 D | 22 E | T | E | S | T |
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25 S | 26 W | 27 A | R | D | 28 S | 29 H | O | R | T | T | E | 30 R | 31 M |
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32 T | A | L | E | 33 C | H | A | N | G | E | 34 N | A | Y |
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35 A | X | E | D | 36 H | A | N | N | A | 37 P | E | K | E |
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38 R | E | X | 39 D | A | W | S | O | N | 40 A | C | E | R |
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41 T | R | A | 42 V | E | L | L | E | R | 43 T | S | A | R | S |
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44 N | A | R | D | S | 45 S | I | S | |||||||
46 B | 47 A | D | G | E | R | 48 G | 49 R | A | S | P | 50 I | 51 N | 52 G |
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53 A | G | R | A | 54 O | 55 K | E | E | C | H | O | B | E | E |
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56 F | A | I | R | 57 N | I | T | E | R | 58 R | A | M | S |
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59 F | R | A | Y | 60 S | T | A | L | E | 61 T | R | O | T |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,860
Across
1
Dull sound. : THUD
5
Linda Darnell role. : AMBER
10
Lava. : SLAG
14
Prudent. : WISE
15
Commotion. : NOISE
16
Lenient. : EASY
17
Pogo's swamp, in Georgia. : OKEFENOKEE
19
Integument. : SKIN
20
Piece of music. : SERENADE
21
Abhor. : DETEST
23
Edge. : RIM
24
Birds' homes. : COTES
25
Lawn. : SWARD
28
Type of loan. : SHORTTERM
32
Yarn. : TALE
33
Nickels and dimes. : CHANGE
34
Negative. : NAY
35
Chopped. : AXED
36
Mark ___ of political fame. : HANNA
37
Small dog. : PEKE
38
Regina's spouse. : REX
39
Capital of Yukon Territory. : DAWSON
40
Maple genus. : ACER
41
Robert E. Lee's gray steed. : TRAVELLER
43
Certain Romanovs. : TSARS
44
Fragrant ointments. : NARDS
45
Family member. : SIS
46
Native of Wisconsin. : BADGER
48
Acquisitive. : GRASPING
53
City on the Jumna. : AGRA
54
Florida lake. : OKEECHOBEE
56
Bazaar. : FAIR
57
Chile saltpeter. : NITER
58
Pile driver weights. : RAMS
59
Fight. : FRAY
60
Out of condition. : STALE
61
Gait. : TROT
Down
1
Deuces. : TWOS
2
Boy Scout activity. : HIKE
3
Consumer. : USER
4
Type of payment. : DEFERRED
5
Part of Vietnam. : ANNAM
6
Humor. : MOOD
7
Two-wheeler. : BIKE
8
Direction. : ESE
9
Keyboard instrument. : REEDORGAN
10
Verse form. : SESTET
11
Largest of the Finger group. : LAKESENECA
12
Sign on shopworn merchandise. : ASIS
13
"Peer ___." : GYNT
18
Oklahoma city. : ENID
22
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
24
Basil or Edwin or Frank O'___. : CONNOR
25
Sudden jump. : START
26
Household appliance. : WAXER
27
Washington suburb. : ALEXANDRIA
28
Paisleys. : SHAWLS
29
Medieval guild. : HANSE
30
Hay gatherer. : RAKER
31
Fort ___, Florida. : MYERS
33
Dry measures of old England. : CHALDRONS
37
Touristic document. : PASSPORT
39
"___ Mable." : DERE
42
Caprice. : VAGARY
43
Rinehart character. : TISH
45
Consecration: Fr. : SACRE
46
Hit the ground, in a golf stroke. : BAFF
47
Seaweed product. : AGAR
48
"I ___ Kick Out of You." : GETA
49
Dance. : REEL
50
Construction piece. : IBAR
51
Jules Verne character. : NEMO
52
Morris ___, producer of "The Miracle." : GEST
55
Broadway nickname. : KIT
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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