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Jean J. Davison
New York Times, Monday, January 21, 1985
Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 27.6
Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 J | 2 E | 3 S | 4 T | 5 S | 6 M | 7 O | 8 G | 9 B | 10 A | 11 N | ||||
12 U | L | N | A | 13 L | I | F | E | 14 A | L | P | E | 15 N |
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16 D | I | O | R | 17 I | N | F | O | 18 L | U | N | G | E |
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19 Y | A | W | N | 20 G | E | E | 21 P | A | R | E | R | S |
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22 F | I | 23 S | H | O | R | 24 C | U | T | B | A | I | T |
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25 T | 26 I | L | S | I | T | 27 O | R | E | ||||||
28 A | M | A | H | S | 29 S | 30 A | W | S | 31 E | 32 R | 33 D | 34 E |
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35 T | A | K | E | I | 36 T | O | R | L | E | 37 A | V | E | I | T |
38 E | N | E | S | 39 U | N | E | S | 40 L | A | C | E | R |
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41 S | T | A | 42 P | O | L | I | T | E |
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43 P | 44 U | 45 T | 46 U | P | O | R | 47 S | 48 H | U | T | U | P | ||
49 A | V | A | T | A | R | 50 T | I | N | 51 A | I | 52 N | 53 U |
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54 R | U | T | T | Y | 55 P | O | N | D | 56 T | E | E | N |
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57 K | L | E | E | S | 58 M | A | G | I | 59 E | N | I | D |
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60 A | R | R | 61 S | T | E | T | 62 S | T | L | O |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,858
Across
1
Joke : JEST
5
L.A. plague : SMOG
9
Censor : BAN
12
Arm bone : ULNA
13
Kind of boat or buoy : LIFE
14
Prefix for stock or horn : ALPEN
16
Memorable name in fashion : DIOR
17
Knowledge, for short : INFO
18
Thrust : LUNGE
19
Gape : YAWN
20
Turn right : GEE
21
Peelers : PARERS
22
Command re an option : FISHORCUTBAIT
25
Semihard, light yellow cheese : TILSIT
27
Mine product : ORE
28
Oriental nurses : AMAHS
29
Adages : SAWS
31
German earth : ERDE
35
Command re an option : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
38
Chemical suffixes : ENES
39
French ones : UNES
40
One who ties shoes : LACER
41
Stop on the RR : STA
42
Civil : POLITE
43
Command re an option : PUTUPORSHUTUP
49
Incarnation : AVATAR
50
Bolivian export : TIN
51
Japanese aborigine : AINU
54
Full of grooves, as a road : RUTTY
55
Small lake : POND
56
Adolescent : TEEN
57
Certain Swiss paintings : KLEES
58
Three wise men : MAGI
59
Author Bagnold : ENID
60
Schedule abbr. : ARR
61
Dele's opposite : STET
62
W.W. II town : STLO
Down
1
Punch's partner : JUDY
2
Lamb : ELIA
3
Raindrop's cousin : SNOWFLAKE
4
Discolors : TARNISHES
5
Insult : SLIGHT
6
Actor from N.Y.C.: 1939–76 : MINEO
7
Bid : OFFER
8
Earthy prefix : GEO
9
Words on a book jacket : BLURB
10
Asphyxia : APNEA
11
Pola of silents : NEGRI
14
Winged : ALATE
15
Aerie : NEST
21
Pocketbook : PURSE
23
Mexican's enthusiastic affirmative : SISI
24
Monks' hoods : COWLS
25
London gallery : TATE
26
"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
29
Radar's kin : SONAR
30
Exist : ARE
31
Rates : EVALUATES
32
Donee : RECIPIENT
33
Regimen : DIET
34
To be, in Lyon : ETRE
36
Private instructor : TUTOR
37
"Thanks ___!" : ALOT
41
Neuters : SPAYS
42
Critic : PUNDIT
43
Urban oasis : PARK
44
Palate section : UVULA
45
Spud : TATER
46
Speak : UTTER
47
Ermine in summer : STOAT
48
Fastener : HINGE
52
Armstrong or Diamond : NEIL
53
Ruin : UNDO
55
Aft. periods : PMS
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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