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Jay Sheldon
Jay Sheldon

New York Times, Tuesday, August 11, 1959

Author:
Jay Sheldon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.8
Jay Sheldon has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,679
Across
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Section of Algiers. : CASBAH
7
City of Venetia. : PADOVA
13
Attitude. : POSTURE
14
City on the Mediterranean, founded 1909. : TELAVIV
15
Magazine of arms. : ARSENAL
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Living. : ANIMATE
17
Jet. : SPURT
18
John Ridd's bride. : LORNA
20
Sailor. : TAR
21
Unfailing. : SURE
22
Slow: Mus. : LENTO
23
Sartorial accessory. : BELT
24
Wing: Ital. : ALA
25
Ceremony of Plains Indians. : SUNDANCE
27
Book of the Torah: Abbr. : GEN
28
Plume oneself. : PREEN
29
Ball team. : REDS
32
An extra, at Lewisohn Stadium. : ENCORE
34
Find out. : DETECT
36
Head: Fr. : TETE
37
River into the Rio Grande. : PECOS
40
Damage. : MAR
41
Type of entertainment program. : TELECAST
43
"___ told every little star ... " : IVE
44
Lake city of Italy. : COMO
47
Venerate. : ADORE
48
Word of agreement. : AMEN
49
___ and the same. : ONE
50
Community in Iowa. : AMANA
51
Figurehead. : FRONT
52
Surveyor's assistants. : LINEMEN
54
Battle site of June 14, 1800. : MARENGO
56
A certain physician. : OCULIST
57
Expand. : BROADEN
58
Withstand. : RESIST
59
Fisherman. : ANGLER
Down
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Stout. : CORPULENT
2
Guarantee. : ASSURANCE
3
Cubic meter. : STERE
4
Item in baseball strategy. : BUNT
5
Constellation. : ARA
6
Greek. : HELLENE
7
Military flag. : PENNON
8
Inter ___. : ALIA
9
Hoover or Glen Canyon. : DAM
10
Egg-shaped. : OVATE
11
Animated. : VITAL
12
Turn aside. : AVERT
13
Thoroughfare. : PASSAGE
14
Mediterranean coasting vessel. : TARTAN
19
Wave: Fr. : ONDE
22
Bait. : LURE
23
Mangelwurzel. : BEET
25
Lively frolic. : SPREE
26
Summit. : CREST
30
Woman who is declassee. : DEMIMONDE
31
Vulture, for example. : SCAVENGER
33
Eight: Ital. : OTTO
34
Medicinal draught. : DOSE
35
Battle site of Dec. 26, 1776. : TRENTON
37
Overly erudite one. : PEDANT
38
Business course: Abbr. : ECON
39
Great Scott!, in Mexico. : CARAMBA
42
Most ineffectual. : LAMEST
44
Violet, for example. : COLOR
45
Being held in reserve: Colloq. : ONICE
46
Foods served. : MENUS
48
Of a surface. : AREAL
50
English writer Kingsley ___. : AMIS
51
What "Mowgli" means. : FROG
53
Yalie. : ELI
55
Alder tree: Scot. : ARN

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