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Charles C. Allen
Charles C. Allen

New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1958

50-Across : Well-known street sign.

Author:
Charles Allen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 64.7
Charles C. Allen has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Charles Allen is an alias for Charles C. Allen.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 46-Across was missing underscore; added it.

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,352
Across
1
Informal designation for Nasser. : GAMAL
6
Ship's cargo space. : HOLD
10
Winged insect. : WASP
14
Over 21. : OFAGE
15
Paris confidante. : AMIE
16
Sailors' patron. : ELMO
17
Saline solution. : BRINE
18
Yeoman of the guard. : BEEFEATER
20
Widely known address. : IODOWNINGSTREET
22
___-tung. : MAOTSE
23
Laconic. : TERSE
24
"Why Do I ___?" : LOVEYOU
27
Intangible influence. : AURA
28
Port in Scotland. : OBAN
29
Province of Union of South Africa. : NATAL
32
Part of a watch. : STEM
35
Snood. : NET
36
Roman roads. : ITERS
37
U. N. labor body. : ILO
38
A cricket: Dial. : GRIG
40
Rio ___, Amazon tributary. : NEGRO
41
Irksome effort. : TOIL
42
Block up. : CLOG
44
Indicating succession. : ORDINAL
46
"Unaccustomed ___ ... " : ASIAM
48
Memorable Hollywood name. : BOGART
50
Well-known street sign. : PENNSYLVANIAAVE
55
Sports event. : TRACKMEET
56
"But the ___ not yet." : ENDIS
57
Guitar's relative. : LUTE
58
Foreign aid group. : CARE
59
Outer surfaces of an object. : SIDES
60
Norse giant: Var. : YMER
61
Wiles. : ARTS
62
Cultural discernment. : TASTE
Down
1
Mongolian wasteland. : GOBI
2
Of a continent: Prefix. : AFRO
3
Butler's cohort. : MAID
4
Nickname. : AGNOMEN
5
Room for action: Colloq. : LEEWAY
6
Accustom. : HABITUATE
7
Black cats, four-leaf clovers, etc. : OMENS
8
City on the Meuse. : LIEGE
9
Across and Down items: Abbr. : DEFS
10
Adopters of the latest fashions, for instance. : WEARERS
11
Tailor's service. : ALTERATION
12
Pintail ducks. : SMEES
13
___ cochere. : PORTE
19
Famous last words. : ETTU
21
Midday period: Archaic. : NOONING
24
Far-reaching. : LONG
25
Higher: Ger. : OBER
26
Foretell. : VATICINATE
27
Luckless contender: Colloq. : ALSORAN
30
Sheep in second year. : TEG
31
Claims unduly. : ARROGATES
33
Man's name. : ELIA
34
Defoe's penitent heroine. : MOLL
39
Casual noticer. : GLANCER
41
Oberon's consort. : TITANIA
43
City on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. : OMSK
45
Least sweet. : DRIEST
46
In a suitable manner. : APTLY
47
Laboratory item. : SERUM
48
Misty. : BLEAR
49
Not secret. : OVERT
51
Community service group. : YMCA
52
Puts with. : ADDS
53
___ Nam. : VIET
54
Existence: Lat. : ESSE

Answer summary:
10 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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