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Mary D. Weisser
Mary D. Weisser

New York Times, Saturday, June 21, 1958

Author:
Mary D. Weisser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 20.5
Mary D. Weisser has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

The 43-Across clue is an oddity. Most of the world has used the Gregorian calendar since 1582.

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,280
Across
1
Margins. : HEMS
5
Troublemaker in Eden. : APPLE
10
Morose. : SOUR
14
Baghdad Pact country. : IRAQ
15
Russian concert pianist. : BRAILOWSKY
17
Pear-shaped fruits. : FIGS
18
Cold war propaganda weapons. : SATELLITES
19
Here: Fr. : ICI
20
"Au clair de la ___ ... " : LUNE
21
New York Senator. : IVES
22
Saleswoman. : CLERK
24
A "many-splendored thing." : LOVE
26
Protect. : DEFEND
28
Western European alliance. : BENELUX
31
$2,000,000 missile. : ATLAS
32
Increased temperature. : FEVER
33
Garden spot in Surrey. : KEW
35
___ corners (crossroads). : FOUR
36
Ship: Lat. : NAVIS
37
Singer Sack. : ERNA
38
Old-fashioned explosive. : TNT
39
Idolatrous. : PAGAN
40
___ House, in Washington. : BLAIR
41
Attack. : SETUPON
43
Present-day calendar. : JULIAN
44
Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
45
Mohammedan scriptures. : KORAN
46
Present ___. : ARMS
48
Grasshopper: Dial. : GRIG
49
"___ Were King." : IFI
52
Forward drive of the jet. : PROPULSION
55
Earn. : GAIN
56
Dissenter. : PROTESTANT
57
Biblical giant. : ANAK
58
Light blows. : PATS
59
Adjusts in pitch. : TUNES
60
Adherents: Suffix. : ISTS
Down
1
Music lover's specialty. : HIFI
2
Scandinavian name. : ERIC
3
Mozart opera. : MAGICFLUTE
4
Plane figures: Abbr. : SQS
5
Contrary to reason. : ABSURD
6
Trick. : PRANK
7
Meat paste. : PATE
8
Position of a golf ball. : LIE
9
Right-angle extension. : ELL
10
Turning part. : SWIVEL
11
Bone: Comb. form. : OSTE
12
Strummers' instruments. : UKES
13
Common carriers: Abbr. : RYS
16
Dickens character. : OLIVER
20
Optical glass. : LENS
23
Goneril's father. : LEAR
24
Author of "Compulsion." : LEVIN
25
Singles. : ONES
26
Idiotic. : DAFT
27
English collars. : ETONS
28
British Laborite. : BEVAN
29
Natives of Krivoi Rog. : UKRAINIANS
30
City in Ohio, SE of Dayton. : XENIA
32
Bundle of sticks. : FAGOT
34
Admonish. : WARN
36
Dozes. : NAPS
37
She: Ital. : ELLA
39
Chase. : PURSUE
40
Town: Colloq. : BURG
42
Entices. : TEMPTS
43
Junctions. : JOINTS
45
Scandinavian money. : KRONE
46
Anglo-Irish mild expletive. : ARRA
47
Essential part. : ROOT
48
Composer Menotti. : GIAN
50
Sanction. : FIAT
51
Stationer's items. : INKS
52
Musical direction: Abbr. : PPP
53
Navy craft. : LST
54
TV's Erwin. : STU
55
Merry: Fr. : GAI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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