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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Wednesday, November 9, 1977

20-Across : Bachelor's last words

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { G J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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R
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A
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P
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A
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E
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D
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M
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A
R
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S
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S
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H
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T
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H
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T
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C
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H
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C
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D
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D
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N
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D
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D
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F
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T
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A
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B
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R
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O
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D
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T
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H
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M
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B
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R
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B
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F
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,315
Across
1
Scrape roughly : RASP
5
Retired : ABED
9
Fog's fellow traveler : MIST
13
Defined limits : AREA
14
Touchy : SORE
15
Famed sleigher : SANTA
16
Deer's antler : HARTSHORN
18
Clan's symbol : TOTEM
19
Improve in appearance, with "up" : SMARTEN
20
Bachelor's last words : IDO
22
Scurry : HIE
23
Physicist's monad : ION
24
Cheers up : HEARTENS
26
G.I. fare : CHOW
28
Names for some hens : CORNISH
29
Number by Davis and McCoo : DUET
30
Any one of the Thousand Islands : AIT
31
Bank (on) : DEPEND
34
Atty.'s governing body : ABA
35
Sketched roughly : DRAFTED
37
Shoe width : AAA
38
Creator of Captain Hook : BARRIE
40
Row : OAR
41
Medicinal measure : DROP
42
Where Hessians got a surprise: 1776 : TRENTON
44
Box-score item : HITS
45
"Act One" author : MOSSHART
47
Double-decker, e.g. : BUS
48
French article : UNE
49
Ibsen character : ASE
50
Most loyal : FASTEST
54
Ringo or Bart : STARR
56
"Devil's Ford" author : BRETHARTE
58
Paved the way : EASED
59
Fluffy ravelings : LINT
60
Scamper away : FLEE
61
Hightailed it : SPED
62
Like child's play : EASY
63
Parry : FEND
Down
1
Cheers for eleven : RAHS
2
Khachaturian : ARAM
3
Some shots in the arm : SERA
4
True-blue native : PATRIOT
5
Pale as a ghost : ASHEN
6
Favor : BOON
7
Slip a cog : ERR
8
Thread weight : DENIER
9
Late Chinese leader : MAO
10
"Deep ___ of Texas" : INTHEHEART
11
Toby's relative : STEIN
12
Gentles : TAMES
15
Cited often in historic lore : STORIED
17
Pack away : STOW
21
Temper : DANDER
24
Warm hazing : HOTFOOT
25
Recipe abbr. : TSP
26
Tobacco-exporting country : CUBA
27
Peace of mind : HEARTSEASE
28
Present-day O.S.S. : CIA
29
Small flounder : DAB
30
Theaters-in-the-round : ARENAS
32
Greek temple : NAOS
33
Drop bait gently : DAP
35
One who resists the new order : DIEHARD
36
Healthy glow : TAN
39
N.Y. Central et al. : RRS
41
Opposite of spear : DISTAFF
43
Soprano : TREBLE
44
Lull : HUSH
45
Nine on Parnassus : MUSES
46
Like some beer : ONTAP
47
Quite daft : BATTY
50
Swamps : FENS
51
Man of mysteries : ERLE
52
Gun for a Tommy : STEN
53
"___ Off," book by Dave Hill : TEED
55
Flushed : RED
57
Mouth of a Spanish river : RIA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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