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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Saturday, February 25, 1967

20-Across : Beseeches.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,405
Across
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Sails. : JIBS
5
Former Met baritone. : AMATO
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What the six hundred did. : RODE
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Not opposed: Abbr. : UNOP
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Energy. : VIGOR
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Upolu port. : APIA
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Political doctrine. : TOTALITARIANISM
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Beseeches. : ENTREATS
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Quick look. : GLANCE
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Girl of song. : KATY
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"O Sole ___." : MIO
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Feminine suffix. : ESS
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Slip by. : ELAPSE
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Depends (on). : HANGS
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Very pretty girl. : BELLE
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Kind of biscuit. : SODA
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Tips. : ENDS
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Sumatran wildcat. : BALU
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Fable's import. : MORAL
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Rise. : GOUP
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Jagged projection. : SNAG
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Astringent. : ALUM
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Shoe leather. : SUEDE
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Surfeits. : SATES
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Left port. : SAILED
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Month under Aries: Abbr. : APR
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___ Cruces. : LAS
49
German group. : BUND
50
Ululated. : WAILED
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Zoo exhibits. : REPTILES
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Trend in world national setup. : ANTICOLONIALISM
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Ship part. : KEEL
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Spanish man's name. : RAMON
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Mislay. : LOSE
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Famous lioness. : ELSA
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Condition. : STATE
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In fresh form. : ANEW
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Fiber plant. : JUTE
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Get ___ the ground floor. : INON
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Taphole plug, in a foundry. : BOTT
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Engine parts. : SPARKPLUGS
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Fly a plane. : AVIATE
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Thurber character. : MITTY
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Certain rulers. : AGAS
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Rocky peak. : TOR
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Not a copy. : ORIGINAL
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Genus of frogs. : RANA
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Suppose. : OPINE
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Recordings. : DISCS
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Former Met diva. : EAMES
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Partner of lend. : LEASE
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Sleep like ___. : ALOG
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Feminine title. : MADAM
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Flows back. : EBBS
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Slender. : LEAN
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In the style of: It. : ALLA
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Egyptian god. : HORUS
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Aria from "Carmen." : SEGUIDILLA
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Shoe parts. : SOLES
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Seasonal song. : NOEL
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Tenderfoot. : DUDE
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Ran. : SPED
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Performers of a kind. : MATADORS
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___ Ana. : SANTA
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Novelist Waugh. : ALEC
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Abject. : SUPINE
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Bestir oneself. : AWAKE
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Kind of TV show. : PANEL
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Ceremonies. : RITES
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"___ afraid ... " : BENOT
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One of the Lees. : LILA
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Province of Italy. : ROMA
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Celebrity. : LION
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Merganser. : SMEW
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Geographer's abbreviation. : LAT

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1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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