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25 pre-Shortz crosswords by Charles Cross

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Charles Cross
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C. L. Cross
Puzzles constructed by Charles Cross by year
Wed 1/10/1962
FRESHTWOSOMES
RUCHEPATCHWORK
ASCOTUNSAINTLY
SKEWARKRESEE
BRIEDEER
ABROADQUASAP
CLOAKSUCREDAG
CENTENNIALSTATE
ANDDEALTSOMES
DOGATLCEMENT
UMPHNEXT
ALBEEFANHAHA
FOURSOMESDUMAS
ASTRONAUTEMOTE
RESENTEDABYSS
Sun 12/29/1957 WORDSMANSHIP
SABERSFANFAREGRAPES
CLARETENIGMASRESORT
HALIDERANSOMSATTIRE
ISTSABELESPAINALAN
SKIPLANETSSYRUPUNO
MACAOACCEPTSOLOISTS
PULLTEARSNEED
UPSALACANCELSSTAPLE
PINCENEZSENECASHEAN
GREENGRAYSTEINSORCS
RAECURRENTEVENTSDUI
ATRIREDSEAENOUNCING
DEEDSDAMITATYROLEAN
EDDIEDSAVINESDROMES
OVERNEONSWYES
UDOMETERSNATCHREARM
NOBREDIFSPIRITSMAO
AMENREBUSOVATEMARS
BAYINGASTOLATAMAZES
LIENEELEUCITEMOROSE
ENDOWSDEBASERSTINTS
Sun 7/15/1956 WORD GAME
TULIPREPASSCAPED
CANADADEPOSITOPERAS
AMINERARIETTAVENICE
MATAISNEMOUNDEDVON
ELEMSUGARPACERMAID
LEDUCPEDALTHEGIANTS
SUPERSTATEPITY
PAPERERSADOREPAST
USURIESSLEWSALMONER
LILEPODEDELHISLICE
LASSSNARLROARSEMUS
ETAPEIDIOTSYCESALS
TITANICFIRTHARISTAE
SCENTSRAWPSALTERS
KELPMEDITATIVE
CINERARIAETHYLARMOR
HOODMIMICSEDERNEMO
ADDDIMPLESAASENNEW
FIDGETAMNESTYMORALE
ENLACELETTERSIMAGED
SEEKSENSATETENET
Sun 11/2/1952 WHO'S WHO
DAWESMESTAMONETPOSEY
UTILEARROUINONUIRENA
ELLISARNALLSANDRINGHAM
SELASSIESABESIDEARMS
IONSTIRREDNORN
CAPTORSCOTOTISLODGES
ARRANCLAYCRASHESIRMA
RAINSAARSHOPHARPEEPS
ARNWHITEHOUSEVIERALI
FACTIONHARRYCIELOTON
ETERNEGENREBOASTHEYS
COGSLADYKERNODOR
AMOYHEADYDUROSRUMBAS
MONCORDSMORANGENOESE
ERSUPONGOODNATURERON
CROREDETOURSTITOELSA
HIREDESIRESFIBSBRIAR
ESTATESMATALOSGRANNY
LANGENTERONSOU
DEFINERSAPARALPINIST
ELIZABETHIIMISSISSIPPI
AUDENALIENIDESTENSUE
FLORATOASTSALTSREEDS
Sun 12/16/1951 WORLD QUIZ
LAMARPANAMACARESS
AVALONARISENAREOLAS
CONSTELLATIONLIGNITE
ECAEXAMRAWALARVIA
TEGSTREPANPRESIDENT
STEEDCRATSINSPARES
GISHDEVOTOSPY
IMPORTERSAMYCAESAR
MAEEASEATEPONDEOS
PIRACYDIVERTINGFRAT
OLENTREVERSALSDOONE
SMITQUEENLETSHARBOR
TARHELMGATEOANEKE
NARINEBENINDUCTEES
OSABORDEROLEO
ARIOTBARSLANASURAT
LONDONESETENACETELO
TANRAGENOMBETAPEW
ERASINGLOWERBRACKETS
RETRACEAVENUETRENTE
REINEDPARTEDENTER
Sun 9/16/1951 VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
MADAMCHATSCLASPCLAPP
ABASEHABITHAVERLAMER
CATHERINEDEMEDICIOPERA
ETETODDEVAYARDEDLOT
SERFMELDEIGHTEENMINT
OSAERESLARTSPIT
MACROFRILLAMISHAMASS
ALAMODEBEATRIXUPRIGHT
RERATINGCREELEROSAAR
MARTHACUSTISTARSIALMA
SKIINEPTASTOLATPILED
EDNAPINTONASBALI
INCOGRIPOSTEMISERCAN
RAMSSHEERELEONORADUSE
AVABEESMALESGRAMERCY
TAPIOCAMADISONBRONCOS
ELMANSPASMSPATSUNITA
ANDSASHIRSIRSRI
TONSPATHETICLIRESOPS
ARCMARINAGOADORAHOI
CLARAGEORGIANEESECLARK
NOTERUNTERSTONETORCH
APTLYSTERSTINTSAYAHS
Sun 8/19/1951 A FEW WORDS
CANTABHIROHITOPANAMA
PETIOLEENIWETOKABADAN
RIALTOSLITERATIREMARK
ALNAUTOTENDANGELMIL
GIGSDISMISSFRAUDFINE
UNLEDRAIACRAWLLUCES
EGERIAGELABLEALDUS
BAGMENFLEETSECEDED
POMRIOSSTIMSONMISERE
EVASIONPOSSEWIREDGIS
NEROSGRAFSNEEZESGATS
TROUTROSIESALADFAURE
ATOPPETSAMOSEMIILLER
GINWALLAPAGEDASTOLAT
OMENEDSNORKELALITENS
NEREIDSTREENGUSSIE
PRAAMISSUERSSNYDER
BREADMAPESMITEGRIME
REALSOTOLSTATINGASPS
EGGREACTTMANNILEATI
TALLOWHARRIMANGOBELIN
OLEATEETIOLATEMORALES
NESTEDDODDEREDAMORES
Sun 4/8/1951 WORD ALMANAC
BOGOTAOSCARWEBER
BERNARRPEAPODERASED
ENDUREDSPRITELITTLE
LAESEEDTEATABLERUT
URALSNYDEREROSCAME
GELIDTERMKNEWMAYER
ASSORTRUBLEREFER
NOUSBEARSSALTIRE
ANSONIAROMEOWEEDED
EVEDELLADARDANELLES
POEMVIRGINIANSEVE
HUDIBRASTICFLIESREL
ACEDIAPELEESONLESS
SHRINKSLEANSNOON
REELSANGUSSADDLE
COROTENIDERLENORIA
ALENLEONSNAILSRIBS
GISDEPORTEDPANGBET
EVOKEDPOUREDPARABLE
DELINGSATIRESPILLER
RENTEDENSEESPIED
Fri 12/22/1950
SWELLFINEDUFF
EADIEORESWEAR
EDENSUKESOLGA
DIRKSENDEPRESS
TORTADES
SIMONESMATHERS
UTASTOPESAMOA
BATSSTEAMKANT
ILIADORDERIDE
CONVENESSOILED
ALEEATON
DOUGLASPASTORE
ANTERUSETOWEL
TEARELIAENEAS
ASHYDUCKDENSE
Sun 11/12/1950 WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
GRAHAMSTEPPESROUTES
ROMULOARMOIREANNINA
ALBEITMAILMENCLANCY
BLAYEMPIRECASEYDOE
LETBLASTSITTERKERR
EROSEROSATIERFIRES
IRWINSLAVBOON
COSTAINMAILERTREMOR
UNWINDPARSIEMIGRATE
STANEBANTAMPICOUTU
TANGOUREYNEEDTAROT
ARSRARITANDAISRIME
RIOTACTSNOBELLINEAR
DONATEHIKERSSUBORNS
MOSSDELEMEMEL
SABERACLEALAIADDIS
EROSDURESSANNAMINN
ECUBEDEWLINDENALSO
DARROWAIDANCEDOLLAR
ENSILESLANDEREUGENE
DEEPLYEDITORSSTARED
Sun 7/10/1949 OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
PEPPERMUSTARDGINGER
UNIATEINTEGERBURNOOSE
MCCLOYSTAMINAANAGRAMS
MIRNEWTONLABORITETOE
ENIDSEELTENMUTESENT
LACEDADDIODICESHEDS
PEALKOSSUTHSHO
ACTRESSCOLLINSBEOWULF
SHRIMPDONEESDEADENER
KIEVSLAMRETSADSRENO
STEEPELMOPETTIFOGNAG
TRICOLORSREASONING
TAOREPINNEDMUIRBEARD
ABASROEERRSTEDSAGHA
CODICILSMAUVESAGREER
TUSSAUDBOOKMANGRANDEE
KIMCORNETSLIME
AGAINPUREEAGLEESTOP
BONNRARATORROADSARA
JUGMATTHEWSPAWNEDVAU
EGOTIZESREALIZEWAKENS
CEREMONYNEGATESEMERGE
TRACERSTEWARTYAWNED
Sun 1/9/1949 OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
CADOGANLANCEWARDEN
ALABAMAILOILOELAINE
CAPITALSTROLLLOWELL
HIPSTIMSONISTLETAS
ITEAITOPSOASTECO
NERVIANTIHINDFADEN
ADAKANSASSAAR
ABILENEAGNELSCARCE
ZOROASTEREDAMSEWELL
ALINEHSERNESRATES
RIDSLATESADDAMSRAM
OVATENULLAALAEAVE
LATENTSPEDALEXANDER
ERECTSHIEMSSINCERE
ARTSIGNACEMOA
ITALYTANHWILDAMBER
SATIHURSTSURPENE
ANTHABITFORERANPIN
AGADIRSOLANOEVEREST
CLIENTENAMELSEVILLE
SENATEERASESLEETED
Sun 8/29/1948 WORDS THE WORLD OVER
PALAVERBANJOSILLUME
IVORIDEEGOISTMEDIATOR
RIVETEDNUMBLYACIERATE
ACEENCAGESOXBLOODHIN
TILESABULILTHALO
EDITSPURGEALIKERENEW
SEETHETIOUDONSAIL
REEVEOTTOMANSEDMUND
DECENTEREDARRESTOR
BREADNUTWRENCLAIRTIE
RENNETHEAPSMOVIESESS
ALGERBELLEMORALTOROS
NEATFARADYOUNGBOHEME
NAGARNIMTERNEPISODES
ASEPTICSSHATTERERS
NEREISMATERIALGRUNT
ELKSRAMSIBSSPIRAL
SMOLTOPERAENOCHSCENA
LIDSBARAWOESEMIR
IKIJOKELETBARBETSOMI
MANDORESRABATODOUGLAS
EDIFIERSRIALTOENROOTS
SOCCERSTREAMDEEPSEA
Sun 10/12/1947 OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
LEAHYSPUDRADIOCHAMPS
IMBUEIONAELANDROMAIC
MONTGOMERYCAREWEDIRNE
IREGRIMEMIREYAPSSIP
TYRONASALITYPENTPHOT
WHINSIDAAURALIANE
SULUSPOLITICSSTAPLER
TAXESAUNTIRISHWIELDS
APOTHEGMAVIDOTIC
BORSWRANGLESSANTAYANA
ANIBEAORBSPERTLOCUM
RIOTERCOOSHERDCLUTCH
ETUISPANGBORULOYULE
TESTINESSCOLUMBIABAER
EASTWARDOSTEITIS
INDIGOSHARDBELTAGENT
LEANESTANTEHALLGROSS
LOUISRAIDRALEGALT
ULNABIRROLYMPIADSPAD
SATLOOMALASHORUSANY
ITEMEDOATENCANESCENCE
VIROSEUPENDUNITARDOR
ENSUEDRENTSETCHDEANS
Sun 8/3/1947 OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
SOPRANOSETUPSTOMPED
TOREROSARENACOROLLA
ALODIUMBINETALLOYED
TIPANIMISTROLLOEGO
ITEMSCANDODDSBRIE
CEROSRECLINESCYSTS
RELOTLOPESDOR
SHOWERSEATSBRADEN
CUNNINGHAMSKOALVOD
SARISALARYNOBFATE
ERRSTAWSABETISIS
TRIMTEDSPALLSLICK
SEEHALESCOLLECTIVE
DROOPYTROLLSURGED
AWEDROOLASTIR
SLAKEDIESTOCKPESTS
TUGSSIDESAILSEYRE
APEGAVOTDONNELLRIA
LINKAGECRUSTTOURISM
INDITESAISLETOLUATE
NEATESTROTORSPURNED
Sun 2/2/1947 NAMES IN THE NEWS
MALAYWRONGIVESJINNAH
ABASEAERIELISPORIOLE
VANKLEFFENSLATAVIDELA
IFEPLEAOTISOAREDTUT
STYSARSENICANTESLIDE
TENETSCOGNIZEDICER
SALEMDENTNANADALE
CRIPPSNEROLANELOGIER
AILROSSEPSOMRUTLEDGE
NAIVELYCLAPPCAROLERA
EASELALLASATANHOER
CANTSLEGISLATIONHALTS
OUTSFARESALARIDAHO
EDHTOBEYSTERNTANAGRA
DIABOLICSHORTDEWSIAN
SOLONSTATATETENAJERA
AGOGNOVADUFFROSES
ABASMISSPENTPARODI
LASTSLEESTISSUESNEWT
ACHOGLERCAMPLESSTHY
SHINDYPIKEBOATMANSHIP
KEENANENIDARNEEORATE
ARRESTDEMELEARNWANED
Sun 12/15/1946 ON THE CURRENT SCENE
SCIENCECHIFLEYASSUMER
TANTARAHIRCINELANTANA
UNCAGESEVICTORBAYARDS
ANISWERVESHUBBARDGOP
RATEFAYSCIGAREMERY
TEETOTUMLEAHOMBRE
HAULABUTSCARNAGY
NOMISMPRECIPITATEISLE
EDICTBOYCEAMIDSTASIA
NESSKULAKDRAPESLIMS
NUTWASONNORMAREALM
IMAGINESRIPASFANCYING
KITESRAVENDAVISLAE
SLABSTUDORGOREDBASE
WEBBAMUSESSLOESBETAS
IDLEGAMEKEEPERSSEMELE
GOERORBSDUNNBOLA
ELGARRUINCELLULAR
PRADOEVERTTROTLADE
RODPAVLOVAFOOTAGEHOC
EXAMPLELENIENTKILGORE
SAPHEADERITREAENSURES
ASTORIASECONDSSKATERS
Sun 7/7/1946 NAMES IN THE NEWS
WARRENMACZEDMCNUTT
IDEATEANAAVEURANIA
NEATERRAMESESDEBITS
ELTOASTTUNISIAFAT
SINCECHORETRUETONI
ANAHCHILERIENMARIE
PANAMATEAREDGRAMMAR
MANSELEVELOKA
CAMPIONEMMAANDERSON
AMIMEYERIMBUESALLA
ROXASDEGASPERIACIDS
ILEXVERSUSRAGESGEB
BERIBERISIAMHISTORY
LIEESTOPASKER
HEALERSVINSONOTIOSE
ULNARAMENINCANALEA
METEAKINASTIRSLANG
BARBRIDGESAESOPAL
ENISLESAXHORNCANUTE
ROCHEAELIWITTISSOT
TREADSAITEOSINFERS
Sun 4/14/1946 GLOBAL GLEANINGS
LAPELAPACHESNOBEL
MADEROSERRAGEELEVES
EGERIASAMARIAGENAPP
RELICSUNPASSLADDER
CRAMCHAUCEROBIAERY
ELIAHANTASNAGGY
DODGSONSPICENEUSATZ
FELTINGTRAPEZETHIE
ARROYOANANASCENT
SCRIBNERSTRAITARTA
SERIDOLASSAMOANNES
AVONYVONNETEAMSTER
DRUGSANGELELPASO
DECCONGEALSSPLORED
ASHLANDAKALAELISORS
INTACTISRAELHOE
DRAMOLAFOPPERYLION
OILINGNILSHMSCAPPA
STATUEABISHAITAPPET
SEVERNDANIELSENSURE
SADLYASTARTELOESS
Sun 2/10/1946 WITH HINTS FROM THE HEADLINES
BLACKSPLITHOMMAWAFTS
REVUEMAORIOLIOSIDEAL
EMEERAUTONOMISTSLORNA
DONBERLINRIVETERSMIN
ANSAATESPREESVIOLIST
MOSEYSHESSHENNA
BASEMENHEARTBARDPOCK
AMORALGORSYHULASWUHU
BIRCHDIANEBURSTFINER
UNREADABLELUNAEVINCED
LEYRIBSCONANTEGGERS
PHILOCABINRILLS
CHARONNELSONBETAROT
HEDONICLEESSEVERENESS
EMOTEOSLERPAGERMUNIA
KERRKULAKBIKESPETTER
ANNAONUSMENAMCANTERS
CRATEMELTSTRODE
DUCTILERONDOSOILDUPE
UNOMARIETTATHOMASHAT
TRIPEAGGLOMERATEWALSH
RIGORCOMERSULLAABATE
AGNESTRAYSSTEENBONER
Sun 10/21/1945 GLOBAL GLEANINGS
ATHOSTOJOBABAWEST
GROOVEANOLELANACHES
ATOMICREYKJAVIKSHINTO
PALMERSSCHEMATICOPTIC
ADEPTEORLSNUGSAME
PPCOTARUNEILGEESCSA
LEAPSIENAZNAKSIMPLON
URNEDNAILSGRIMSIRENS
SACREDSOLESBRISTLE
AILERONGAVOTTEESSEN
HENLOPENREPEALERSSLOE
ERISECRESPIREVIAENS
RINGWITHSTANDSILLIEST
ANGUSPREPARESCALLOP
RELEASEERATOSENIOR
BEATTYPUCKSCORENIECE
AUTHORSSTEPTONIOASTI
UGHNIPSSNAGPEDROTOD
SEEDCATSTURFREICH
ONIONSINGULARSROTATOR
NISNASCAUCASIANLAVETA
ETAPEKINKSEREEVELIN
SUETSLAYEDDYSELLS
Sun 9/9/1945 WORLD WIDE WORDS
ARABSOCHSSHAWLAND
CRADLEPLAINTIVEARIES
EDISONPATTERSONVINSON
LIDBEFOREVAPIDASEMIA
ITEMCASKTIMIDOLEIRK
AIREDALEAILDELLSETEE
LYNXTULLYDISHVIED
STALKSBESTEADPEERESS
CHLOESANTOKEGNEER
HEINRICHINDIANAPIERCE
ELDSTRAINUMLAUTSTEAL
MEADSAMAOCASTIRTELA
EMDENPAMELATHOMASLIT
REELEDSUMATRAPENELOPE
GWYNSINAMISSWIPER
ALASKANTINDERYTAPERS
GLADENIDNOISEHART
LABORCLEFROTGORDONIA
ABEATEROADSURALNORM
SALOMEBONCIAPARASVIM
SMILAXENDOCARPSTERESA
ANITAADORANTESATONES
GOESMANNNARYNAMAS
Sun 11/19/1944 COMMUNIQUE
GERMANARMYLOSTBATTLE
EXHALEREASSURERADIEUS
NOODLEARGENTINAROGERS
EDDYDOBERAHSNAGSPEA
RUESYRIANPELISSEAERY
ASSETLADEDROBOTBLESS
POGOIVANELMNET
EMPERYUNIVERSEPOLARIS
PALEMBANGATISAIRDROME
ICESERBSOHODRAMAOPA
CANTDORIAETAACAMUSER
RIISWONDERSMITHEVER
ATTLEEKNELLUSUALAVID
DHUADZESEARNRYOTEAR
AUDITIONANNOGUERRILLA
TRESTLETRADUCESCURTSY
ALEMACSEANKAME
HORAEFACETSTEREADMIT
ERICEARLDOMTREPANONE
RIPRADIOWOTACIDCODA
MORSESABBEVILLEADONIS
ELAINENAILERIESMANEGE
SEPSISANTSREDSSKYROS
Sun 5/24/1942 WITH HINTS FROM CURRENT EVENTS
LEWISHEDGESCRANSTAFF
ALICEORRISTIARACAIRO
VALETMOUNTBATTENARDON
ATESPASMHATESTATEND
LESTAGEMETEDBETHESDA
RACEMATESBESTIR
ADVENTFILESDADUNITED
WALEDPANTSMAYLINGHAU
AKASKOREABEHOOVESESS
RADMIREDBALONEYCARET
DRIVELEDBETIMESCALMLY
VALESPEGNETCOSMO
DOOLEYTRAGEDYMULTIPLE
ENSUECZARINACORDSYES
LITEMOILINGRATESSLAT
HOOGANGINGPOSEDPHASE
INKIERANGCUBESGREETS
SERENEWANESSLOE
TROMBONEVIVIDSHEPAWL
ROSUNADIGITPAINTPOE
ALTONCOUGHLINITEOPERA
SLINGTRAITVITALFORTH
HEATSSELLSELANDFISHY
Sun 3/1/1942 WITH A FLAVOR OF NEWS
BETHELOSSAPROAKIMMEL
EXHUMECHANFRINSARRAGE
HERMITCANDLEMASPASTES
ODETHRUMOYESIMPSARS
ORASEIREVENASIABRIE
FATHEADEVERACTSAROAR
RENDERERPRISTINE
STEALLISTGAVERONDEAU
TANGERINEINTERVENEALL
ORTRUNESMEEAUASISSE
PARTINGTOPISTETBATAS
NARESCAMISOLESREGET
ETNASCASEEVESPELORIA
LUCYLOSTKNEWTAALNAN
ALERUTHENIANCOMPONENT
NASTIKALULUSAMPWORSE
AVERMENTAPPEASER
DRAKENESSALASNORMALS
RAVEMISSNUBSAGOARAN
AVELINEDOGESLANGITO
WINTERENUMERATEERASER
ENGINEMACARTHURSOLENT
REELEDSPEDAUNTTWISTS
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