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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Friday, January 10, 1958

48-Down : Times before events.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 48.5
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,118
Across
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Plasterer's glaze. : SIZE
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Screen actress Pavan. : MARISA
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Exclamation of surprise. : HOH
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Publicity promoters. : PRESSAGENTS
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Spanish gold. : ORO
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Army missile headquarters. : REDSTONEARSENAL
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Measurements: Abbr. : YDS
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What smelters refine. : ORES
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Without effort. : EASILY
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Where ancient Olympics were held. : ELIS
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Milk: Fr. : LAIT
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Glows. : SHINES
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Aelurophile. : CATLOVER
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Paths for traffic. : LANES
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One of Hera's rivals. : LETO
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Part of a church. : NAVE
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Name of several kings of Denmark. : ERIC
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Kitchen implement. : CORER
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De Ré and d'Yeu. : ILES
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Chief god of ancient Memphis. : PTAH
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Seaweed substance. : AGAR
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Ghost: Dial. : HAUNT
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Speeded message. : TELEGRAM
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Articles of faith. : TENETS
43
Diving bird. : LOON
44
Curved lines. : ARCS
45
Greet first. : ACCOST
48
Ostrich's relative. : EMEU
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Best seller of 1887. : SHE
52
German rocket expert, at 17 Across. : WERNHERVONBRAUN
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___ Annie of "Oklahoma." : ADO
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Diverted. : ENTERTAINED
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English conifer. : YEW
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Headlands. : NESSES
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Catfish Row dweller. : BESS
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Nimble. : SPRY
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Angered. : IRED
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Last letters. : ZEDS
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Curved letter. : ESS
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Certain Polynesians. : MAORIS
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Actress Moorehead. : AGNES
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Caddoan Indians. : REES
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Once ___ blue moon. : INA
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City, NE of Peoria. : STREATOR
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Attack. : ASSAIL
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"___ soit qui mal y pense." : HONI
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Consecrated. : HOLY
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High fashion accessories. : STOLES
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Natives of a Baltic country. : ESTONIANS
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Method of arranging troops: Fr. : ENECHELON
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Not now. : LATER
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Slumbered. : SLEPT
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Writer of Gold Rush tales. : HARTE
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Of a skull protuberance. : INIAL
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One of the Molucca Islands. : CERAM
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Fair price. : VALUE
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Happening. : EVENT
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Whole, half, etc.: Mus. : RESTS
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Highest peak in Canada. : LOGAN
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Source of vitamin A. : CAROTENE
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Wife of Priam. : HECUBA
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Fertile land in Egypt: Bibl. : GOSHEN
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"___ Last Case," E. C. Bentley mystery. : TRENTS
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Con ___ (with love): Mus. : AMORE
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Absent. : AWAY
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Yield. : CEDE
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Corvine bird. : CROW
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Times before events. : EVES
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Sensible. : SANE
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Colors. : HUES
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Far limits. : ENDS
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Wall Street abbreviation. : RTS
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Arch of a Gothic vault. : RIB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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