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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Tuesday, January 22, 1963

27-Across : Symbol of accomplishment.

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F Q W X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,933
Across
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Do nothing. : LAZE
5
Shelter, from the French. : ABRI
9
Beam. : SMILE
14
Brick kiln. : OVEN
15
Flour, in a Chinese dish. : MEIN
16
Track man. : MILER
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Card game. : MONTEBANK
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Glacial ridge. : ESKER
20
Firedogs. : ANDIRONS
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Where missals are used. : ALTARS
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Heraldic silver: Abbr. : ARG
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Hound. : BEAGLE
25
Swing music. : JIVE
27
Symbol of accomplishment. : BADGE
28
Cease activity. : REST
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Individual. : ONE
33
Cousin of a wheeze. : GAG
34
Understanding. : ENTENTE
36
Insect stage between moltings. : INSTAR
38
Used tricks or evasions. : DODGED
39
Assail violently. : SETUPON
41
Humble home. : HUT
42
Opened. : LED
43
Machine for throwing balls, disks, etc. into the air. : TRAP
44
O. T. book. : NAHUM
46
Nursery rhyme gardener. : MARY
47
Young chicken. : PEEPER
49
Crib. : BIN
50
Importance. : MOMENT
53
Haphazardly. : ATRANDOM
57
Baltic island. : OLAND
58
Illustrious. : SPLENDENT
59
Shade of blue. : ALICE
60
Be obvious. : SEEM
61
In good condition. : TRIG
62
Emulated the black sheep. : BAAED
63
Whirlpool. : EDDY
64
Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
Down
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Small hill: Sp. : LOMA
2
Bristol's river. : AVON
3
Zoroastrian scripture. : ZENDAVESTA
4
Complete. : ENTIRE
5
Large pulpit. : AMBO
6
Children's game. : BEANBAG
7
Washed out. : RINSED
8
India ___. : INK
9
Scent. : SMELL
10
TV equine program, obviously an oater. : MISTERED
11
Each: Scot. : ILKA
12
Sinister glance. : LEER
13
Acts human. : ERRS
18
Work unit. : ERG
21
Item on a list. : AGENDUM
24
Lifetime. : AGE
25
Building timber. : JOIST
26
Central. : INNER
27
Man of rank. : BARONET
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New ___. : ENGLANDERS
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Manage. : STEER
31
Bear of a sort. : TEDDY
33
Interval. : GAP
35
Kindergartner. : TOT
37
Of little value: Colloq. : TUPPENCE
40
Downy surface on fabrics. : NAP
41
Dashed headlong. : HURTLED
45
Accumulated. : HEAPED
46
Have half a ___. : MINDTO
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Closed. : ENDED
49
Prohibition. : BAN
50
Biblical nation. : MOAB
51
Spanish kettle. : OLLA
52
Loveliest of the Pleiades. : MAIA
54
French critic de Gourmont. : REMY
55
"With the blue ribbon ___ ... " : ONIT
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Kind of deed: Abbr. : MTGE
58
Compass point. : SSE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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