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Edward Canstein
Edward Canstein

New York Times, Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Author:
Edward Canstein
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 30.8 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Edward Canstein has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,004
Across
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Capital on the Tiber. : ROME
5
Streams. : FLOWS
10
Rouse. : PROD
14
English river. : AVON
15
Capital of French Morocco. : RABAT
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Of immediate interest. : LIVE
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Mass of ice. : BERG
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Aromatic herb. : ANISE
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Molding. : OGEE
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Where Londonderry is. : IRELAND
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___ hounds. : HAREAND
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Rainbow. : ARC
25
Dickens character. : SIKES
26
Where treaty ending War of 1812 was signed. : GHENT
29
Son, in Hebrew. : BEN
30
In agreement. : ATONE
34
Tear apart. : REND
35
Where Stanley Falls is. : CONGORIVER
37
Urban railroads. : ELS
38
Recording specialties. : SONATAS
39
Salutation. : AVE
40
One who makes clear. : ELUCIDATOR
42
Glided. : SLID
43
Adjustment of auto wheels. : TOEIN
44
International writers' group. : PEN
45
Rouget de ___. : LISLE
46
Nobles of India. : RAJAS
48
Winglike organ. : FIN
49
Person with a special interest. : FANCIER
52
"Wouldn't It Be ___." : LOVERLY
56
Explorer Tasman. : ABEL
57
Way up. : STAIR
59
Esse ___ videri: N. C.'s motto. : QUAM
60
Purple plum. : SLOE
61
Rouen's waterfront. : SEINE
62
Marine Corps. : USMC
63
Serve. : TEND
64
Senatorial first name. : ESTES
65
On the deep. : ASEA
Down
1
India's spring harvest. : RABI
2
Finished. : OVER
3
Word forming comparative degree. : MORE
4
Target of Operation Sea Lion. : ENGLAND
5
Unit of currency. : FRANC
6
One-fourth of earth's surface. : LAND
7
Japanese waistband. : OBI
8
World HQ of Geophysical Year. : WASHINGTON
9
Minute ___. : STEAK
10
Rumanian oil center. : PLOESTI
11
Capital of Latvia. : RIGA
12
Roasting place. : OVEN
13
Proof of ownership. : DEED
21
Dexterity. : ART
23
Fosters. : REARS
25
Law-making bodies. : SENATES
26
Salute. : GREET
27
Salutation. : HELLO
28
Follow. : ENSUE
29
Members of a French ruling family. : BONAPARTES
31
Athletic fields. : OVALS
32
Author Shute. : NEVIL
33
Metropolitan Opera conductor. : EREDE
35
Cape ___ Canal. : COD
36
Put one's ___ in (interfere). : OAR
38
Peninsula in the news. : SINAI
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Surrounded. : CIRCLED
42
___ non. : SINEQUA
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Fifty-four. : LIV
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Father of David. : JESSE
48
Warning cries from the tee. : FORES
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Go hungry. : FAST
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Ready, willing and ___. : ABLE
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Type of light. : NEON
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Edge of a diamond. : LINE
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Slovene. : RUSS
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Metallic fabric. : LAME
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Famous youth organization. : YMCA
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River islet. : AIT

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

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