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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Monday, June 28, 1954

35-Across : Salad ingredient.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 31.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 56-Across clue had "unforseen"; corrected it to "unforeseen."

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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,826
Across
1
Fellow. : CHAP
5
Fodder container. : SILO
9
A lot of people. : CROWD
14
The powers of evil. : HELL
15
Fragrance. : ODOR
16
Capital city on the Red River. : HANOI
17
Warning to ship's visitors. : ALLASHORE
19
"___ we all?" : ARENT
20
Old Glory's place. : FLAGPOLE
21
Floats. : RAFTS
22
Lobby. : FOYER
23
Commercial. : TRADAL
26
Having wings. : ALATED
29
Girl's name, feminine of David. : VIDA
32
City in the Urals. : UFA
35
Salad ingredient. : TOMATO
36
Hero of an unfinished opera. : IGOR
37
Commune official, under Mussolini. : PODESTA
39
Hibernian: Colloq. : IRISHER
41
Donation. : ALMS
42
Have in mind. : INTEND
44
Judge. : TRY
45
Highlight of a revue. : SKIT
46
Black Sea port. : ODESSA
47
Traffic light. : SIGNAL
49
British statesman. : HOARE
54
Mr. Topper. : COSMO
56
An unforeseen event. : ACTOFGOD
59
Christian in Istanbul. : UNIAT
60
Exaggerate. : OVERSTATE
61
Seating compartment in a cafe. : BOOTH
62
Pagliacci's "Laugh." : RIDI
63
Man's name. : EVAN
64
Baxter, Jeffreys, Shirley. : ANNES
65
The birds. : AVES
66
Scottish loch. : NESS
Down
1
Make fun of. : CHAFF
2
Astonished exclamation. : HELLO
3
Put at rest. : ALLAY
4
The beach at Nice. : PLAGE
5
Dining-out spot in London. : SOHO
6
Golden calf. : IDOL
7
"Letter to ___." : LORETTA
8
Where Salem is: Abbr. : ORE
9
A garden green. : CHARD
10
An unusual person: Latin. : RARAAVIS
11
___ up. : ONEFLIGHT
12
Habit. : WONT
13
On___, pieces of gossip. : DITS
18
Nursery rhyme couple. : SPRATS
24
Binds again. : RETIES
25
Ornaments. : ADORNS
27
Sunburn soother. : LOTION
28
Girl's name. : AMANDA
30
Performer. : DOER
31
Mr. 'icks of the East End of London. : ARRY
32
Baneful tree. : UPAS
33
People. : FOLK
34
Entrance fee. : ADMISSION
38
Appraisal. : ESTIMATE
40
Potatoes good for baking. : IDAHOS
43
Industrial center in Israel. : TELAVIV
48
Early dwellers in East Germany. : GOTHS
50
Many times. : OFTEN
51
Century plant. : AGAVE
52
Rosters. : ROTAS
53
Serene gardens. : EDENS
54
Kid Gavilan's home. : CUBA
55
River in Siberia. : ONON
57
Admit. : CEDE
58
Baseball's Mr. Speaker. : TRIS
60
___ pro nobis. : ORA

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

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