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A. H. Drummond Jr.
A. H. Drummond Jr.

New York Times, Friday, June 6, 1958

Author:
A. H. Drummond Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 42.9
A. H. Drummond Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,265
Across
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Jezebel's husband. : AHAB
5
Reddish planet. : MARS
9
Where Kaesong is. : KOREA
14
Spanish lady. : DONA
15
Landed. : ALIT
16
Ukase. : EDICT
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Its capital is San José. : COSTARICA
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B. C. Roman historian. : NEPOS
20
Star of TV and the Met. : PATRICEMUNSEL
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Sea bird. : ERNE
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High officer: Abbr. : PRES
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Illinois' second largest city. : PEORIA
27
Any vexing problem: Colloq. : HEADACHE
31
Hundred-eyed watchman. : ARGUS
32
Very much: Colloq. : BADLY
33
Short term of endearment. : HON
34
Goldfish. : CARP
35
Packs tightly. : BALES
36
Abdul-Aziz ibn ___. : SAUD
37
Direction. : ESE
38
Meted out medicine. : DOSED
39
Compact. : DENSE
40
Fixed paintings. : RESTORED
42
Broke with a party, politically. : BOLTED
43
Molecular element. : ATOM
44
Good: Ital. : BENE
45
John Daly colleague. : ARLENEFRANCIS
50
Journeys. : TREKS
51
Kitchen whistler. : TEAKETTLE
53
Wireless. : RADIO
54
French friend. : AMIE
55
Site of the first Olympics. : ELIS
56
Creator of Rebecca West. : IBSEN
57
Impart. : LEND
58
Trees. : ELMS
Down
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Military man: Abbr. : ADC
2
Kind of skirt. : HOOP
3
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
4
Umpire's cry. : BATTERUP
5
Seaside promenade. : MARINA
6
"___ Adams." : ALICE
7
He wrote "Dream Girl." : RICE
8
Rushed headlong. : STAMPEDED
9
Senate Democrat. : KENNEDY
10
Ukrainian port. : ODESSA
11
Perfected. : RIPE
12
Branch of biology: Abbr. : ECOL
13
Army Transport group. : ATS
18
Molding edge. : ARRIS
21
Eurasian mountains. : URALS
24
Gaited horse. : PACER
25
Delete. : ERASE
26
Fabled monsters. : OGRES
27
Dragged forcibly. : HALED
28
Early type of music. : CHANT
29
Theatre. : HOUSE
30
Done. : ENDED
32
Iron or copper. : BASEMETAL
35
Soap ingredient. : BORON
36
Draft choice. : SELECTEE
38
Is overfond of. : DOTESON
39
Metaphysical poet. : DONNE
41
Movie: Colloq. : TALKIE
42
Having a bill. : BEAKED
44
___ storm. : BRAIN
45
See 36 Across. : ARAB
46
Pigments. : REDS
47
In law, a wife. : FEME
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Common verbal contraction. : ITLL
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Meager. : SLIM
50
Numerical combining form. : TRI
52
Letter. : ESS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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