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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Saturday, December 21, 1963

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 126.4 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,256
Across
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Ship of myth. : ARGO
5
Judges' seats. : BANCS
10
Reach. : SPAN
14
Fashion name. : DIOR
15
Contemporary novelist. : OHARA
16
Coin. : PESO
17
Misplaced person. : AFISHOUTOFWATER
20
Painter of "Baigneuses." : RENOIR
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Polite phrase. : ISEE
22
Water pump. : RAM
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Explosive. : TNT
24
Composer of comic opera. : ROSSINI
26
Staff officers: Abbr. : GSOS
28
Sensible. : SANE
29
Like a lot: Slang. : GOFOR
32
See ___ glance. : ATA
33
Two ___ quarter. : FORA
34
Lourdes, for example. : SHRINE
35
Trial VIP. : MATERIALWITNESS
38
Ear of maize, in Africa. : MEALIE
39
Sal and others. : GALS
40
Military unit: Abbr. : DET
41
Strange. : ALIEN
42
City square. : PARK
43
Newts. : EFTS
44
By law. : LEGALLY
46
Spanish gold. : ORO
47
Gravy, on a French menu. : JUS
49
Useful bit of Latin. : ETAL
50
Himalayan native. : SHERPA
53
Admirals to generals. : OPPOSITENUMBERS
56
Evening, in Paris. : SOIR
57
Vive ___! : LEROI
58
___ loquendi (usage in speech): Lat. : USUS
59
Nine: Prefix. : ENNE
60
Meeting. : TRYST
61
Gun. : STEN
Down
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Hebrew month. : ADAR
2
Prevalent. : RIFE
3
Become confused, figuratively. : GOINTOATAILSPIN
4
Welles and others. : ORSONS
5
Social liability. : BOOR
6
Asian gazelle. : AHU
7
Mellon gift to the country. : NATIONALGALLERY
8
La ___, Wis. : CROSSE
9
Storage places. : SAFES
10
Ems. : SPA
11
Sight to see in Arizona. : PETRIFIEDFOREST
12
Sailing. : ASEA
13
Standard. : NORM
18
Good show. : HIT
19
Ounce and gram. : WEIGHTS
24
___ avis. : RARA
25
Urth or Skuld. : NORN
26
Kappa Kappa ___. : GAMMA
27
Mme. de ___. : STAEL
28
Fine French fabric. : SOIE
30
Start. : ONSET
31
Stays. : RESTS
33
Edges. : FRINGES
34
Symbol of luxury. : SILK
36
Robert ___. : ELEE
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On one's guard. : WARY
42
Inferior race horse. : PLATER
43
Place on the way to Hades. : EREBUS
45
Not straight. : ATILT
46
Electrical unit. : OHM
47
"Carmen" role. : JOSE
48
Well versed in. : UPON
50
Spades. : SUIT
51
Girl's nickname. : PRUE
52
Y.W.C.A., for one. : ASSN
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Cuprite. : ORE
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French possessive. : NOS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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