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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Thursday, February 28, 1963

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 47.5
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,965
Across
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Part of 48 Down: Abbr. : SPAM
5
Imparts. : LENDS
10
Useful borrowing from the French. : RSVP
14
Snack bar phrase. : TOGO
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Not ___ in the world. : ACARE
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Pacific island port. : APIA
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Evening in Paris. : SOIR
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Smokey, for one. : BRUIN
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Departed. : WENT
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Western highway sign. : LOOKOUTFORDEER
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About: Abbr. : CIR
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Caught, in a way. : TREED
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Law's binding force. : SANCTION
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Ratified. : SEALED
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Sequel to "Typee." : OMOO
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Too much: Fr. : TROP
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Curved flight of a golf ball. : SLICE
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State: Abbr. : DEL
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Movie. : FEATURE
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Soft shoe, for short. : MOC
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Poplar. : ABELE
43
Wolfe of fiction. : NERO
44
Rural structure. : SILO
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Carefully planned trip. : SAFARI
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Marine mammal. : SEAOTTER
49
Emperors. : TSARS
51
Women's club: Abbr. : DAR
52
Highway sign. : CATTLECROSSING
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Disgusted exclamation, from the German. : PFUI
59
Mara's other name. : NAOMI
60
Popular old tune. : NOLA
62
Sea bird. : TERN
63
Recent example of 38 Across. : ELCID
64
Increase. : GROW
65
Rent of a chair. : RUNG
66
Freshet. : SPATE
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Boat. : YAWL
Down
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42nd and others: Abbr. : STS
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Game. : POOL
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Exchange cost. : AGIO
4
Leather. : MOROCCO
5
Debs, for instance. : LABORITE
6
Creamy color. : ECRU
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Seagoing: Abbr. : NAUT
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Snow formation. : DRIFT
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Men of 1 Across. : SENORS
10
Unfair treatment: Slang. : RAWDEAL
11
Part of a highway sign. : SPEEDLIMIT
12
Hollywood street. : VINE
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Father: Prefix. : PATR
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Nickname from pioneer days. : KIT
22
Peewee. : REESE
25
Popular refreshments. : SODAS
26
Subject for micrography. : AMEBA
27
Street sign. : NOLEFTTURN
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African port. : ORAN
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Shorthand. : NOTES
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Relative of a lycée. : ECOLE
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Trim. : DECOR
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Absolute. : PURE
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Wild. : FERAL
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Place for picnic tables. : ROADSIDE
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Durable. : LASTING
44
Like celery. : STRINGY
46
Castle and others. : IRENES
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Western hemisphere group: Abbr. : OAS
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Trophy of sorts. : SCALP
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Woodworker: Abbr. : CPTR
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Armes ___ (firearms): Fr. : AFEU
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Boulder: Sp. : ROCA
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Neglect. : OMIT
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Mrs. Helmer. : NORA
57
Firefly function. : GLOW
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Tool. : AWL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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