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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Tuesday, April 10, 1962

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 38.4
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,652
Across
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Katrine, for one. : LOCH
5
Of South American Indians. : INCAN
10
Loose ends. : TAGS
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
15
American poet. : MOORE
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Badly. : ILLY
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Chilly sound. : BRRR
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Stated. : POSED
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Town on the Thames. : ETON
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Chinese: Prefix. : SINO
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Adherents to: Suffix. : ISTS
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Well done!. : BRAVO
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O. T. book. : HOSEA
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Religious. : SACRED
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Pope who saved Rome from the Saracens. : LEOIV
29
Wall bracket for candles. : SCONCE
31
Joins. : UNITES
33
Fireside ___. : CHAT
34
Evidence of debt. : IOU
37
Western resort. : COLORADOSPRINGS
40
Isle of E. England. : ELY
41
Stead. : LIEU
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Individual. : SINGLE
43
Ore of lead. : GALENA
45
Eastern prince. : AMEER
46
King Paul's capital. : ATHENS
49
Threefold. : TRINE
51
Prepare meal. : GRIND
52
Platform. : DAIS
53
Baby talk. : DADA
57
Controversial contraction. : AINT
58
Parsonage. : MANSE
59
Object of devotion. : IDOL
60
Relative of SEATO. : NATO
61
Speak. : UTTER
62
Sea of North Caucasian area. : AZOV
63
Furthermore. : ALSO
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Intervening, in law. : MESNE
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Evening, in Italy. : SERA
Down
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Workrooms of a sort. : LABS
2
Biblical king. : OMRI
3
Cereal. : CORN
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Emperor of Japan. : HIROHITO
5
Groups of Kaffir warriors. : IMPIS
6
Snares. : NOOSES
7
Certain business men. : COSTACCOUNTANTS
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Overbusy Olympian. : ARES
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Old uncle of song. : NED
10
Position in fencing. : TIERCE
11
Chancel table. : ALTAR
12
Gauntlet. : GLOVE
13
Church council. : SYNOD
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Type of camel. : BACTRIAN
24
One way to travel. : OVERLAND
25
Cookies. : SNAPS
26
Author of "The Women." : LUCE
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Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
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Unctuous. : OILY
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Exclamations. : OHS
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Spankers. : SAILS
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Former dean of St. Paul's. : INGE
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Coquettish glance. : OGLE
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Employer. : USER
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Letter. : DEE
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___ res. : INMEDIAS
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Hindu. : GENTOO
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On high. : ARISEN
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Capital of Guam. : AGANA
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Error's partner. : TRIAL
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Covert allusions. : HINTS
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River to the Rhone. : ISERE
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Tropical fruit. : DATE
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Tool. : ADZE
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Entrance. : DOOR
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Edison's middle name. : ALVA
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Not talking. : MUM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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