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Roberta H. Morse
Roberta H. Morse

New York Times, Tuesday, August 25, 1953

Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 36.0
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
Jim Horne notes:

54-Down: NEAP clued as "A high tide" seems wrong — neap tides are the lowest tidal range.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,528
Across
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Boats. : ARKS
5
Elemental. : BASIC
10
Poisonous tree of Java. : UPAS
14
Plant with edible leaves and root. : BEET
15
Star of "The Seven Year Itch." : EWELL
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Pastime of a knight in armor. : TILT
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Ginger ___. : BEER
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City in Washington. : WALLAWALLA
20
Peruvian quadruped. : ALPACA
22
Town in Connecticut. : LYME
23
One: Scot. : AIN
24
Breathing sounds. : SNORES
26
Marked like a zebra. : BARRED
28
Traveled carrying a bundle, in Australia. : SWAGGED
30
Prevention of a score, in hockey. : SAVE
31
Sea fishes related to the cod. : HAKES
32
Expressed disagreement in an ambulatory manner. : WALKEDOUT
37
Cinnabar or pyrites. : ORE
38
Creator of Crunch and Des. : WYLIE
39
Ben Hogan. : PRO
40
Cherished. : ENSHRINED
43
City in Flanders. : GHENT
45
Learned by observation. : SEEN
46
Trimmings for regal robes. : ERMINES
48
Relative of hoi polloi. : RAGTAG
51
Slight breeze. : BREATH
52
French assent. : OUI
53
A representation of the Last Supper. : CENA
55
Important figure in the budget. : INCOME
58
Musial of the Cards: 3 wds. : STANTHEMAN
61
Eight, in Paris. : HUIT
62
Heroine of "Last Days of Pompeii." : IONE
63
Buffet. : TABLE
64
To be: Latin. : ESSE
65
Italian family. : ESTE
66
Barbecue equipment. : SPITS
67
Beats at bridge. : SETS
Down
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Bishop's title in Eastern churches. : ABBA
2
Dance. : REEL
3
Mementoes. : KEEPSAKES
4
Outlandish. : STRANGE
5
En garde! : BEWARE
6
At a distance: Scot. : AWA
7
Is bearish in Wall Street. : SELLS
8
In an evil manner. : ILLY
9
Political picnic. : CLAMBAKE
10
Actress Hagen. : UTA
11
Character in "For Whom the Bell Tolls." : PILAR
12
Pitcher Reynolds. : ALLIE
13
Business location. : STAND
19
Fabricate. : WEAVE
21
Teeth on a wheel. : COGS
25
Famous comedian. : EDWYNN
27
Mr. Buttons of TV. : RED
28
Third rail contact. : SHOE
29
Admonish. : WARN
30
Type of pitch in baseball. : SLIDER
33
Drink. : ALE
34
Hospitality. : OPENHOUSE
35
Vase: French. : URNE
36
Kindergartners. : TOTS
38
"How do you do," in Germany. : WIEGEHTS
41
Presidential initials. : HST
42
Respond to a stimulant. : REACT
43
Government agent. : GMAN
44
Periods of enlistment: Military slang. : HITCHES
47
Marie Antoinette and others. : REINES
48
Miss O'Grady. : ROSIE
49
Jeeps or heaps. : AUTOS
50
Recent best seller. : GIANT
51
Disney's little deer. : BAMBI
54
A high tide. : NEAP
56
Atomizer product. : MIST
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Nous sommes, vous ___. : ETES
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Born. : NEE
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Substitute: Abbr. : ALT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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