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E. R. Galli
E. R. Galli

SPACE TIME

New York Times, Sunday, May 27, 1962

54-Down : Tossing toy.

Author:
E. R. Galli
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 160, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.64, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 718 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 159, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
E. R. Galli has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,699
Across
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Thinks, archaically. : TROWS
6
Wood. : ASH
9
Float. : RAFT
13
Cook in a certain way. : BRAISE
19
Athlete of a sort. : SHOTPUTTER
21
Howe. : ELIAS
23
Mechanic's accessory. : OILCAN
24
Florida site. : COCOABEACH
25
Passenger in the news. : COLJOHNGLENN
27
Places of refuge. : ARKS
28
Skin. : PELT
29
Hanks of twine. : RANS
30
Entreats. : BEGS
31
Hoosier humorist. : ADE
32
Deer. : ROE
33
Mop of hair. : MANE
34
Fish dish. : EELS
35
Successor to Claudius I. : NERO
36
See 12 Down. : AGRA
37
Armed vessels. : CUTTERS
39
U. S. satellite. : EXPLORER
41
Argue at the bar. : PLEAD
42
Plumed bird. : EGRET
43
Watchwords. : CRIES
44
Rises from. : EMERGES
47
Reason's partner. : RHYME
48
Auxiliary verb. : SHALL
49
Northern grouse. : PTARMIGANS
52
Punctilious. : PRECISE
54
Man's nickname. : BERT
55
Small sofas. : SETTEES
57
Derby. : HORSERACE
60
Campus VIP. : SENIOR
62
Well-groomed: Fr. : SOIGNE
63
Wine: Prefix. : ENO
64
Dagger. : DIRK
65
Took form: Colloq. : SHAPEDUP
67
Reduces. : PARES
68
Monocle. : LENS
70
Neighbor of 24 Across. : CAPECANAVERAL
73
Dresses, as stone : NIGS
74
Actress Crabtree. : LOTTA
76
Admonition for Jack. : BENIMBLE
77
Ah me! : ALAS
79
Greek letter. : TAU
80
City 165 mi. SW of Paris. : ANGERS
82
Flavors. : AROMAS
83
Dungeon. : BLACKHOLE
85
Typist's job. : STENCIL
87
Mr. Cassini. : OLEG
88
Hasty contrivance. : QUICKIE
89
Enos or Able. : ANTHROPOID
91
Gorse. : FURZE
92
Door parts. : JAMBS
96
Certain writs, in law. : ELEGITS
97
Only. : ALONE
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Part of the palate. : UVULA
99
Test again. : RETRY
102
Beverage. : LEMONADE
104
Emulated the M boys. : HOMERED
106
Tools. : AXES
107
Contained. : HELD
109
Dyeing vessels. : VATS
110
Perform a pipe-smoker's ritual. : TAMP
111
Hostelry. : INN
112
___ canto. : BEL
113
String toy. : YOYO
114
Norse name. : NELS
115
Order at 70 Across. : FIRE
116
Commanded. : BADE
117
Vehicle for 25 Across. : ATLASMERCURY
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Tiros, Echo, etc. : SATELLITES
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Type of abode. : TEEPEE
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Spars. : YARDS
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Gemini capsules, for instance: Colloq. : TWOSEATERS
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Planetarium. : ORRERY
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Stain. : BLOT
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Wrapper: Abbr. : ENV
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Lock of hair. : TRESS
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Absolute. : THOROUGH
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Goddard's field. : ROCKETRY
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Sioux. : OTOS
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New Deal agency. : WPA
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Below normal level. : SUBPAR
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Part of a Dickens title. : ATALE
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Following. : SECT
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___ Elizabeth II. : HRH
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Removes from office. : RECALLS
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Shakespearean king. : ALONSO
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Son: Fr. : FILS
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___ Mahal. : TAJ
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African antelope. : BONGO
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Manipulates. : RIGS
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Any whatever. : ALL
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Glacial epoch. : ICEAGE
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Miss Dee. : SANDRA
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Group of nine. : ENNEAD
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Less abundant. : SCARCER
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Certain years. : TEENS
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More solemn. : SOBERER
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Pronoun. : HER
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Turn away. : REPEL
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Like certain parking spaces. : METERED
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Banish. : EXILE
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Roundworm. : NEMATODE
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Kind of dog. : ALSATIAN
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Time: Fr. : TEMPS
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Rub out. : ERASE
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Bring in, as game. : RETRIEVE
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Spinning toy. : PEGTOP
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Pod-bearing plant. : CHICKPEA
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Apts. : RMS
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Imparts: Scot. : GIES
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Beetle. : SCARAB
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Correspondents. : PENPALS
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Pygmy. : NEGRITO
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African state. : SENEGAL
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Leif's father. : ERIC
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Tossing toy. : BEANBAG
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Mr. Hayakawa. : SESSUE
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Greece. : HELLAS
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City on the Susquehanna : ONEONTA
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Famous physicist. : RONTGEN
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Feigned. : SHAMMED
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Rusticate. : RURALIZE
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Superficial knowledge. : SCIOLISM
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Quirinal edifice. : PALACE
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Stretching devices for fabrics. : STENTERS
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Fixed fast. : ENROOTED
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Need. : LACK
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Roguishly. : ARCHLY
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Squaw Valley structure. : SKIJUMP
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Father: Poet. : SIRE
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___ Jones, English painter. : BURNE
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Pant. : HEAVE
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Pilot's record. : LOG
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Prisons: Slang. : QUODS
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Expose to public scorn. : PILLORY
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Shoes of a sort. : FLATS
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Chlorides. : MURIATES
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Kitchen appliances. : BLENDERS
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Dejection. : SADNESS
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Man with couch. : ANALYST
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Large collar. : RABATO
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Devonshire city. : EXETER
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Noted physicist. : TELLER
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Exaggerate. : OVERDO
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Lagomorphs. : HARES
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Western or Spanish. : OMELET
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Cozy. : HOMEY
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View. : EYE
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Cosmonaut. : TITOV
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River into many puzzles. : YSER
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Ridge on a coin edge: Var. : NURL
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Young animal. : FAWN
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Snack. : BITE
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See 89 Across. : APE
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Aviation group. : CAB
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___ Therese. : STE
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Roman god. : LAR

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 14 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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