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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Friday, January 10, 1975

12-Down : Mae or go

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,281
Across
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Thought transfer: Abbr. : ESP
4
Relative of tehee : HAHA
8
Kind of boss : STRAW
13
Laban's elder : LEAH
15
Cheers : OLES
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Peevish complaint : WHINE
17
Other, in Spain : OTRO
18
Place for curling : RINK
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Sponsorship : AEGIS
20
Political-plum system : PATRONAGE
22
U.N. name : THANT
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Isolate : ENISLE
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Western state : IDAHO
26
Wyatt's family : EARPS
28
Dealer in yard goods : MERCER
32
Time and ___ : AHALF
35
"L'___, c'est ... " : ETAT
37
Recital piece : SOLO
38
Glassy rock : LAVA
39
Exams : ORALS
40
Cheese : EDAM
41
Fitting : MEET
42
Sell : VEND
43
African lake : TSANA
44
Public writer : SCRIBE
46
Single fact : DATUM
48
Pentateuch : TORAH
50
Beethoven's Third : EROICA
54
Thighbone : FEMUR
57
Tease : POKEFUNAT
59
Dodge : EVADE
60
Baby's cart : PRAM
61
Loyal : TRUE
62
Home of Hercules's lion : NEMEA
63
Tennis name : ASHE
64
Nazi name : HESS
65
Kaftan, for one : DRESS
66
Disembark : LAND
67
Army group: Abbr. : DET
Down
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Abscond : ELOPE
2
___ example : SETAN
3
Section of a serial : PARTI
4
Little Jack : HORNER
5
Inter ___ : ALIA
6
Early invaders of England : HENGISTANDHORSA
7
Bid's companion : ASKED
8
Enfold : SWATHE
9
Unimpeachable source : THEHORSESMOUTH
10
Baltic city : RIGA
11
Have ___ with : ANIN
12
Mae or go : WEST
14
Region of the doldrums : HORSELATITUDES
21
Norwegian ruler : OLAF
25
Sums: Abbr. : AMTS
27
A Dumas : PERE
29
Musical ending : CODA
30
Verve : ELAN
31
Where Nero fiddled : ROMA
32
Charity : ALMS
33
This: Lat. : HAEC
34
Declare : AVER
36
Actor Alan : ALDA
39
All ___ (done) : OVER
43
Sward : TURF
45
North wind : BOREAS
47
Abounded : TEEMED
49
Horrify : APPAL
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"The Lady ___" : INRED
52
___ célèbre : CAUSE
53
Nuclear experiment : ATEST
54
Parry : FEND
55
___-normal granary : EVER
56
Role for Roz and Angela : MAME
58
Met benefactor : KAHN

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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