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John F. Byrne
John F. Byrne

New York Times, Thursday, February 7, 1963

Author:
John Byrne
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 28.4
John F. Byrne has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
John Byrne is an alias for John F. Byrne.
David Steinberg notes:

The clue for 26-Down was "Po tributary. tary." Removed the extra "tary." The clue for 40-Down was "Everglades Indian. aide." Removed the "aide" and added it to the end of the clue for 43-Down, which was "Bookmaking" and is now "Bookmaking aide."

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,947
Across
1
Fitting. : MEET
5
G.I.'s treasure trove. : MAIL
9
Sun-bathes. : BASKS
14
German dance. : ALLEMANDE
16
Utopian. : IDEAL
17
Expert in Melvil Dewey methods. : LIBRARIAN
18
Drum. : BONGO
19
Nuclear science. : ATOMICS
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Belated. : OVERDUE
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Elegiac tree. : YEW
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Tea plant. : THEA
25
___ du Diable. : ILE
26
Common verb. : ARE
27
Silver peso. : DURO
29
Shade of green. : PEA
32
Bookmaking shops. : BINDERIES
36
Spike. : THORN
38
Emphatic. : LOUD
39
Repairs boots. : SOLES
41
Without rain. : ARID
42
Ready to serve. : ONTAP
44
Lassitude. : TIREDNESS
46
See 26 Across. : WAS
47
Speckled horse. : ROAN
49
English princess. : MEG
50
Man of rank. : SIR
51
Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
53
Young Kennedy. : TED
56
Library motto. : SILENCE
60
Burton's famous work, for short. : ANATOMY
62
Praying figure. : ORANT
63
Person acting in a mechanical way. : AUTOMATON
65
Billiard stroke. : MASSE
66
Chess term. : STALEMATE
67
Record. : ENTER
68
Reader's choice. : TALE
69
Music to matadors. : OLES
Down
1
Native of Singapore. : MALAY
2
Top group. : ELITE
3
Body hinge. : ELBOW
4
School period. : TERM
5
Quick-steppers. : MARCHERS
6
Plant of the carrot family. : ANISE
7
Peak in Crete. : IDA
8
Curtain cloth. : LENO
9
Article of virtue. : BIBELOT
10
Idolize. : ADORE
11
Propel. : SEND
12
Flightless bird of Melanesia. : KAGU
13
Gin flavor. : SLOE
15
Relative of "padrone." : MAITRE
21
Man: Lat. : VIR
24
Sweet old girl. : ADELINE
26
Po tributary. : ADDA
28
Consumer. : USER
29
Minute opening. : PORE
30
Minx of the Golden Apple. : ERIS
31
Connective words. : ANDS
32
Stand treat: Slang. : BLOW
33
College in New Rochelle. : IONA
34
Squirrel fare. : NUTS
35
Particle. : IOTA
37
General idea. : HANG
40
Everglades Indian. : SEMINOLE
43
Bookmaking aide. : PRINTER
45
Cast aspersions. : DEFAME
48
Grampus. : ORC
50
Perception. : SENSE
52
Province of South Africa. : NATAL
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Add. : TOTAL
54
Overact: Colloq. : EMOTE
55
Units of force. : DYNES
56
Not too many. : SOME
57
Where to spend rials. : IRAN
58
Newest. : LAST
59
Bridge position. : EAST
61
Japanese ash tree. : TAMO
64
Actress Hagen. : UTA

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2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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