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Ann Jenkins
New York Times, Wednesday, November 24, 1976
Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 49.3
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 S | 3 S | 4 E | 5 R | 6 T | 7 G | 8 H | 9 O | 10 S | 11 T | ||||
12 G | I | L | L | I | E | 13 P | H | O | B | I | A | |||
14 A | N | G | U | L | A | R | 15 R | E | S | I | G | N | 16 S |
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17 P | O | N | E | S | 18 R | 19 H | I | N | E | 20 N | N | E |
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21 A | M | O | S | 22 G | I | A | N | T | 23 A | S | E | A |
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24 R | E | F | 25 A | L | E | R | T | 26 C | R | O | S | T |
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27 T | N | T | 28 B | A | R | B | 29 S | H | A | F | T | S |
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30 H | 31 O | L | D | S | I | 32 N | P | O | R | T | ||||
33 P | 34 E | E | D | E | E | 35 N | O | I | R | 36 H | 37 O | 38 D |
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39 R | A | Z | O | R | 40 A | G | R | E | E | 41 E | U | R |
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42 I | G | O | R | 43 D | R | E | S | S | 44 O | T | T | O |
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45 E | L | D | 46 M | O | I | R | E | 47 S | P | I | L | L |
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48 D | E | I | 49 F | I | E | S | 50 M | 51 I | N | I | M | A | L |
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52 T | A | L | E | S | E | 53 A | T | O | N | E | S | |||
54 S | C | A | N | T | 55 N | E | W | E | S | T |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,965
Across
1
State forcefully : ASSERT
7
Kind of town : GHOST
12
Scottish servant : GILLIE
13
Obsession : PHOBIA
14
Bony and gaunt : ANGULAR
15
Quits : RESIGNS
17
Corn cakes : PONES
18
German wine : RHINE
20
Direction: Abbr. : NNE
21
Andy's cohort : AMOS
22
Larger than life : GIANT
23
On the deep : ASEA
24
TD signaler : REF
25
Put on guard : ALERT
26
Intersected, to poets : CROST
27
Blockbuster ingredient : TNT
28
Curved point : BARB
29
Elevator locales : SHAFTS
30
Quarantines a ship : HOLDSINPORT
33
Carolina river : PEEDEE
35
Rouge's partner : NOIR
36
Scuttle : HOD
39
Shaver : RAZOR
40
Be as one : AGREE
41
Continent: Abbr. : EUR
42
Cassini : IGOR
43
Certain parade : DRESS
44
German king : OTTO
45
Times of yore : ELD
46
Silk fabric : MOIRE
47
Blab : SPILL
48
Worships : DEIFIES
50
Smallest : MINIMAL
52
Author Gay : TALESE
53
Makes up for : ATONES
54
Bare : SCANT
55
The last word : NEWEST
Down
1
Nickname : AGNOMEN
2
Scorpio or Pisces : SIGNOFTHEZODIAC
3
Swings around : SLUES
4
Some wings : ELLS
5
Inlet : RIA
6
Boston and Irish : TERRIERS
7
City in Flanders : GHENT
8
Socks : HOSE
9
Broad sash : OBI
10
Current indicators : SIGNSOFTHETIMES
11
Most bronzed : TANNEST
13
Parti-colored fabric : PRINT
14
In pieces : APART
16
Trouser parts : SEATS
19
Robin or crocus, often : HARBINGER
22
Clearing : GLADE
23
Sandarac tree : ARAR
25
Smarter : ABLER
26
Small job : CHORE
29
Certain informers : SPIES
31
Bloodhound's clue : ODOR
32
Eric the Red, for one : NORSEMAN
33
Snooped : PRIED
34
Young birds : EAGLETS
37
Survive : OUTLAST
38
Funny : DROLL
40
Spring from : ARISE
43
Biblical verb : DOEST
44
Suppose : OPINE
46
Bearing : MIEN
47
Driving hazard : SNOW
49
State: Abbr. : FLA
51
Dweller: Suffix : ITE
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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