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Thomas Meekin
New York Times, Thursday, June 6, 1957
Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 50.9
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 M | 4 P | 5 S | 6 L | 7 E | 8 F | 9 T | 10 G | 11 A | 12 T | 13 A |
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14 A | V | A | I | L | 15 A | R | I | A | 16 O | P | E | N |
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17 M | A | N | N | A | 18 M | I | S | G | 19 I | V | I | N | G |
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20 B | L | A | C | K | 21 J | A | C | K | 22 D | E | N | S | E |
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23 T | H | E | A | 24 M | E | R | G | E | R |
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25 A | 26 H | A | 27 S | I | 28 B | 29 E | 30 R | I | A | N | ||||
31 P | E | R | 32 F | 33 L | E | N | I | N | 34 E | 35 F | 36 T | 37 S |
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38 S | I | M | E | 39 B | R | A | V | A | 40 S | O | A | K |
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41 E | L | S | A | 42 I | N | T | E | R | 43 S | U | R | E |
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44 S | 45 T | R | E | E | T | E | 46 R | 47 R | O | W |
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48 P | 49 A | 50 S | T | E | D | 51 T | U | 52 S | K | |||||
53 O | U | I | D | A | 54 C | 55 L | 56 A | S | S | P | I | 57 N | 58 S |
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59 P | L | E | A | S | 60 U | R | E | S | 61 H | A | N | O | I |
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62 P | I | T | Y | 63 T | O | O | K | 64 E | R | G | O | T |
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65 A | C | E | S | 66 A | W | N | S | 67 D | E | S | K | S |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,900
Across
1
Headlights. : LAMPS
6
Boxing blow. : LEFT
10
Atlantic warm-water shark. : GATA
14
Profit. : AVAIL
15
Type of recording. : ARIA
16
Aboveboard. : OPEN
17
Heaven-sent sustenance. : MANNA
18
Premonition of evil. : MISGIVING
20
Nickname of Gen. Pershing. : BLACKJACK
22
Impenetrable. : DENSE
23
Mrs. Elvsted, in "Hedda Gabler." : THEA
24
Consolidation. : MERGER
25
Cry of triumph. : AHA
27
Native of Omsk. : SIBERIAN
31
Abbreviation in theatre ads. : PERF
33
Vladimir of Red Square. : LENIN
34
Newts. : EFTS
38
Track star Dave. : SIME
39
Shout of applause for an actress. : BRAVA
40
Overcharge: Slang. : SOAK
41
Opera role. : ELSA
42
Between: Comb. form. : INTER
43
Certain. : SURE
44
He wrote "Dere Mable." : STREETER
47
Rotten ___, London bridle path. : ROW
48
Stuck. : PASTED
51
Feature of a walrus. : TUSK
53
Well-known pseudonym. : OUIDA
54
Mementos of schooldays. : CLASSPINS
59
Gives enjoyment to: Archaic. : PLEASURES
61
Tonkin port. : HANOI
62
Sympathy. : PITY
63
Won, as a prize. : TOOK
64
Cereal fungus. : ERGOT
65
Tops of suits. : ACES
66
Beards, as of oats, barley, etc. : AWNS
67
Escritoires. : DESKS
Down
1
Gentle person. : LAMB
2
Of grandparents. : AVAL
3
Soldier. : MANATARMS
4
Emergency. : PINCH
5
Assuages. : SLAKES
6
Man of Shangri-La. : LAMA
7
Norseman's name. : ERIC
8
University at Nashville. : FISK
9
Game. : TAG
10
Jane Eyre's calling. : GOVERNESS
11
Copying. : APING
12
Stretched tight. : TENSE
13
Keen indignation. : ANGER
19
The very ___! : IDEA
21
Pen dweller. : JAILBIRD
24
Slender Islamic towers. : MINARETS
25
Polygonal recess. : APSE
26
German salutation. : HEIL
28
Capital city on the Aar. : BERNE
29
Growing out. : ENATE
30
Metal bolt. : RIVET
32
Thanksgiving and others. : FEASTDAYS
35
Good poker hand. : FOURKINGS
36
Base of poi. : TARO
37
Turn aside. : SKEW
45
Parties. : TEAS
46
Very busy. : RUSHED
48
Child's word for dad. : POPPA
49
Of a court. : AULIC
50
Seven: Span. : SIETE
52
Extra. : SPARE
54
Baby's sound of well-being. : CROW
55
City in Mexico. : LEON
56
Puts a query. : ASKS
57
Alcove. : NOOK
58
Convenes. : SITS
60
Actress Hagen. : UTA
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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