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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, September 16, 1954

49-Across : M.P.'s problem.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 34.0 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,906
Across
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Traducers of kettles. : POTS
5
Small flag on a ship's bow. : JACK
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Big business man. : BARON
14
"And pretty maids all in ___." : AROW
15
General of the Army Bradley. : OMAR
16
As an old woman. : ANILE
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Desert. : GOBI
18
Actor Lugosi. : BELA
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Round of years. : CYCLE
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One of the "kingdoms." : ANIMAL
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Numskull: Colloq. : LUNKHEAD
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Describing certain flights. : NONSTOP
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Ingredient of poi. : TARO
27
Total. : UTTER
29
No. 1 of a racing shell crew. : BOWOAR
33
Prized cup for tennis. : DAVIS
36
Never, in the deep South. : NOHOW
38
___ Fail, the Stone of Scone. : LIA
39
Second. : ABET
40
Lamb, onion, etc., skewered and roasted. : CABOB
41
Tin ___. : CANS
42
Woman's title. : MRS
43
City in Panama. : COLON
44
___ wheel (unnecessary thing). : FIFTH
45
Perform sentry go. : PATROL
47
Old playing card. : TAROT
49
M.P.'s problem. : AWOL
51
Ball club. : NEWYORK
55
Eve. : ADAMSRIB
59
Two words from the Declaration of Independence. : ALLMEN
60
Name for an August hurricane. : CAROL
61
Extinct birds. : MOAS
63
Of a continent: Comb. form. : INDO
64
Seaport on the Adriatic. : TRANI
65
Top middleweight Olson. : BOBO
66
Imperative. : FIAT
67
Handhold. : STRAP
68
Augury. : OMEN
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Brings forth young. : EANS
Down
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Heathen. : PAGAN
2
Site of Maine University. : ORONO
3
Member of Truman's Cabinet. : TOBIN
4
Bikini. : SWIMSUIT
5
Surplus offered for sale. : JOBLOT
6
Soul: French. : AME
7
Shout. : CALL
8
Pickled cabbage. : KRAUT
9
Where some theatre goers sit. : BACKROW
10
Nevertheless. : ANYHOW
11
Pudding ingredient. : RICE
12
Baked clay pot. : OLLA
13
Requirement. : NEED
21
Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
23
Very rich man. : NABOB
25
Punitory. : PENAL
28
Synthetic man. : ROBOT
30
Crown Prince of Norway. : OLAF
31
"It ___ gonna rain no more." : AINT
32
Headstrong. : RASH
33
Humid. : DAMP
34
Gorge in Southwestern U. S. : ABRA
35
Vanishing garment. : VEST
37
Chinese province. : HONAN
40
TV specialty : COLOR
41
Matter of course in 51 Across. : CITYLIFE
43
Marsh marigold. : COWSLIP
44
Duck, for instance. : FOWL
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Book by Helen Hunt Jackson. : RAMONA
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Good sense. : REASON
50
Place of oblivion. : LIMBO
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Labor ___ vincit: Oklahoma's motto. : OMNIA
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Fortification. : REDAN
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Clove hitches. : KNOTS
55
Functions. : ACTS
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Arrow. : DART
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Sandarac tree. : ARAR
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Favorable turn in business. : BOOM
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Man's nickname. : ABE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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