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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1977

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.7
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,049
Across
1
Petulant : WASPISH
8
Plants evidence on : FRAMES
14
San ___ : ANTONIO
15
Rebel : REVOLT
16
School of writing : REALISM
17
Jacks or better, usually : OPENERS
19
Court divider : NET
20
French pronoun : ELLE
22
Hit-man's weapon : GAT
23
Takes a spouse : WEDS
25
Thrash about : FLAIL
26
Glass piece : PANE
27
Much-traveled fighter : ALI
28
Mont ___ : BLANC
29
Cowboy's habitat : RANGE
30
Mobster's domain : GANGLAND
32
"___ Skelter" : HELTER
33
Corot specialty : LANDSCAPE
35
Observation : REMARK
38
Section of Scotland : LOWLANDS
42
Clerical vestment : AMICE
43
Almost besotted : TIPSY
44
Zsa Zsa's sister : EVA
45
Bulrush : TULE
46
Dipper : LADLE
47
Hearty gulp : SWIG
48
Wallach : ELI
49
Territory : AREA
50
Seat in an oratory : PEW
51
What Miss Muffet did to the tuffet : SATONIT
54
City in Kenya : NAIROBI
58
Herbal medicine : TISANE
59
Aspired to : DESIRED
60
When bunnies abound : EASTER
61
___ reason (make sense) : STANDTO
Down
1
Cold or Civil : WAR
2
Chemical suffix : ANE
3
Star's alter ego : STANDIN
4
Frigid zones : POLES
5
Monogram unit: Abbr. : INIT
6
Spanish yeses : SIS
7
One's native heath : HOMELAND
8
Play : FROLIC
9
Ward off : REPEL
10
"___ Maria" : AVE
11
Calendar abbr. : MON
12
To the manner born : ELEGANT
13
Quaint : STRANGE
18
Beef on the hoof : STEER
21
One-sided plurality : LANDSLIDE
23
Jokester : WAG
24
High note : ELA
25
Cut of steak : FLANK
26
Plant scale : PALEA
28
Exclaim loudly : BLARE
29
Retort : REPLY
31
Candied : GLACE
32
Part of a ship's bow : HAWSE
34
Composer Aaron et al. : COPLANDS
35
Ranks : RATES
36
Pattern after : EMULATE
37
Standing army : MILITIA
39
Neologism : NEWWORD
40
Roman 506 : DVI
41
Lose resiliency : SAG
43
More sour : TARTER
46
Musician Frankie : LAINE
47
European bird : SERIN
50
City on the Arno : PISA
52
Donovan's agency: Abbr. : OSS
53
Singer Cole : NAT
55
At the age of: Abbr. : AET
56
Play the nags : BET
57
Bachelor's last words : IDO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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