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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Monday, January 7, 1963

1-Across : Affected, singsong speech.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 22-Down, ERNS, was missing. Added clue: "Sea birds."

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C
2
A
3
N
4
T
5
U
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P
7
P
8
E
9
D
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C
11
H
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U
13
R
14
A
B
O
U
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N
O
I
R
E
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A
E
R
O
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B
A
R
G
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E
S
I
N
O
N
19
N
A
D
A
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S
T
A
B
L
E
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A
D
D
22
E
N
D
U
M
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O
V
E
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R
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E
R
R
O
L
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D
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E
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T
A
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N
E
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D
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I
N
T
I
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M
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E
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E
X
I
T
S
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B
O
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A
T
S
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N
E
V
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G
A
P
S
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P
U
R
E
E
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T
E
L
E
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A
L
P
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A
R
T
I
S
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R
A
R
E
R
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S
T
E
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M
T
O
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S
O
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M
E
R
S
E
T
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C
O
O
T
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S
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P
E
L
T
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S
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P
A
L
P
E
E
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N
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T
I
A
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R
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A
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S
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L
Y
N
N
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S
T
A
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G
E
C
R
A
F
T
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A
R
O
A
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T
U
T
O
R
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I
T
A
L
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V
E
E
R
64
S
P
O
T
S
65
N
E
R
O
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,920
Across
1
Affected, singsong speech. : CANT
5
Raised. : UPPED
10
Resort town in SE Switzerland. : CHUR
14
Arabian father. : ABOU
15
Companion of "rouge." : NOIRE
16
Term on air letters. : AERO
17
Enters unceremoniously: Colloq. : BARGESINON
19
Nothing, in Spain. : NADA
20
Group of thoroughbreds. : STABLE
21
Something extra. : ADDENDUM
23
Word after Roger. : OVER
25
Cedric ___, Lord Fauntleroy. : ERROL
26
Withheld. : DETAINED
30
Not too late. : INTIME
33
Some doors. : EXITS
34
Launches. : BOATS
36
State: Abbr. : NEV
37
Lacunas. : GAPS
38
Term in cookery. : PUREE
39
Far: prefix. : TELE
40
Mont Blanc. : ALP
41
"___ a jealous mistress."—Emerson. : ARTIS
42
Harder to find. : RARER
43
From ___ stern. : STEMTO
45
Well-known literary middle name. : SOMERSET
47
Surf ducks. : COOTS
49
Beat steadily, as hard rain. : PELT
50
Scamp, in Ireland. : SPALPEEN
53
Crown jewels. : TIARAS
57
City NE of Boston. : LYNN
58
One of the arts. : STAGECRAFT
60
Mining center near Caracas. : AROA
61
Coach. : TUTOR
62
Type of type: Abbr. : ITAL
63
Turn or swing. : VEER
64
Ocelot's decor. : SPOTS
65
Adopted son of Claudius I. : NERO
Down
1
Means of transportation. : CABS
2
Blind as ___. : ABAT
3
Nickname for Eleanor. : NORA
4
Part of the harbor scene. : TUGBOATS
5
Hidden. : UNSEEN
6
Hawaiian food. : POI
7
Hawaiian fruit. : PINA
8
Diminish by degrees. : ERODE
9
Treelike mark in stone. : DENDRITE
10
Relative of "cain't." : CANNOT
11
Stars. : HEADLINERS
12
Language of Pakistan. : URDU
13
Eighth word of "Home, Sweet Home." : ROAM
18
One of the 11 Down. : ELVIS
22
Sea birds. : ERNS
24
Contradict. : REBUT
26
Associate of Manet and Monet. : DEGAS
27
Raise. : EXALT
28
William Henry Harrison. : TIPPECANOE
29
Daughter of Oceanus. : DORIS
31
Fight. : MELEE
32
Turn outward. : EVERT
35
Man of fables. : AESOP
38
Asserts. : PROTESTS
39
Comic character in Daudet stories. : TARTARIN
41
Over. : ATOP
42
Trace of some outmoded custom. : RELIC
44
Author of "The Swan." : MOLNAR
46
Equipment for 1 Down. : METERS
48
Plan. : SETUP
50
Pole or Bulgar. : SLAV
51
Fire in a burning ghat. : PYRE
52
From page acronym. : NATO
54
Deserve. : RATE
55
A long way off. : AFAR
56
French town. : STLO
59
Prepared. : GOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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