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Puzzles for May, 1957
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Wed 5/1/1957
AWLSSOSOBASEL
MAELSTROMELOPE
INDELIBLEMACES
READERENMITIES
DEPAREA
SPOOKSDANELET
PONGHERODLAR
RUTSFAGINOISE
ACHBASALNOES
THEALPSAMENDS
REDSMOT
GROGGERYARRANT
LUCREAUSTRALIA
INKERPLEIOCENE
BESTSTENSKEEL
Thu 5/2/1957
MEDIOCRECRATER
ELECTIONHAVANA
REVEILLEAGENTS
IGOSIAMESEKIP
DAUBANISEPERE
INROSDETSIRED
ACETICSONIC
NEROLISPORKPIE
LOVERLEARNS
STOPSREBEXIST
COBHBIPEDESTH
OREDEFACEDTIE
TERRORPANAMINT
TROUPEEMINENCE
SONNETREMANETS
Fri 5/3/1957
COCAWAFDHOER
OMANIIGORORNE
BORISNARYSARI
BOOTLEGGERETON
RATSORRELS
PANAMAHATTIE
RUESORBNEPAL
ARABSROEGLOBE
MAPLESALAULE
ALBERTCOATES
ORACLESTUT
DUNKTHOMASHOOD
ERICIOWATERRA
TATADELLSNAIL
SLAPESSEANNE

In 69-Across, ANNE was clued as "Gusti Huber's role." Huber's role in The Diary of Anne Frank wasn't Anne but Anne's mother, Edith.

Sat 5/4/1957
GASPBITTEBOBS
AFARARENTOKLA
BINOMIALTHEOREM
STATUTEESTATE
NESSFALSE
MATCHBUNESTOP
IGOTSULTANORA
NANMARLENETRI
DIIEGGMENCHIN
SNOODLEDCHEST
NIGERLOOP
SOLACETAPIOCA
ORIGINOFSPECIES
DAZEELIASENDS
ALARTERRESTET
Sun 5/5/1957 PHRASEOLOGY
TACTICCOSMICTEABAG
ACHENEATHENAARMORED
STICKINTHEMUDPROBATE
MONKLANEORESTESBIN
ANESTARTENTADGINS
NESTSUPSETZIPCRATE
EATERSTOTALELINOR
CAPSIZEYOURLEGAL
ABUSERLANCEDLAPSUP
DOZSASINHAROLDENOS
RAZZPAKISTANISERT
ERLELAMENTPUSEYXTY
DEALERECOLESCANCEL
LINENUNISMOLIERE
STEADSACRESBONEUP
TARNSABASTROPSETUP
APEDPLOPSSERIFINA
TEMHAMBONEVINANOBS
ORINOCOROLLINGSTONES
RETIRESAROUSETULANE
DEPARTLEDGESSTILTS
Mon 5/6/1957
BORIBASSOHEEP
IMITREPELADRA
FACETOFACETWIN
FROMANSCATHING
INTOONION
BRAZIERSDERBYS
LINESDAWESOAT
EADSLEVERPOCO
STYKOREAPATHS
SADDENDRAUGHTS
ERREDSINO
REVERSESDIPPER
IBIDTIPPECANOE
SANGACCADGONE
KNEEREADEOMSK
Tue 5/7/1957
SLAWMAILCRASS
HARIILKARADIO
OVALNOELCOWARD
PABLOCASALSMEA
IREDOSCANS
ISLANDASTERN
AHOMEBLAHODOR
MORTHELLOWERE
BONEOTOEFIVES
ALMOSTHONEST
LADLEDBAND
INOSENTENTIOUS
STORMDOORSALTO
PONTESURENEAT
SNEERETALSOHO
Wed 5/8/1957
MAMASTREWCHAT
OVERCAIROHIVE
TOUCHANDGOOTEA
TISARGODISARM
ODESSAFASTEN
LOBEEMENDED
HOGANSCRAMRIO
EDITSTAINCURL
LEVBEATAPANEL
PRESENTLOON
AUSTENPUTPUT
FINITEOMENONE
ODDSNIPANDTUCK
BOGSCRAZEORLO
SLOEEELERASEA
Thu 5/9/1957
CASABADAKOTA
SOLOMONELUSIVE
ILLWINDFIREMEN
TOSSNICESTBRA
TNTTYRANTBEAM
ENAREOLDFARGO
RARITANSPARSER
GOPINK
CORONETVETERAN
AMORSODEADELA
NESSSWEDENCUM
ALESUNSETBIDE
DELTAICTHEATER
ATLANTATASSELS
SADDERENTERS
Fri 5/10/1957
WAGNERTABLETS
ARRIVEAVAILING
GROPEDCORNMEAL
GETNANKINGPRE
LATESEEDSMILD
ERODEADSMANSE
SEINERGUS
STAYSTILTS
ICERECENT
GIGOTTCUTREES
ASANBRASSSARI
LABFLATTEDKEN
LIBERACEVIKING
SALAAMEREVINCE
HERTERSRANGER
Sat 5/11/1957
SOFTMARTSORLY
EBROAMARALOOM
WEIMARANERDUKE
USAMISTEDMEIR
PERKINSTINA
IDEEONENESS
MADNESSPEARLET
OLEGISER
TOPMOSTELEVENS
SETOVERSOLE
NORASTIRRER
SLAGINLAIDIRE
WELKASAYOELSON
ATTULIVENLESE
MOOTSTARSDREW

In 35-Across, PEARLET is clued as "Small fruit." According to Merriam-Webster, a pearlet is a small pearl, not pear.

Sun 5/12/1957 WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
HENRIETTASINFULANUBIS
ALIENCORNCREASECONANT
MONSERRATRODNEYOPORTO
PIESUSIEINDODIREREP
ESTESONNYBOYSEANMYRT
REYESSNEERSONGAMAH
LOFTAARETOJOEBOLI
PEASHOOTERMYNAFAERIE
ARMOGRENUMAGREENLEAF
ROBESTEPNORASILL
RILLSMRSWIGGSROISTER
ICEBERGOPAAUKENNOBLE
SARACENMISTREATGAOLS
TIASTHEETILLKNOT
DISMANTLEEATSDAUBERE
ASPIREOXIDTRESPASSED
LOAMYSWANPAREHERE
ACREEMMAAMOSTTAMED
ILESPROSCLAPTRAPMIMI
LITDIETTRESLILACLOG
ANITRAIDIOTSEVAPORATE
MARIONORNATESEMITONES
ALEPPONUTTEDSTONEWORT
Mon 5/13/1957
CLADPROSPRAT
LODEMOONYEARS
ATOPIOTASTRIP
STRADDLESTEEDS
PENRODPHER
TELEPROMPTER
SPASENHORAMIE
TAMPCRESTNARD
AVERLOWINGNEO
GENERALSTORE
TOSSTORNUP
CARESSEMIGRATE
ANENTBLOCASIA
POSSEOBOETACK
ENTERZEDALAS
Tue 5/14/1957
GHANATOSSED
TRAJANEMPIRES
BRABANTAIRPORT
AESIRHASTYSAO
BAPTMELDSFINN
ETEGAMMAELOGE
SYDNEYSLOVENES
ANOAEPEE
CONVERSEINTONE
ARIASSTINTVOR
BELLPEACEMETA
AGOVISTASARIS
LATEENSRETRACE
ANIMATOULLAGE
OCULARSMOTE
Wed 5/15/1957
CLOPSELFPRAHA
HAIRANILLEGAL
IDLETRAYAVERT
ELECTRONSIESTA
FEDERALAGENT
DAPSOREHAH
REMEDYSWANSONG
ATONEPUNGHOST
FOOTSTEPSLOPES
TNTERRSTIR
SCOUTMASTERS
PALTRYHIGHSPOT
ADOREBALETOTO
LICITONERODOR
STOPSBESSPERK

In 43-Down, SMILES is clued as "Popular song by Vincent Youmans." "Smiles" appears to have been the name of a Broadway show Youmans worked on, not any specific song from it.

Thu 5/16/1957
LASSOSHALLO
BELOWPAROCEANS
LAMBASTESEXTET
AGAINUNWEDETE
SUNGFRIESCRIB
TEALUNGEFRAME
SCRODDRAINER
ALGAEARS
SWOLLENKAPPA
COALSEDGEDAVA
RORYPARASARAL
ALSHAREMERATO
MEMOIRABOVEPAR
SNARESDIMETERS
SNORETENETS
Fri 5/17/1957
KARACHIITSERN
ANEROIDMHOSEE
SIDESTEPPEDTVA
HMSSARISSUET
MATCHLINTRARE
ITALYSAGAIRIS
RERIPSMETNYET
COUPSETA
JOCKBASSUGARS
ACHEAKIMBASEL
REARLINOARISE
RAPSTSARSNED
INEPETITIONING
NILERAANDANTE
GASANNREDNESS
Sat 5/18/1957
PANDASPATHBAB
ALARICIDEOELL
SENORADOLLTOE
SEAMRAGGEDYANN
IRENEMESSED
BIJOUCORONAS
UNASPINETYEAH
STCLAREMOSELLE
YOKEINBORNEAR
HAMSTERORDER
SCOPESASABA
PARTRIDGESDATA
AINREALHAILED
IREISLEEVADNE
NORETESSALADS
Sun 5/19/1957 ELEMENTARY
RIDEFARADCAPRIHEBE
ODORASYLAODEONEXEC
MANINTHEIRONMASKLALO
PHOTONSENTASTEELMAN
SORRIERNEONSERNE
ELSINORETARUNFIT
ATTASPARSWESGROUCH
JOHNSESSFEATURELII
ABEISNTGERMANEALAR
REGRETSPLATINUMBLOND
OETAFLUSHEDLEAF
SILVERPLATTERCIVILLY
UNDETAUNTERBANIEYE
MIBRECITEDPETSCALA
MAULERDADFRANSODER
ALGICPSIPREDATOR
MULENARESPEPPERS
TOPBRASSNOSCEPEORIA
HARECATONAHOTTINROOF
AFAREDUCEATURNADDA
ISMSDEBTSSTIESLEER
Mon 5/20/1957
MASCOTIRONAGE
PASTORENAVARRE
ASSUREDTRAMMEL
STONEETHELLEE
TONGCUREBEND
IDAHOMERBETE
MONGERSEVER
ENTREATDIARIST
ADLIBPRANCE
APISNOSESSUM
CLANHAIRPULP
ACTEMOTETULLE
ROTATORSHELTER
TRENTONTESSERA
ENDEARSARTERY
Tue 5/21/1957
OCHSTOWSTRAM
CHOPVOTREEASE
TIMEATTENDANTS
OPENERONTARIOS
MDLIVSAWS
SPALAICNIKES
TAKEABREAKNEAP
OTISLUNGETEMA
KENTESCALLOPED
ERGOTINLYTSE
NOTAAORTA
ESTIMATEGARBLE
INHABITINGASEA
SEENNARESCOTS
KEYSTREYKNOT
Wed 5/22/1957
JATSBLESTSNIP
UGRORIGORHIDE
ARABLEAGUEEXEC
NONOARSSCREAK
SCUDSSTEP
SHIRTSDELSARTO
EASESBINETAIM
RITEPRESSEDGE
ITOORATEBRIER
FIREDOGSFLOORS
PITSPLASM
SPLINECHANERA
HAECSACERDOTAL
ANNATRIBEFENS
HEALSAVESARGO
Thu 5/23/1957
SNAGGADGOAL
HORUSDOVEORCA
AVANTEPICPOEMS
MOMBASADOODLES
OMENSRUM
ANDREWPLATEFUL
DORENFRATNITA
ULESPLICESTIM
WASHRITETRACE
ANTELOPECAESAR
AILSOONG
TUITIONPOLARIS
ONTHINICEELIDE
RUSEGLENYEMEN
OMARSEESEAT
Fri 5/24/1957
REACHEDDECAPOD
ACQUIREECONOMY
SHUDDERFORESEE
HOADCAVILMEND
LOTTOOBI
ASTIRELEGIACAL
BOUNDPAYSABA
BUDGEFLUERROR
EGORAYACARVE
SHRIEKINGTREES
TRIERASE
RICHNUDESRIFF
UNHANDSETHICAL
GRACILETRAPEZE
SERAPESSABERED
Sat 5/25/1957
SAFESAKESFLAP
OLANTRILLLOBO
FACTSANDFIGURES
TITRATECURDLE
FINEFAKIR
CRIEDMALDYADS
HANSSAVINENOW
ENDAPROPOSTOE
AGESABRESAIDA
PERCHLEDSTCYR
ACTEDSELL
FELLAHSTRAINS
ORGANIZATIONMAN
ANTINIGELTAHR
MONSSPENTAXES
Sun 5/26/1957 SOLVER'S CHOICE
PASHASWARMCOHANSPIT
ARTELWIDERSISERACANA
LEORAALADDINSLAMPANTI
LANDSENDSENATORPARDON
ASEKINENERISTAELOWE
STARSMODELSSERVER
RATINEMAWSSPADSIRAN
ATHOSPANSPACEUNISON
NORNMARESSEAUSSRBOA
INOPOSYPLICATIONFONT
NEWPORTRAYEVERYFIXES
RETIREDOLEBULL
SPRATMACEDICYENAMORS
ELAMREVERENCEWAITNEP
LABUSEDVESTMENTDESI
FIBBERLEGITITSCOMIC
DIALYSSELTOMSBANANA
THEHUBESPAVEFITIN
ASSMELOSFAKEARESSBE
RAFFIALABORERLINESMAN
OMOOTHECOOKSTALEYIELD
MOORHORRIDTOBINEVADE
ASTASPOOLONENDSATYR

Original 22-Across had "Caananite"; corrected it to "Canaanite."

Mon 5/27/1957
CHOWSAGERHALT
AIMEIMAGEELIA
SLATNEGOTIATOR
SORBONNEARRANT
ABETRIOT
BRACERTENNYSON
LANKYMONEYASE
ADDSGAPERPILL
DOESINEWPANEL
ENSEMBLEVESTRY
MOBYBENS
INDITECORDELIA
BADGERDOGSROOM
ARARERNIEBOLO
RAYEDYNESYSER

Original 50-Down clue had "Blonds"; corrected it to "Blondes."

Tue 5/28/1957
SOPSBUTTTHAW
EARNILIAREEVE
CHOUENLAIEARED
TUMBLERLICTORS
BATHONOR
ASHENDARKROOMS
MOORGEMMEDFAW
OURLAGARSFRI
USAOREADSPENS
RELEVANCEWARES
PAGETBAL
CALIBERSAVANTS
AGIRLAPPLECART
REVUETRUKEMEU
PRESEENYSEED
Wed 5/29/1957
SLAWWATTSGRUB
MOLEAMAINRENI
OTISGORKIALIT
GIFTCERTIFICATE
WAREFRET
PECANTOTADIEU
ADORESMORNVAT
LINDALAMOSIGH
OCTSOPHCATTLE
STRIPSANBUYER
AGASICON
SECURITYCOUNCIL
ARTATIMEDIODO
SIONUDINENOES
HERAPYREXGNAT
Thu 5/30/1957
FLAGSALEMGRAY
HALEAGILEROLE
AMBODREAMOLLA
PARADESOCULAR
GHEEORAN
LEGIONBRINDLE
STRAYCODASONA
THANPANELAGAG
SONALTARFLARE
SOLDIERPLANES
AIMSSLAB
SPORTSTHEWACS
PINGOHARAMOTH
ETTELIKEDANYA
THORLEEDSNEXT
Fri 5/31/1957
BOOTVOCEMABEL
EXCALIBURABATE
LITTERERSJANUS
ODEHOADWESKIT
WETTISHPOSER
AGESHUTDOWN
COACHPLINYLOU
LUNTCHILDCLUB
OCTSHONEBOSKS
GHOSTINGBIO
NEELYWRAPSUP
SLEEVEDEANOKE
WILDESUEZCANAL
ALLENINDIANIST
MAIDSPEELACES
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