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Mary S. Manning
Mary S. Manning

New York Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1954

Author:
M. S. Manning
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.4
Mary S. Manning has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
M. S. Manning is an alias for Mary S. Manning.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,779
Across
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Talipot. : PALM
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Author Cather. : WILLA
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Campus décor. : ELMS
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Et ___ (and others): Lat. : ALII
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Parting word. : ADIEU
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Henry ___. : VIII
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Former Swedish soprano. : LIND
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Years of indiscretion. : TEENS
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Conferee in Geneva. : EDEN
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Where 56 Down is. : PAKISTAN
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Power of the movies. : TYRONE
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Babbling brook. : RILL
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Adjective for enterprise. : FREE
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Author Heyward, creator of Porgy. : DUBOSE
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Canvas. : MAINSAIL
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Genus of oats. : AVENA
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___ fugit (the hour flies): Lat. : HORA
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President of Yugoslavia. : TITO
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Toby. : MUG
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St. ___, Canada's Prime Minister. : LAURENT
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Patriotic group. : DAR
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Director Kazan. : ELIA
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Their play is their business. : PROS
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Use with skill. : WIELD
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Approve. : SANCTION
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Miss Kelly and others. : PATSYS
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Conjunction. : THAN
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Heroine of 1847 novel. : JANE
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Thin sword. : RAPIER
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The 83rd ___. : CONGRESS
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Highly spiced stew. : OLIO
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Hole ___. : INONE
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Blue dye. : ANIL
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Well-known educator. : MANN
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Picture support. : EASEL
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Girl's nickname. : TINA
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Units of energy. : ERGS
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A kind of sheer muslin. : SWISS
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Little whirlpool. : EDDY
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Feeler. : PALP
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Inter ___ (among other things): Lat. : ALIA
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Inventor of a trainer for student fliers. : LINK
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Golf club. : MIDIRON
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Chin décor. : WATTLE
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Highly desirable. : IDEAL
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Claim on property. : LIEN
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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Native of Graz. : AUSTRIAN
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British surveyor in India. : EVEREST
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Vacation spot in 31 Down. : LIDO
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Appearance. : MIEN
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Mathematical term. : SINE
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Strong fiber for ropemaking. : SISAL
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Money in Kyoto. : YEN
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Tokens. : FARES
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Sybil Thorndike and others. : DAMES
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Part of the soft palate. : UVULA
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Originate. : BEGIN
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He's not too bright. : MORON
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Assistants. : AIDES
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Where Rimini is. : ITALY
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Younger sons of dukes. : LORDS
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Cheboygan's lake. : HURON
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Places for bees. : APIARIES
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Sound of a banjo string. : TWANG
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Behavior. : ACTIONS
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Repeat. : ITERATE
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Article. : THE
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TV performers. : PANELS
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He wrote "From Here to Eternity." : JONES
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Where the Quirinal is. : ROME
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Wing-shaped. : ALAR
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Slight ringing sound. : PING
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Thus: Italian. : COSI
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Geraint's wife. : ENID
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Karachi is its capital. : SIND
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Destroy. : SLAY
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Slangy negative. : NAW

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4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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