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George Henderson
George Henderson

New York Times, Monday, September 28, 1953

30-Across : Recant.

Author:
George Henderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 56.4
George Henderson has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,562
Across
1
Movie close-up. : KISS
5
Perfume. : ODOR
9
Men of law: Abbr. : ATTS
13
City in Sicily. : ENNA
14
Ill-mannered one (from "Gulliver's Travels"). : YAHOO
16
Chase away. : SHOO
17
Riverside Drive landmark. : GRANTSTOMB
19
Establish faith in: Colloq. : SELL
20
Seven voices. : SEPTET
21
Schooner in a Longfellow poem. : HESPERUS
23
Poison for arrows. : INEE
25
Mexican pine tree. : OCOTE
26
"The Rock," in San Francisco Bay. : ALCATRAZ
30
Recant. : UNSAY
32
Cities or towns: Colloq. : BURGS
33
Rises. : SOARS
35
Incorporated town: Abbr. : BOR
37
Oneness: Latin. : UNIO
38
Aladdin's helper. : GENIE
39
A kind of bonnet. : POKE
40
Make knotted lace. : TAT
41
Yielder. : CEDER
42
Adjective for the sea. : CRUEL
43
Austerity. : RIGOR
45
Without the knowledge of. : SECRETLY
47
Uniform ___ Reports, annual bulletin of FBI. : CRIME
49
He wrote "The Making of an American," 1901. : RIIS
50
Estrange. : ALIENATE
53
100 centimos in Madrid. : PESETA
57
Demolish. : RAZE
58
Lower part of the Hudson. : NORTHRIVER
60
With: French. : AVEC
61
Catch. : SNARE
62
Proboscis. : NOSE
63
Commanded. : BADE
64
Hubbub. : STIR
65
Goes and brings. : GETS
Down
1
Weights for nails, 100 lbs. : KEGS
2
Concerning: Latin. : INRE
3
Cookie. : SNAP
4
Capital of Chile. : SANTIAGO
5
Bluepoint. : OYSTER
6
Case in grammar: Abbr. : DAT
7
Expression of surprise. : OHOH
8
A gentleman of Verona. : ROMEO
9
Things desirable to have. : ASSETS
10
Near that number. : THEREABOUT
11
Balsam. : TOLU
12
100-centavo coins in Lima. : SOLS
15
Cryptic. : OBSCURE
18
Carnival tops. : TENTS
22
Mrs. Kostelanetz. : PONS
24
Let up. : EASED
26
Adjoin. : ABUT
27
Like the moon. : LUNAR
28
Took to task. : CRITICIZED
29
Political divisions in Vienna, Berlin, etc. : ZONES
31
Rustic. : YOKEL
34
Frame for drying clothes. : AIRER
36
Trust. : RELY
38
Voters for Adenauer. : GERMANS
39
Urgent. : PRESSING
41
Make up. : COIN
42
Court officer. : CRIER
44
Where the Pindus Mountains are. : GREECE
46
Solve by arithmetic. : CIPHER
48
Jackets. : ETONS
50
Member of the Abu Ghosh clan. : ARAB
51
Relative of pumice. : LAVA
52
Quod ___ demonstrandum. : ERAT
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Shout of Bacchus followers. : EVOE
55
Set of questions. : TEST
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Consort of Aphrodite. : ARES
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Combining form for a number. : TRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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