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Brett A. Blaylock
Brett A. Blaylock

New York Times, Friday, January 11, 1985

19-Across : Jacques's beast

Author:
Brett A. Blaylock
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 64, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.72, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { G K X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 41.6
Brett A. Blaylock has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,848
Across
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Ariadne's father : MINOS
6
French historian: 1823–92 : RENAN
11
Show : DENOTE
12
Wed sub rosa : ELOPED
14
Species of narcissus : JONQUIL
15
Confidently held : AVERRED
17
"___ of prevention ... " : ANOUNCE
18
Manumit : DELIVER
19
Jacques's beast : BETE
20
Votes opposed : NAYS
22
Put in an appearance : CAME
23
Mechanical fasteners : SETSCREWS
26
Cast a ballot : VOTED
27
Loci : SITES
28
Rich in oxygen : AERATED
30
Warded off : AVERTED
32
Held fast : CLASPED
35
Shot : FIRED
39
Lot : SHARE
40
Gave cheer to one in fear : REASSURED
43
Four gills : PINT
44
Nice noon : MIDI
45
U.S. Govt. agency : NASA
46
Firedog : ANDIRON
48
Lay : REPOSED
51
City in W Calif. : SEASIDE
52
Relinquishments : WAIVERS
53
Buddhist maxims : SUTTAS
54
Say : ASSERT
55
Signets : SEALS
56
Measures of time : YEARS
Down
1
Composer of "The Medium" : MENOTTI
2
Judicial investigation : INQUEST
3
Word that may be parsed : NOUN
4
Auricular : OTIC
5
Luna, to Laodice : SELENE
6
"___, go!" : READYSET
7
Legendary North Pole group : ELVES
8
Word heard at Yuletide : NOEL
9
Plum's kin : APRICOT
10
Veined, to a botanist : NERVATE
11
Receivers of gifts : DONEES
13
Believed : DEEMED
14
Blows in the ring : JABS
16
Stowe novel : DRED
21
Granted : AWARDED
24
Stop : CEASE
25
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
26
"Quo ___?" : VADIS
29
Court whistlers : REFS
31
Uncanny quality : EERINESS
32
Backbones : CHINES
33
Four-wheeled carriages : LANDAUS
34
Adept entertainer : ARTISTE
36
Exceed the limits : RUNOVER
37
Classroom needs : ERASERS
38
Ariz.'s Painted ___ : DESERT
39
Kin of thermae : SPAS
41
Jet's route : AIRWAY
42
Pops : DADS
44
Most common, to statisticians : MODAL
47
Singer Coolidge : RITA
49
Contentment : EASE
50
City in Tuscany : PISA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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