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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Tuesday, June 7, 1955

14-Across : Reached.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 24.4
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Note that LLANEROs are more associated with Venezuela and Colombia than Argentina.

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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,170
Across
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Filled closely. : PACKED
7
June 14th. : FLAGDAY
14
Reached. : ARRIVED
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Centers of atolls. : LAGOONS
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Usual run of things. : ROUTINE
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Historic forest in France. : ARGONNE
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Wildly gay. : MAD
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Branch. : LIMB
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Function for a V. I. P. : DINNER
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Olympian god. : ARES
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Landfall east of Gander. : EUROPE
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White Italian marble. : CARRARA
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Supposition. : IDEA
33
Memory book. : ALBUM
36
Supports for the Big Top. : MAINGUYS
38
Large waves. : BILLOWS
41
Argentine cowboy. : LLANERO
42
Pharmacist's preparation. : EMULSION
44
Citizen in action. : VOTER
45
Etruscan title. : LARS
46
Appeaser. : SOOTHER
49
Wearing apparel. : ATTIRE
50
Tool; chase. : ETCH
54
Flour, sugar or salt. : STAPLE
58
Sound harshly. : RASP
60
Oriental name. : ALI
61
Lay open to public scorn. : PILLORY
63
German fruit cake. : STOLLEN
65
City in Connecticut. : ANSONIA
66
Witch. : HELLCAT
67
Temporary expedient. : STOPGAP
68
Entrees. : ROASTS
Down
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City in Italy. : PARMA
2
Resounding with noise. : AROAR
3
Lacking finish. : CRUDE
4
Salesman's outfit. : KIT
5
Mischief. : EVIL
6
Unit of weight for nylons. : DENIER
7
Sunshine State: Abbr. : FLA
8
Container for a rendered product. : LARDPAIL
9
Texas A. & M. man. : AGGIE
10
Ruffian: Slang. : GOON
11
Author Byrne. : DONN
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Mrs. Lindbergh. : ANNE
13
River NE of Dunkirk. : YSER
15
Have scruples. : DEMUR
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Author Stoker. : BRAM
24
Racing boats. : SCULLS
26
Part of a Civil Service test. : ORAL
28
Mr. F. F. Gosden. : AMOS
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Refuse to recognize. : IGNORE
30
"People Will Say We're In Love." : DUET
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Orphan Jane. : EYRE
32
Hebrew lyrelike instrument. : ASOR
33
Actor Walter. : ABEL
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City founded by Pizarro. : LIMA
35
Besmear. : BLUR
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Main part of a church. : NAVE
39
Purple-flowering vine. : WISTERIA
40
Lampblack. : SOOT
43
Rouge et ___. : NOIR
47
Nonsense. : TRASH
48
Miss Prynne. : HESTER
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All ___ (all the time). : ALONG
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Varieties of a soft mineral. : TALCS
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Shoe brace used in sports. : CLEAT
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Reminders. : HINTS
54
Saratoga and Hot Springs. : SPAS
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Shading. : TINT
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Additionally. : ALSO
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Plump. : PLOP
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Sport linked to Meadowbrook, L. I. : POLO
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Coral island of the Carolines. : YAP
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Lady Literate in Arts. : LLA

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

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