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Evelyn E. Smith
New York Times, Wednesday, September 29, 1954
31-Down : Speck.
Author:
E. E. Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Evelyn E. Smith has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
E. E. Smith is an alias for Evelyn E. Smith.
1 V | 2 A | 3 R | 4 G | 5 A | 6 S | 7 C | 8 A | 9 N | 10 A | 11 P | 12 E | 13 S |
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14 O | R | I | O | L | E | 15 S | 16 A | L | A | M | O | D | E |
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17 W | I | N | G | L | E | T | 18 R | E | V | E | L | E | R |
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19 E | S | S | 20 S | T | A | 21 G | Y | 22 A | L | I | N | E |
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23 D | E | E | 24 M | 25 H | I | E | 26 F | L | I | T | ||||
27 A | 28 V | E | R | A | 29 G | E | 30 A | I | 31 M | 32 S |
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33 A | 34 U | 35 S | S | I | 36 R | O | A | 37 D | 38 C | O | P |
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39 S | T | A | S | S | 40 E | 41 N | 42 P | R | O | 43 B | A | T | E |
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44 P | A | T | 45 A | G | E | 46 E | 47 P | O | L | E | D |
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48 S | H | E | 49 S | 50 G | A | M | 51 B | 52 R | E | L | ||||
53 L | E | 54 S | S | 55 I | L | I | 56 T | 57 H | 58 E | 59 S |
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60 B | 61 A | L | I | N | 62 P | L | U | T | 63 O | 64 O | R | O |
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65 A | R | I | Z | O | 66 N | A | 67 R | U | S | 68 S | I | A | N |
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69 L | A | T | E | R | O | N | 70 B | A | T | I | S | T | A |
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71 T | R | E | S | T | L | E | 72 L | E | C | T | O | R |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,919
Across
1
Well-known name in Brazil. : VARGAS
7
Party snacks. : CANAPES
14
Ball team. : ORIOLES
16
One way to serve pie. : ALAMODE
17
Part of a maple seed. : WINGLET
18
Noisy neighbor. : REVELER
19
Letter. : ESS
20
Theatrical. : STAGY
22
Heroine of "The Sorcerer." : ALINE
23
Judge. : DEEM
25
Go in haste. : HIE
26
Rove on the wing. : FLIT
27
Usual. : AVERAGE
30
Designs. : AIMS
33
Likewise: Fr. : AUSSI
36
Railway. : ROAD
38
Man in blue. : COP
39
FOA head. : STASSEN
42
Proof of a will. : PROBATE
44
Timely. : PAT
45
Askew: Dial. : AGEE
47
Propelled a punt. : POLED
48
Ships, planes, hurricanes. : SHES
50
Type of roof with two slopes on each side. : GAMBREL
53
Diminished by. : LESS
55
Central Asian river. : ILI
56
Articles. : THES
60
Arthurian knight. : BALIN
62
Comic canine. : PLUTO
64
Gold: Span. : ORO
65
Howard Pyle is Governor here. : ARIZONA
67
White ___. : RUSSIAN
69
In the future. : LATERON
70
President of Cuba. : BATISTA
71
Bridge support. : TRESTLE
72
Church reader. : LECTOR
Down
1
Asseverated. : VOWED
2
Proceed. : ARISE
3
Wash out. : RINSE
4
Magog's companion. : GOG
5
"___ well." : ALLS
6
"___ conquering hero comes!" : SEETHE
7
Actor Grant. : CARY
8
Fermented liquor. : ALE
9
Describing Carney's operations. : NAVAL
10
Fielding's last novel. : AMELIA
11
Having to do with government. : POLITICAL
12
Headline statesman. : EDEN
13
Dried up. : SERE
15
Way up. : STAIR
21
Tools. : GEAR
24
Principal part. : MASS
26
North Carolina cape. : FEAR
28
Passport endorsement. : VISA
29
Party initials. : GOP
31
Speck. : MOTE
32
Ran. : SPED
33
Snakes. : ASPS
34
Where Ogden is. : UTAH
35
Follower. : SATELLITE
37
Info. : DOPE
40
Ingredient of floating island. : EGGS
41
Educational group: Abbr. : NEA
43
Roll of cloth. : BOLT
46
Man's name. : EMIL
49
Catches. : SEIZES
51
Jacket copy. : BLURB
52
Ceremonial. : RITUAL
54
Nasal sound. : SNORT
57
Elevator. : HOIST
58
Muse. : ERATO
59
Device for detecting submerged objects. : SONAR
60
European. : BALT
61
Sandarac tree. : ARAR
62
Piece of glass. : PANE
63
Bone : Comb. form. : OSTE
66
___ pros. : NOL
68
Thus. : SIC
Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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