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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, April 28, 1955

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 46.1
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,130
Across
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Leading lady of May 8th. : MOTHER
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Tasty. : SAPID
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Black and yellow bird. : ORIOLE
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In music, tenderly. : AMOROSO
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Lassie, Bambi, Jumbo. : ANIMALS
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Catsup ingredient. : VINEGAR
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Kipling's water carrier. : DIN
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Part of a paratrooper's harness. : RIPCORD
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Demonstrative adjective. : THE
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Sioux Indians. : OTOS
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Off-key: Colloq. : SOUR
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Piece of wood for blocking a wheel. : SPRAG
27
Labor union unit. : LOCAL
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Florida's island string. : KEYS
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Time of day: Comb. form. : HORO
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Cheeses: Fr. : FROMAGES
34
Plaid cloth. : TARTAN
36
Operation So-and-so. : PLAN
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Short-billed rail. : SORA
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Noted Indian fighter and guide. : CARSON
41
Fitting. : APPOSITE
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Mars: Comb. form. : AREO
46
Festival. : GALA
48
Bremen's river. : WESER
49
Medicinal leaves. : SENNA
51
Reality. : FACT
53
"Oklahoma!" : SONG
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Peppery. : HOT
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In a frenzied rage. : BERSERK
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Game at cards. : LOO
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In fashion. : ALAMODE
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Rising; mounting. : MONTANT
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Historic city of Cyprus. : SALAMIS
64
Fly in a plane. : AVIATE
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Windrow of cut grain. : SWATH
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Enmeshed. : NETTED
Down
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Teacher's substitute, pro tem. : MONITOR
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It drains four-fifths of Venezuela . : ORINOCO
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Dickens character. : TIM
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Frosty white. : HOAR
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Miss Liberty's island neighbor. : ELLIS
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Uttered again. : RESPOKEN
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Salty and piquant. : SAVORY
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Mohammedan noble. : AMIR
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Bodies of water. : PONDS
10
Wrath. : IRE
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Gentle pace. : DOGTROT
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Large unproductive region. : SAHARA
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State with no official motto. : OREGON
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Hitler. : ADOLF
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Intimations. : CUES
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Naval training station on Seneca Lake. : SAMPSON
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Short, forceful expressions. : PHRASES
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French composer. : LALO
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Traffic order. : STOP
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Work group. : GANG
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"And pretty maids all in ___." : AROW
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Role for Captain Video. : SPACEMAN
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Materials for coats and dresses. : CASHAS
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Small space. : AREOLA
40
Certain income. : RENTALS
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Lackadaisy! : ALAS
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Segregate. : ISOLATE
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Fitted for a mortise. : TENONED
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Rye fungus. : ERGOT
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Over again. : AFRESH
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Large serpent. : ABOMA
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A thing found. : TROVE
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Make corrections. : EDIT
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Fashion fancywork. : KNIT
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1 Across in some localities. : MAW
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Make lace. : TAT

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

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