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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Monday, February 7, 1977

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.1
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,040
Across
1
Boutique : SHOP
5
Ohio city : AKRON
10
Vamoose! : SCAT
14
Kind of glass : HOUR
15
Strainer : SIEVE
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Drink heavily : TOPE
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Until : UPTO
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Soft drinks : SODAS
19
Sign : OMEN
20
Spanish uncle : TIO
21
Army meal : MESS
22
Grows narrower : TAPERS
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Search for weapons : FRISK
26
Tablelands : MESAS
27
Inns : HOTELS
29
___ one's rights : FIGHTFOR
32
Longed : ACHED
33
Lanky : RANGY
34
One of Ophelia's herbs : RUE
35
Require : NEED
36
___ up (judges) : SIZES
37
Aye or nay, e.g. : VOTE
38
Fish : GAR
39
Pep pill : UPPER
40
Gold cloths : LAMES
41
Nestled : SNUGGLED
43
Voice quality : TIMBRE
44
Lloyd of films : NOLAN
45
Out of ___ (rusty) : SHAPE
46
Bugs : ANNOYS
48
Heckle : JEER
49
Turn to the left : HAW
52
Reposed : LAIN
53
Heeds : HEARS
55
Italian city : PISA
56
Bancroft : ANNE
57
Boredom : ENNUI
58
Unique person : ONER
59
Hungarian leader : NAGY
60
Considers : DEEMS
61
W.W. II date : DDAY
Down
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How Pandora should have kept her box : SHUT
2
Western Indian : HOPI
3
About to lose : OUTOFTHERUNNING
4
For : PRO
5
Measure : ASSESS
6
Newsstand : KIOSK
7
Carmine and rose : REDS
8
Egg cells : OVA
9
Savings : NESTEGGS
10
___ nothing (go all out) : STOPAT
11
Catches up : COMESFROMBEHIND
12
Mimic : APER
13
Wallet items : TENS
21
Gentle : MILD
23
Pale : ASHY
25
Robert or Donna : REED
26
Coal-company employee : MINER
27
"Thereby ___ a tale" : HANGS
28
Indian or Arctic : OCEAN
29
Disconcerted : FAZED
30
Space or Banks : OUTER
31
Della of song : REESE
33
Mature : RIPEN
36
Displayed conspicuously : SPLASHED
37
Seductress : VAMP
39
Hideous : UGLY
40
Storyteller : LIAR
42
___ bird (albatross) : GOONEY
43
Higher-degree requirement, usually : THESIS
45
Truth ___ : SERUM
46
Alda : ALAN
47
"Peter Pan" dog : NANA
48
Russell or Doe : JANE
50
On the ocean : ASEA
51
Cautious : WARY
54
Compass point : ENE
55
Pea habitat : POD

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

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