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Jean J. Davison
New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 1988
3-Down : Eastern bigwig
Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { H J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 33.8
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 I | 2 C | 3 E | 4 D | 5 P | 6 A | 7 P | 8 A | 9 S | 10 A | 11 L | 12 A | 13 N |
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14 M | A | M | E | 15 A | T | O | N | E | 16 V | I | N | E |
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17 P | R | I | M | 18 A | D | O | N | N | A | 19 E | T | T | E |
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20 S | T | R | A | D | D | L | E | 21 S | 22 O | R | T | E | D |
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23 N | U | L | L | 24 M | O | U | S | E | ||||||
25 W | 26 A | 27 D | D | L | E | 28 W | I | N | T | E | R | 29 E | 30 D |
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31 A | B | E | E | T | 32 L | I | N | E | S | 33 B | R | A |
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34 F | O | N | D | 35 C | A | S | E | D | 36 R | U | N | T |
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37 T | U | T | 38 S | O | B | E | R | 39 B | O | G | I | E |
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40 S | T | I | 41 C | K | L | E | R | 42 R | O | U | S | E | S |
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43 F | R | I | L | L | 44 P | E | N | N | ||||||
45 M | 46 A | R | I | N | A | 47 B | E | F | U | D | 48 D | 49 L | 50 E |
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51 I | R | I | S | 52 P | 53 R | O | C | E | S | S | I | O | N |
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54 N | I | C | E | 55 S | O | N | A | R | 56 U | N | T | O |
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57 A | D | E | S | 58 E | D | E | N | S | 59 P | A | S | S |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,212
Across
1
Frosted : ICED
5
Actress from Greece : PAPAS
10
Thicke from Canada : ALAN
14
Ball role : MAME
15
In accord : ATONE
16
Tarzan transporter : VINE
17
Temperamental one : PRIMADONNA
19
Room addition : ETTE
20
Take both sides : STRADDLE
21
Arranged by type : SORTED
23
Invalid : NULL
24
Computer device : MOUSE
25
Walk like ducks : WADDLE
28
Opposite of estivated : WINTERED
31
Red as ___ : ABEET
32
S.R.O. indications : LINES
33
Lingerie item : BRA
34
Loving : FOND
35
Enclosed : CASED
36
Peewee : RUNT
37
Tsk : TUT
38
Solemn : SOBER
39
Goblin : BOGIE
40
Purist : STICKLER
42
Wakes : ROUSES
43
Unnecessary feature : FRILL
44
Quaker leader : PENN
45
Yacht's home : MARINA
47
Confuse : BEFUDDLE
51
Author Murdoch : IRIS
52
Parade : PROCESSION
54
Resort for one's niece? : NICE
55
Fish locator : SONAR
56
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
57
Summer refreshments : ADES
58
Barbara and Anthony : EDENS
59
Leave behind : PASS
Down
1
Little rascals : IMPS
2
Uncovered wagon : CART
3
Eastern bigwig : EMIR
4
Insisted on : DEMANDED
5
Boat mover : PADDLE
6
Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
7
Corncake : PONE
8
Shirley or Sheridan : ANN
9
Spicy : SEASONED
10
Reluctant : AVERSE
11
Highway trashers : LITTERBUGS
12
Pot starter : ANTE
13
Lack : NEED
18
Grown : ADULT
22
Excuses : OUTS
24
Clementine's dad, e.g. : MINER
25
Floats : WAFTS
26
Here and there : ABOUT
27
Toothpaste : DENTIFRICE
28
Sounder : WISER
29
"Sesame Street" character : ERNIE
30
Goes with : DATES
32
Record-company name : LABEL
35
Cave in : COLLAPSE
36
Gathers : ROUNDSUP
38
Cheat : SKIN
39
Merit pay : BONUS
41
Crucial times : CRISES
42
Alludes (to) : REFERS
44
Southern nut : PECAN
45
Starling relative : MINA
46
Dull : ARID
47
Radius, e.g. : BONE
48
Actress Merrill : DINA
49
Scads : LOTS
50
Father of Cainan : ENOS
53
Staff : ROD
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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