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Helen Smathers
Helen Smathers

New York Times, Thursday, July 26, 1956

Author:
Helen Smathers
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 31.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Helen Smathers has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,585
Across
1
Name on the "Trapeze" marquee. : GINA
5
Cat chaser. : SCAT
9
Of a branch. : RAMAL
14
Roman poet. : OVID
15
Everyone. : EACH
16
African pygmy antelope. : ORIBI
17
T. R.'s Secretary of Navy, 1905–6. : BONAPARTE
19
In a whirl. : AREEL
20
Rather than. : ERE
21
Gosden and Correll. : AMOSANDANDY
23
Musical. : LYRICAL
25
Jug. : TOBY
26
Girl's nickname. : NAN
27
Unfaltering. : TRUE
28
Avril, ___, Juin. : MAI
31
Seaton's predecessor in the Cabinet. : MCKAY
34
Shower gifts. : RAINDROPS
36
Winged. : ALAR
37
Jockey's gear. : DISCS
38
___ de combat. : HORS
39
Conquers. : SURMOUNTS
41
French statesman. : PINAY
42
Norse goddess. : HEL
43
Part of a song. : NOTE
44
Father of Lancelot. : BAN
45
Half: Prefix. : SEMI
46
Irish county. : DONEGAL
50
"Give-away" TV play. : MILLIONAIRE
54
Actress Gardner. : AVA
55
Abstain from. : AVOID
56
Fixed period. : TIMELIMIT
58
Birthplace of Mohammed. : MECCA
59
Brain product. : IDEA
60
Marsh plant. : TULE
61
Trees. : ASHES
62
Promontory. : NESS
63
Night light. : STAR
Down
1
TV comedian. : GOBEL
2
Wall color. : IVORY
3
Forty-___. : NINER
4
Political group. : ADA
5
Popeye, for instance. : SEAMAN
6
Champion skater Heiss. : CAROL
7
Book of the Bible. : ACTS
8
Stage art. : THEATRICS
9
Highway engineer's concern. : ROADBED
10
Orderly arrangement. : ARRAY
11
Carriage. : MIEN
12
Tucked in. : ABED
13
Calla ___. : LILY
18
Tree of Peru, like the mesquite. : PACAY
22
Words. : NOUNS
24
Embrace. : INARM
27
Discernment. : TASTE
28
Night light. : MOON
29
Port of Guam. : APRA
30
Place near Paris. : ISSY
31
Crush. : MASH
32
Helpful hint. : CLUE
33
Senator Mundt. : KARL
34
Dog star. : RINTINTIN
35
Lorelei's home. : RHINE
37
A cathedral: Italian. : DUOMO
40
Iroquois Indians. : ONEIDAS
41
"What's My Line?" cast. : PANEL
44
North Wind, personified. : BOREAS
45
Portion. : SLICE
46
Polio fighters. : DIMES
47
From A to Z. : GAMUT
48
Cleveland Indian. : AVILA
49
Procrastinator's slogan. : LATER
50
One of the family. : MAMA
51
He starred in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." : IVES
52
Tarn in Scotland. : LOCH
53
Right-hand man. : AIDE
57
Pronoun. : ITS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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