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Jay Spry
Jay Spry

New York Times, Monday, February 23, 1976

Author:
Jay Spry
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 17.4
Jay Spry has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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E
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P
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J
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R
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R
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M
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M
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H
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D
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M
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A
V
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B
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K
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G
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H
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B
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P
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,690
Across
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Study for an exam : PREP
5
Swing music : JIVE
9
Kind of plum : SUGAR
14
Received: Fr. : RECU
15
Revise copy : EDIT
16
Toughen : INURE
17
Peer : EARL
18
Fuss : TODO
19
Bogged down : MIRED
20
Yellow : PUSILLANIMOUS
23
Southern constellation : ARA
24
Chess pieces : MEN
25
Instruction to chorus singers : ALLTOGETHER
31
Mrs., in Spain : SRA
34
Senior member : DOYEN
35
Regions : AREAS
36
Nov. and Dec. : MOS
37
Eager : AVID
38
Rudy Vallee's song : STEIN
39
Defraud : BILK
40
Mil. rank : GEN
41
Performs diligently : PLIES
42
Book-cover entry : TITLE
43
Energy unit : ERG
44
Manages : RUNSTHESHOW
46
Member of a familiar trio : TOM
47
Poet's word : ERE
48
55
Varnish resin : ELEMI
56
Alexander's group : BAND
57
De ___ (too much) : TROP
59
Grade : SLOPE
60
Bugbear : OGRE
61
Pen name : ELIA
62
Camping equipment : TENTS
63
Require : NEED
64
Impression : DENT
Down
1
Before: Prefix : PRE
2
Garner : REAP
3
Beige : ECRU
4
Throbbed : PULSATED
5
Air-travel problem : JETLAG
6
Adored one : IDOL
7
Blue of baseball : VIDA
8
Town on the Thames : ETON
9
Bubbles beneath the surface : SIMMERS
10
Kind of shop or jack : UNION
11
Spiritual tutor : GURU
12
Greek god : ARES
13
Crimson : RED
21
Golf club : IRON
22
"___ what I say" : IMEAN
25
Relative of a motto : ADAGE
26
Romeo : LOVER
27
Untruthful : LYING
28
Dine at home : EATIN
29
Kilmer poem : TREES
30
Stickup job : HEIST
31
Howard K. : SMITH
32
Norse chieftain : ROLLO
33
Out of position : ASKEW
38
Business cycle : SLUMP
39
Divided in a way : BISECTED
41
Certain votes : PROXIES
42
Sea swallow : TERN
45
Took notice of : HEEDED
46
Entice : TEMPT
48
That: Lat. : ILLE
49
Inert gas : NEON
50
Black : EBON
51
Storm : RAGE
52
Concerning : INRE
53
Gardner : ERLE
54
Rub out : DOIN
55
N. Y. time : EST
58
Opportune : PAT

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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