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Marian Moeser
New York Times, Saturday, June 4, 1955
Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 33.8
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 R | 2 O | 3 S | 4 A | 5 A | 6 C | 7 T | 8 E | 9 D | 10 S | 11 C | 12 A | 13 T |
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14 A | M | O | S | 15 T | A | R | R | Y | 16 P | A | N | E |
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17 C | A | R | P | 18 E | T | B | A | G | S | 19 I | N | G | E |
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20 E | N | T | I | R | E | L | Y | 21 P | 22 A | R | T | E | D |
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23 R | U | S | E | 24 S | A | R | A | I | ||||||
25 S | 26 C | 27 R | I | P | T | 28 P | E | T | A | L | L | 29 E | 30 D |
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31 P | A | I | N | T | 32 W | A | C | H | T | 33 E | V | E |
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34 A | N | N | S | 35 D | O | T | T | Y | 36 A | V | E | C |
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37 S | I | G | 38 M | I | R | E | S | 39 A | R | E | N | A |
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40 M | O | L | 41 L | U | S | K | S | 42 F | L | I | R | T | Y |
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43 E | A | S | T | S | 44 E | L | L | E | ||||||
45 S | 46 P | A | R | T | A | 47 B | R | E | A | T | 48 H | 49 E | 50 S |
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51 W | I | D | E | 52 F | 53 L | O | R | E | N | T | I | N | E |
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54 A | P | E | D | 55 F | I | L | E | T | 56 A | L | V | A |
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57 N | E | R | O | 58 S | E | E | D | S | 59 S | O | Y | S |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,167
Across
1
Character in "David Copperfield." : ROSA
5
Performed. : ACTED
10
Word for unwelcome visitor. : SCAT
14
Biblical prophet. : AMOS
15
Stay. : TARRY
16
Section. : PANE
17
Old-fashioned luggage. : CARPETBAGS
19
Author of "Bus Stop." : INGE
20
Thoroughly. : ENTIRELY
21
Sundered. : PARTED
23
Artifice. : RUSE
24
Matriarch in Genesis. : SARAI
25
TV drama necessity. : SCRIPT
28
Resembling a flower. : PETALLED
31
Beautify. : PAINT
32
"Die ___ am Rhein." : WACHT
33
Biblical name. : EVE
34
Sheridan and Rutherford. : ANNS
35
Pixilated. : DOTTY
36
With: French. : AVEC
37
Italian title: Abbr. : SIG
38
Bogs down. : MIRES
39
Basketball center. : ARENA
40
Slugs and whelks. : MOLLUSKS
42
Coquettish. : FLIRTY
43
Turns in a certain direction. : EASTS
44
Parisian "she." : ELLE
45
Cleomenes' land. : SPARTA
47
Whispers. : BREATHES
51
Roomy. : WIDE
52
Native of an Italian city. : FLORENTINE
54
Imitated. : APED
55
Choice meat cut. : FILET
56
Author Johnston. : ALVA
57
Agrippina's son. : NERO
58
Garden starters. : SEEDS
59
Oriental sauces. : SOYS
Down
1
Prize to the swift. : RACE
2
Muscat is its capital. : OMAN
3
Separate neatly. : SORT
4
Medicine chest occupants. : ASPIRINS
5
Bear witness. : ATTEST
6
___ car. : CABLE
7
Tea accoutrement. : TRAY
8
Unit in physics. : ERG
9
Opposite of sympathy. : DYSPATHY
10
Upward trend. : SPIRAL
11
Bridge-builder's form. : CANTILEVER
12
Dumas' "___ Pitou." : ANGE
13
Prepared for golf. : TEED
18
Break loose. : ERUPT
22
Smell ___ (suspect a trick). : ARAT
24
Divisions. : SECTS
25
Violent, temporary activity. : SPASM
26
The showman in "Pagliacci." : CANIO
27
Rebel chief. : RINGLEADER
28
Gourmet's delicacies. : PATES
29
Athletic showing. : EVENT
30
Spoil. : DECAY
32
Collected writings. : WORKS
35
Parts of spinning wheels. : DISTAFFS
36
Singer's encores. : ARIETTAS
38
Something essential. : MUST
39
Gov. Shivers. : ALLAN
41
City on the Rio Grande. : LAREDO
42
Admirals' domains. : FLEETS
44
Chose wrongly. : ERRED
45
Water bird. : SWAN
46
Corncob. : PIPE
47
Friable clay. : BOLE
48
Hawaii's chief city. : HILO
49
Begrudge. : ENVY
50
High ___. : SEAS
53
Norwegian statesman. : LIE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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