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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Monday, November 2, 1953

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 47.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 14-Down clue had "Fledgings"; although that is a word, probably "Fledglings" was meant, so made that change.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,597
Across
1
Brooklyn bay, barge canal terminal. : GOWANUS
8
The grove where Plato taught. : ACADEME
15
Director Litvak of Hollywood. : ANATOLE
16
Ancient kingdom between Judea and Galilee. : SAMARIA
17
Permitting. : LETTING
18
Slackening speed. : SLOWING
19
Used up. : ATE
20
Symbol of fame and honor. : LAURELS
22
Nothing. : NIL
23
Engage. : HIRE
25
Hydraulic engines. : RAMS
26
Ramble. : ROVE
27
May it be so! : AMEN
28
Metrical foot of two syllables. : IAMB
29
Harass. : BESET
30
Boston suburb. : DEDHAM
32
Trial lawyers. : PLEADERS
34
Dolomites. : ALPS
36
Part of the Yale campus. : YARD
37
Vanish in vapor. : EVANESCE
41
Opera star who sang at Bayreuth's 1953 Festival. : STEBER
45
Receiver of stolen goods. : FENCE
46
Subject for art students: Abbr. : ANAT
48
Glacial snow. : NEVE
49
What is beyond man's control. : FATE
50
Slash. : SLIT
51
Proofreader's word. : STET
52
Mr. Yale. : ELI
53
Pets. : LAPDOGS
56
Sen. Morse's state: Abbr. : ORE
57
God of the dolphin and trident. : NEPTUNE
59
Make smooth. : SLEEKEN
61
Device for drawing off liquid. : DRAINER
62
Feline from Thailand. : SIAMESE
63
Promulgators. : ISSUERS
64
Withdraws (oneself). : ABSENTS
Down
1
Very noble man. : GALAHAD
2
Quondam. : ONETIME
3
Resembling moire. : WATERED
4
Small coin of Siam. : ATT
5
Short-staple wool used for yarn. : NOIL
6
Bone of the forearm. : ULNA
7
Sedgman opponent in tennis tour. : SEGURA
8
Body presided over by Mme. Pandit. : ASSEMBLY
9
Brief visits. : CALLS
10
Freeman Gosden character. : AMOS
11
Relative of the grackle. : DAW
12
Plant disease. : ERINOSE
13
White fur used in medieval times. : MINIVER
14
Fledglings of a large bird. : EAGLETS
21
Slope joining two levels. : RAMP
24
Raise in esteem. : ENHANCE
26
Incarnadines. : REDDENS
28
Satan's satellites. : IMPS
29
Abbreviation of a British rank. : BART
31
Word to a helmsman. : ALEE
33
Aurora's domain. : EAST
35
Ticket speculators. : SCALPERS
37
The Turkish equivalent of "Sir." : EFFENDI
38
Calves ready for market. : VEALERS
39
Herod who condemned John the Baptist. : ANTIPAS
40
Miss Bagnold, novelist. : ENID
42
Presage. : BETOKEN
43
Hillary's conquest. : EVEREST
44
Hydocarbons from pine tar. : RETENES
47
Mother of King Xerxes of Persia. : ATOSSA
50
More sensible. : SANER
53
Debussy's "Clair de ___." : LUNE
54
Fluent but insincere. : GLIB
55
Broad expanses. : SEAS
58
Teutonic sky-god. : TIU
60
Uncle: Scot. : EME

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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