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Edward Early
Edward Early

New York Times, Wednesday, July 13, 1955

Author:
Edward Early
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 52.1
Edward Early has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,206
Across
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Thin, pointed sword. : EPEE
5
Large collections: Colloq. : RAFTS
10
Part of the leg. : SHIN
14
Swiss hero. : TELL
15
Comedian Hardy. : OLLIE
16
Fairylike being. : PERI
17
Place for a cross-examination. : TRIALCOURT
19
So be it. : AMEN
20
In jeopardy. : ATSTAKE
21
Reflux of the sea. : EBBTIDE
23
Also: Archaic. : EKE
24
Takes a chance. : DARES
25
Cemented. : SOLDERED
30
Man's name, similar to one of the Magi. : CASPAR
33
Buckets. : PAILS
34
Girl's nickname. : VICKY
36
Color. : HUE
37
Make out. : ESPY
38
Part of the "forest primeval." : PINES
39
Requests courteously. : BEGS
40
French article. : LES
41
City on Rhone delta. : ARLES
42
Insertion mark. : CARET
43
African fly. : TSETSE
45
They control elevator traffic. : STARTERS
47
Fictional Butler. : RHETT
49
Small piece. : BIT
50
Beneficiary of a will. : DEVISEE
52
Inventors' rights. : PATENTS
56
"Heads, ___ ... " : IWIN
57
Adapted for swimming. : NATATORIAL
59
Where to play shuffleboard. : DECK
60
Dealt a heavy blow. : SMOTE
61
Los Angeles campus. : UCLA
62
Argentite and cassiterite. : ORES
63
___ Park, Colorado resort. : ESTES
64
Hasty look. : PEEP
Down
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : ETTA
2
Lively. : PERT
3
Yalemen. : ELIS
4
Joyfully. : ELATEDLY
5
Piece of porch furniture. : ROCKER
6
Lily. : ALOE
7
Grippe. : FLU
8
Fagged. : TIRED
9
Recessed sections of buildings. : SETBACKS
10
Excessive quantities. : SPATES
11
Half the globe. : HEMISPHERE
12
Angered. : IRED
13
Inning number. : NINE
18
Finger ___. : LAKES
22
Donkey cry. : BRAY
25
Kind of wheat. : SPELT
26
Fertile spots. : OASES
27
Words without deeds. : LIPSERVICE
28
Injurious. : EVIL
29
Banquets. : DINES
31
Boring tool. : AUGER
32
Musical symbols. : RESTS
35
___-à-dire (that is to say): Fr. : CEST
38
False claim. : PRETENSE
39
Umpire's order. : BATTERUP
41
Peer Gynt's mother and others. : ASES
42
Friend of Socrates. : CRITO
44
Reflects. : THINKS
46
Subsides. : ABATES
48
Redlegs and Whitesox. : TEAMS
50
Prank: Colloq. : DIDO
51
Pitcher. : EWER
52
Top of the head. : PATE
53
French resort. : NICE
54
Narrative. : TALE
55
Throw carelessly. : SLAP
58
Little one. : TOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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