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Jay Sheldon
Jay Sheldon

New York Times, Friday, January 26, 1962

34-Across : Longchamp events.

Author:
Jay Sheldon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 33.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jay Sheldon has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,578
Across
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Precipice. : CLIFF
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Sea duck. : SCOTER
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Pithy truth. : PROVERB
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Famous naturalist. : THOREAU
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Fanciful thought. : REVERIE
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Cops and ___. : ROBBERS
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Girl's name. : INA
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Delicious beverages. : NECTARS
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Explosive. : TNT
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Namesakes of a certain queen. : MABS
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Godly person. : SAINT
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Rind. : PEEL
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Attorney ___. : ATLAW
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Us: Ger. : UNS
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By itself: Lat. : PERSE
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Strangest. : EERIEST
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Sausage: Ger. : WURST
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"Rule Britannia" composer. : ARNE
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___ chair. : WING
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Longchamp events. : RACES
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Church singers. : CANTORS
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Felt concern. : CARED
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Place. : PUT
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Oblique course. : SLOPE
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Frigg's husband. : ODIN
44
Stags. : HARTS
46
Oriental title. : AMIR
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Estuary: Sp. : RIA
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Long-lived reptiles. : TURTLES
50
Cuckoo. : ANI
51
Frog-to-be. : TADPOLE
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Cotton fabric. : ETAMINE
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Uplift. : ENNOBLE
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Ancient people of central Italy. : SABINES
57
Prefix used with "phonic." : STEREO
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Ardent. : EAGER
Down
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Having a scalloped edge, as leaves. : CRENATE
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Endearing. : LOVABLE
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Common suffix. : IVE
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Bracken. : FERN
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French ___. : FRIES
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Condensed. : SHORT
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Small horses. : COBS
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Sphere. : ORB
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Seesaws. : TEETERS
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Not jesting. : EARNEST
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Steal (cattle, etc.). : RUSTLE
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___ facie. : PRIMA
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Familiar song by Guy D'Hardelot. : BECAUSE
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Over: Prefix. : TRANS
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Color. : TINT
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Crusader's opponent. : SARACEN
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Latticework structure. : PERGOLA
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Fastened in a certain way. : WIRED
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Football plays. : PUNTS
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Acquire. : WIN
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Rooster's throat appendages. : WATTLES
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Lambent. : RADIANT
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Daughter of Minos. : ARIADNE
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Short. : CURT
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Lettuce. : ROMAINE
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Shiny fish lure. : SPINNER
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Great conquistador. : CORTES
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Gay city. : PAREE
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Indians. : ERIES
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Exclamation of surprise. : HULLO
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Bristles. : SETAE
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___ sure. : TOBE
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Biblical land. : SABA
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For: Sp. : POR
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Marble: Dial. : MIG

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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