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Geraldine W. King
Geraldine W. King

New York Times, Thursday, June 19, 1958

6-Down : "Thy word is ___ to my feet ... "

Author:
Geraldine W. King
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 22.5
Geraldine W. King has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,278
Across
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Undisguised. : BALD
5
Pieman. : BAKER
10
As well. : ALSO
14
Butter substitute. : OLEO
15
Brisk. : ALIVE
16
Fresh-water duck. : TEAL
17
Spurs on. : STIMULATES
19
Filing card projections. : TABS
20
This: Lat. : HOC
21
Leisure. : TIME
22
Type of perfume. : CHYPRE
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Prohibit legally. : ESTOP
26
Intimation. : CUE
27
Japanese money. : SEN
28
Inn. : HOSTEL
30
Comfort. : CHEER
32
Enroll. : ENTER
33
___ Treaty, 1921, concerning Pacific questions. : FOURPOWER
37
Maple tree family. : ACER
38
Young fish. : PARRS
39
Weary. : TIRE
40
Outer boundary of an area. : PERIMETER
42
Mythical monster. : LAMIA
43
Shelters for sheep. : COTES
44
Bracket supporting a cornice, balustrade, etc. : CORBEL
45
System serving the Dept. of Defense: Abbr. : SSS
48
Thoroughfares: Abbr. : STS
49
Gem. : BERYL
50
Elk. : WAPITI
52
Island country. : EIRE
53
Fixed point of time. : ERA
56
Wang Lung's wife. : OLAN
57
Public walks along the seaside. : ESPLANADES
60
Author of "Amores." : OVID
61
Long-legged bird. : STILT
62
Drench. : SOAK
63
___ express. : PONY
64
Italian epic poet. : TASSO
65
Conjunctions. : ANDS
Down
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Nonsense: Colloq. : BOSH
2
Palo ___. : ALTO
3
English county. : LEICESTER
4
Portuguese title. : DOM
5
English baron (with "de"), founder of Oxford College. : BALIOL
6
"Thy word is ___ to my feet ... " : ALAMP
7
Bird of the hawk family. : KITE
8
Lady of the "three faces." : EVE
9
Lifesavers. : RESCUERS
10
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
11
Vaults. : LEAPS
12
Jet plane. : SABRE
13
Johnson's partner. : OLSEN
18
Total. : UTTER
23
Dickens character. : HEEP
25
Spatial, in chemistry. : STERIC
26
Whirring noise, as made by a partridge. : CHURR
28
Accumulate. : HEAP
29
Formerly. : ONCE
30
Central strands of ropes. : CORES
31
Club whose motto is "Service." : ROTARY
33
Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos. : FATES
34
Scene of Althea Gibson's triumph. : WIMBLEDON
35
Great Lakes port. : ERIE
36
Adjective for the McCoy. : REAL
38
Most trivial. : PETTIEST
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Nearly all. : MOST
42
Italian screen star. : LOREN
44
Horn: Comb. form. : CERATO
45
Pounce. : SWOOP
46
Burst of cheers from a crowd. : SALVO
47
"The Rain in ___." : SPAIN
49
Treasury notes. : BILLS
51
Vincent d'___, French composer. : INDY
52
Finials at the ends of spires. : EPIS
54
Interpreted. : READ
55
Petitions. : ASKS
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Gentle ___ lamb. : ASA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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