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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Monday, February 26, 1979

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 32.5
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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P
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H
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,702
Across
1
Hit musical of the late 60's : HAIR
5
Roof sight : VANE
9
Texas tourist's "must" : ALAMO
14
Aware of : ONTO
15
Earl of Avon : EDEN
16
Jottings : MEMOS
17
Laxity : LOOSENESS
19
Hacienda brick : ADOBE
20
The situation : MARYFELTHUNGRY
22
Charge : FEE
23
Take the bus : RIDE
24
TV's Mary Hartman : LASSER
28
Director Wertmüller : LINA
29
Sound from a cote : BAA
32
Relating to oil : OLEIC
33
Pub measure : PINT
34
Zoot ___, jazz artist : SIMS
35
The problem : DIDNTHAVEASTEAK
38
Aids for cardiologists : EKGS
39
Quarry finds : ORES
40
Eaglet's perch : AERIE
41
Call on : SEE
42
Part of B.A. : ARTS
43
Join the audience : ATTEND
44
Sharif : OMAR
45
Corrida call : OLE
46
The solution : HADALITTLELAMB
53
Landlord's sign : TOLET
54
Percussion cap : DETONATOR
55
Ballade signoff : ENVOI
56
Sprouted : GREW
57
Author Grey : ZANE
58
Effie ___, Scott heroine : DEANS
59
Makes a gaffe : ERRS
60
Sufficient, old style : ENOW
Down
1
Celeste of stage and screen : HOLM
2
Celebes ox : ANOA
3
"Take ___ leave it" : ITOR
4
Ablush : ROSY
5
Surface layer : VENEER
6
Astaire's sister : ADELE
7
Vespiary : NEST
8
Holds sacred : ENSHRINES
9
Actress Blake of "Gunsmoke" : AMANDA
10
Shelf : LEDGE
11
Cupid : AMOR
12
"___ Dick" : MOBY
13
After verb or glob : OSE
18
In ___ (really) : EFFECT
21
Utah range : UINTA
24
Sources for 39 Across : LODES
25
In the same degree : ALIKE
26
Grasslike plant : SEDGE
27
Pride, sloth, etc. : SINS
28
Biographies : LIVES
29
Beverage imbibed in Brest : BIERE
30
With all one's might : AMAIN
31
Posed a query : ASKED
33
Pear tree denizen, in a song : PARTRIDGE
34
Word on a proof : STET
36
Hourly : HORAL
37
Glossy cotton : SATEEN
42
Fine old violins : AMATIS
43
Gives permission : ALLOWS
44
Greek theater : ODEON
45
Weasel's cousin : OTTER
46
Use a strop : HONE
47
Thomas ___ Edison : ALVA
48
Alaska, once: Abbr. : TERR
49
Loll about : LAZE
50
___ impasse : ATAN
51
One: Prefix : MONO
52
Steep, as tea : BREW
53
Knight of TV : TED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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