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Madeline Corse
Madeline Corse

New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 1959

Author:
Madeline Corse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.1
Madeline Corse has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,596
Across
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Much-sought award. : OSCAR
6
Pertaining to money matters. : FISCAL
12
Port on Luzon. : APARRI
13
One of the missiles. : HERCULES
15
Scrutinize more closely. : REREAD
16
___ Islands. : ALEUTIAN
17
Guiding spirit or influence. : ANGEL
18
Unwilling to understand. : BLIND
19
Year in Trajan's reign. : CVI
20
Small nail. : BRAD
21
Fairy-tale witch. : CRONE
22
Chirp. : PEEP
23
Cyclades island. : IOS
24
Tired of it all. : BLASE
25
Behind the times. : PASSE
26
Largest inland sea. : CASPIAN
28
Bench. : SEAT
30
Figuratively, opportunities. : DOORS
31
Armada. : FLEET
34
Radar principle. : ECHO
36
Took a general direction. : TRENDED
38
Disconcert. : ABASH
41
Help for puzzle-solvers. : CLUES
43
Direction. : ESE
44
Exceedingly. : VERY
45
Passageway in a mine. : STULM
46
Architectural pier. : ANTA
47
Yale. : ELI
48
Cognizant. : AWARE
49
Place of worship. : ALTAR
50
Missile part. : NOSECONE
52
Goddess of the lower regions. : HECATE
53
Having horns. : ANTLERED
54
Daniel Webster, for example. : ORATOR
55
Talks idly or boastfully: Slang. : GASSES
56
Blooper. : BONER
Down
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Symbol of freedom. : OPENROAD
2
Calm sea in the Atlantic. : SARGASSO
3
Statement of belief. : CREED
4
Asian inland sea. : ARAL
5
Free (of) : RID
6
Panthers or pumas. : FELINES
7
Goddess of peace. : IRENE
8
Run before the wind. : SCUD
9
Culebra ___. : CUT
10
"___ Adventures in Wonderland." : ALICES
11
Foliage. : LEAVES
12
Language of millions. : ARABIC
13
Symbols of sanctity. : HALOS
14
Shore bird. : SNIPE
18
Wheat husk. : BRAN
21
Disagree. : CLASH
22
Metal disk. : PATEN
24
Tree. : BIRCH
25
Pickets. : PALES
27
Verse: Archaic. : POESY
29
Violinist Zimbalist. : EFREM
32
Without teeth, as armadillos, sloths, etc. : EDENTATE
33
Maker of a will. : TESTATOR
35
Petroleum products. : OCTANES
36
Large bulrush. : TULE
37
More precious. : DEARER
38
Cereal grass. : AVENA
39
Be an adjunct. : BELONG
40
Awn. : ARISTA
42
Enticed. : LURED
45
Made a vow. : SWORE
46
Highway to Fairbanks. : ALCAN
48
Experts in any activity. : ACES
49
Relating to aircraft. : AERO
51
Letters. : ELS
52
Shelf within a fireplace. : HOB

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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