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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Thursday, September 17, 1953

5-Down : Exonerate.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,551
Across
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Breed of dogs. : CHOW
5
Shrub of the mimosa family. : ACACIA
11
Where Gen. Naguib rules. : CAIRO
12
Mines of wealth. : BONANZAS
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Cigarette girl of opera. : CARMEN
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Show of labor union displeasure. : SLOWDOWN
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Antique. : OLD
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Rambles. : STROLLS
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Indian in the U. N. : RAU
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Boxers: Slang. : PUGS
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Substantial. : SOLID
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One of Tito's people. : SERB
25
Indian nurses. : AMAHS
27
Signpost abbreviation. : AVE
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Grandma of painters. : MOSES
29
Summer drink. : LEMONADE
31
Part of a double boiler. : POT
32
City dwellers in a heat wave. : STEWERS
33
Tool for cutting sugar cane. : MACHETE
37
Straw rug. : MAT
38
President Buchanan was one. : BACHELOR
39
Coiled, as a rope or hawser. : FAKED
42
Defraud. : ROB
43
Mobile artillery protection. : ARMOR
44
Highland waterfall. : LINN
45
Czech President before Gottwald. : BENES
47
Girl in an old love song. : NITA
48
___ a sempre (now and always): It. : ORA
49
Principal and teaching staff. : FACULTY
51
Small Japanese coin. : RIN
52
Alters completely. : REVERSES
54
Charlemagne's nephew. : ROLAND
56
Capital of S. Australia. : ADELAIDE
57
In company with. : ALONG
58
Condiments. : SAUCES
59
She sings Lucia and Lakmé. : PONS
Down
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Bridge. : CARDGAME
2
Pronoun. : HIM
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Earthy substances. : ORES
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Customs. : WONTS
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Exonerate. : ABSOLVE
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Albert Payson Terhune's "Bruce." : COLLIE
7
"There was ___ woman who lived in a shoe ... " : ANOLD
8
Cries of birds. : CAWS
9
Sen. Capehart's state: Abbr. : IND
10
Fayal, Ponta Delgada, Horta, etc. : AZORES
11
Pipe of peace. : CALUMET
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Cuts direct. : SNUBS
15
Varnish ingredients. : COPALS
19
Beaten tracks. : ROADS
22
Ringling brothers. : SHOWMEN
24
Shakespearean actor of 40 years ago. : SOTHERN
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Champion golfer. : SNEAD
28
Variety of coffee. : MOCHA
30
Man's nickname. : ART
31
Logger's half boot. : PAC
33
Miss Norman, star of the past. : MABEL
34
Natives of a city in New York. : ELMIRANS
35
Din when the light changes. : TOOTING
36
Commission. : ERRAND
38
Extra credits at bridge. : BONUSES
39
Actress Robson : FLORA
40
Ventilated. : AIRED
41
Top cards at euchre. : KNAVES
42
Ebb away. : RECEDE
45
Essential. : BASIC
46
Lineman's belt. : STRAP
49
Mrs. in Germany. : FRAU
50
County in California. : YOLO
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High note. : ELA
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Actor Chaney. : LON

Answer summary:
12 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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