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E. H. Mudge
E. H. Mudge

New York Times, Monday, August 30, 1954

Author:
E. H. Mudge
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
E. H. Mudge has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,889
Across
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Public conveyance. : TRAM
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Separates into classes. : SORTS
10
Man's name. : OTTO
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Laugh. : HAHA
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16 or 32 Boy Scouts. : TROOP
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Red Premiere. : CHOU
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Skip over. : OMIT
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Lessen in force. : ABATE
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Web-footed bird. : COOT
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Pleasant aspect of a sales chart. : UPTURN
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Practical people. : REALISTS
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Frees from. : RIDS
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Slip sideways. : SKID
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Solemn agreement. : COVENANT
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Uses up. : SPENDS
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5th ___. : AVE
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Combine in a unit. : GROUP
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Sleep sound. : SNORE
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Senator from Connecticut. : BUSH
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Damon Runyon characters. : DOLLS
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Deodar. : TREE
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River city in Illinois. : ALTON
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He said, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." : KEATS
48
Woeful. : SAD
49
Granted use of property. : LEASED
51
Members of the picket line. : STRIKERS
53
Menu item. : PEAS
55
Person showing judgment. : SAGE
56
Making up one's mind. : DECIDING
60
Closely occupied. : INTENT
64
Lawless demonstration. : RIOT
65
Reception room. : SALON
67
Middle section of a minuet. : TRIO
68
Solo. : ARIA
69
Conductor at the Metropolitan. : EREDE
70
Having a delicate open pattern. : LACY
71
Intimately. : WELL
72
Frighten: Dial. : SKEER
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Horned ruminants. : ELKS
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Pronoun. : THOU
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Approach to a highway. : RAMP
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"We want ___!" : AHIT
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Actor in "The Egyptian." : MATURE
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Flag or emblem. : STANDARD
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Globe. : ORB
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Loud continuous noise. : ROAR
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Transports things by hand. : TOTES
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Expresses opinions. : SPEAKS
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Countries west of Asia. : OCCIDENT
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Man's name: Abbr. : THOS
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Whistle sound. : TOOT
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Baseball decisions. : OUTS
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Introduce unfairly (with "in"). : RING
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Edges. : LIPS
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A fish, the robalo. : SNOOK
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Junto. : CABAL
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Embryo seed. : OVULE
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Hearth goddess. : VESTA
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Bulrushes. : TULES
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Ancient language. : NORSE
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Gloomy and tiresome. : DREAR
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Contents of pods. : SEEDS
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Ground plans. : PLATS
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Beneficiary of the community chest. : HOSPITAL
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Kitchen utensil. : STRAINER
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Lack. : NEED
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Cattle Crossing, for instance. : SIGN
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Platforms. : DAISES
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Ma or Pa of the movies. : KETTLE
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Boojum. : SNARK
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Boxing decision. : DRAW
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Modern Ireland. : EIRE
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Twist. : COIL
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Joy. : GLEE
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Of a time period. : ERAL
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Exact moment (of time). : NICK
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Baubles. : TOYS
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Lofty lyric. : ODE

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5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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