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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Monday, April 21, 1958

16-Across : Fighter Firpo.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 54-Across had "Put In Bay"; corrected it to "Put-in-Bay."

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,219
Across
1
Stuff and nonsense. : BOSH
5
Prima donnas. : DIVAS
10
Bogus. : FAKE
14
One-horse carriage of India. : EKKA
15
Instruct. : EDIFY
16
Fighter Firpo. : LUIS
17
One of triplets. : TRIN
18
Parts of beds. : FOOTBOARDS
20
Loose printed sheet. : HANDBILL
22
Scrape off. : ABRADE
23
Young animals. : FOALS
24
Liberate. : FREE
25
Entice. : ALLURE
27
Dance step. : GLISSADE
31
Staff. : SUITE
32
Road. : ROUTE
33
Staff. : ROD
34
Hostels. : INNS
35
Box: Fr. : BOITE
36
Self-satisfied. : SMUG
37
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
38
Author of "Red Badge of Courage." : CRANE
39
Importune. : TEASE
40
Young bird. : NESTLING
42
Rive. : SUNDER
43
"___ to riches." : RAGS
44
Original name of Pope Pius XI. : RATTI
45
Italian condiment. : TAMARA
48
Needle-shaped peak of rock. : AIGUILLE
51
Designating a walking race. : HEELANDTOE
53
Ancient kingdom of Asia. : ELAM
54
Lake of Put-in-Bay. : ERIE
55
Acts. : DEEDS
56
___ me tangere (touch me not): Lat. : NOLI
57
Not at all. : NONE
58
Term of endearment. : SWEET
59
Russian ruler. : TSAR
Down
1
One of the Little Women. : BETH
2
Plant with sticky green pods. : OKRA
3
Misers. : SKINFLINTS
4
Press releases. : HANDOUTS
5
Narrow gorge. : DEFILE
6
Objects of devotion. : IDOLS
7
Musical instrument. : VIOL
8
Astern. : AFT
9
Luxury lover. : SYBARITE
10
Signal lights. : FLARES
11
Emanation. : AURA
12
Famous pirate. : KIDD
13
Being: Lat. : ESSE
19
Stout. : OBESE
21
Empty. : BARE
24
Wind instrument. : FLUTE
25
Chinese. : ASIAN
26
Thrust. : LUNGE
27
Part of an auctioneer's chant. : GOING
28
Burrowing mammals. : ARMADILLOS
29
Drench. : DOUSE
30
Machine for shaping timber. : EDGER
32
Certain horses. : ROANS
35
Bandits. : BRIGANDS
36
Capable of feeling. : SENTIENT
38
Miss Barton of Red Cross fame. : CLARA
39
Ballet skirt. : TUTU
41
"Rose of ___." : TRALEE
42
Most wise. : SAGEST
44
___ Janeiro. : RIODE
45
Consequently. : THEN
46
Air: Comb. form. : AERO
47
Chow ___. : MEIN
48
To ___ (exactly). : ATEE
49
Song refrain. : LALA
50
Eastern title. : EMIR
52
Moisture. : DEW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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