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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Wednesday, April 4, 1956

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J K Q }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 28.3
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,472
Across
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Predicament: Colloq. : HOLE
5
School of whales. : POD
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Rosa of "David Copperfield." : DARTLE
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Wild ox. : ANOA
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Some. : ANY
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Indians. : OMAHAS
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The lightest of all known substances. : HYDROGEN
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Importance. : MOMENT
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Armpit. : AXILLA
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Inspires fear. : AWES
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To: Scot. : TAE
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Paint. : ENAMEL
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To see: French. : VOIR
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Girl's name. : ALIDA
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Voter. : CITIZEN
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Fresh-water fish. : DACE
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So: Latin. : SIC
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"Ten ___ Frederick." : NORTH
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Bold bridge play. : ACELEAD
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Showy flowers. : PEONIES
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Light racing boat. : SCULL
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Swiss river. : AAR
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Handle. : ANSA
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Animal structure. : ANATOMY
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Fortunate. : BLEST
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Where a rabbit punch lands. : NAPE
49
Black Sea port. : ODESSA
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Mountain in Asia Minor. : IDA
52
Growl. : GNAR
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Former Air Force chief. : ARNOLD
58
Wide-speading evergreens. : CEDARS
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Part of French Indochina. : CAMBODIA
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Massenet's "Song of Mourning." : ELEGIE
63
Hard, heavy wood. : ELM
64
Bird with a weird cry. : LOON
65
Mignonette. : RESEDA
66
Opportunity. : DAY
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Department of France. : ORNE
Down
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Stage laugh. : HAHA
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Ornamental quartz. : ONYX
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Place name in Italy and New Jersey. : LODI
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Title. : EARL
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Heathen. : PAGAN
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United. : ONE
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Forceful. : DYNAMIC
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Modern train. : DOMELINER
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Shepherd-prophet. : AMOS
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Aries. : RAM
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Costain novel. : THETONTINE
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In Hawaii, a porch. : LANAI
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Chemical compound. : ESTER
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Olive family. : OLEA
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Rainy. : WET
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Ill-tempered. : ACID
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Springlike. : VERNAL
27
Political committee. : ADA
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Varnish ingredients. : LACS
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A show of blades. : ICECAPADES
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Debussy's "Clair ___." : DELUNE
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Feature of Balboa Park, San Diego. : ZOO
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Imperial Valley lake. : SALTONSEA
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Dame Myra. : HESS
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Musical note. : ELA
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Is profitable to. : PAYS
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Convened. : SAT
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Penalized by fine. : AMERCED
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Room in a harem. : ODA
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Sting. : BARB
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More precise. : NICER
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"___ Waltz," by Strauss. : ADELE
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___ Davis Jr. : SAMMY
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Part of a storage battery. : GRID
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___ me tangere (touch me not): Lat. : NOLO
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Reputation. : ODOR
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Celebrity. : LION
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Native of Odense. : DANE
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Item on a license blank. : AGE
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___ Créole (with tomatoes, onions, peppers). : ALA

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

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