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Jay Spry
New York Times, Monday, May 31, 1976
58-Down : Jannings or Ludwig
Author:
Jay Spry
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 26.2
Jay Spry has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 A | 3 C | 4 E | 5 R | 6 E | 7 A | 8 P | 9 R | 10 A | 11 P | 12 T |
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13 I | N | O | N | 14 E | L | M | O | 15 W | E | B | E | R |
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16 D | O | L | T | 17 L | I | P | S | 18 E | R | V | I | C | E |
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19 I | N | D | I | 20 G | O | 21 S | E | R | E | 22 E | K | E |
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23 T | R | A | C | 24 E | 25 D | I | S | 26 H | ||||||
27 C | U | E | B | A | L | 28 L | 29 S | T | A | 30 B | 31 L | 32 E |
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33 A | R | R | 34 S | T | I | E | 35 S | 36 S | T | E | E | R |
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37 T | A | K | 38 E | 39 E | T | N | A | 40 S | 41 S | A | R | I |
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42 O | V | E | N | 43 S | 44 E | D | G | E | 45 S | 46 R | O | E |
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47 P | E | Y | O | T | 48 E | 49 S | O | L | I | 50 C | I | T | ||
51 S | A | M | 52 E | 53 S | A | T | A | N | ||||||
54 S | 55 H | 56 E | 57 N | I | L | 58 E | 59 S | E | R | M | 60 O | 61 N |
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62 H | I | G | 63 H | C | R | I | M | 64 E | S | 65 R | I | M | A |
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66 A | R | O | S | E | 67 D | I | D | I | 68 I | N | A | S |
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69 W | E | S | T | 70 E | L | S | E | 71 E | D | N | A |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,788
Across
1
Nutmeg byproduct : MACE
5
Receive as one's due : REAP
9
Enthralled : RAPT
13
Privy to : INON
14
Sailors' saint : ELMO
15
Fields's vaudeville partner : WEBER
16
Ignoramus : DOLT
17
Gigolo's kisses, in a way : LIPSERVICE
19
Blue dye : INDIGO
21
Withered : SERE
22
Squeeze out : EKE
23
Indication : TRACE
25
Word with pan or rag : DISH
27
Pool necessity : CUEBALL
29
Firm : STABLE
33
Timetable abbr. : ARR
34
Pens : STIES
36
Direct : STEER
37
Gate receipts : TAKE
39
Lab heaters : ETNAS
41
Draped garment : SARI
42
Hot places : OVENS
44
Plain and deckle : EDGES
46
Seafood delicacy : ROE
47
Mexican cactus : PEYOTE
49
Seek : SOLICIT
51
Identical : SAME
53
Evil one : SATAN
54
Pronoun : SHE
57
___ green : NILE
59
Homily : SERMON
62
Skyjackings, literally : HIGHCRIMES
65
Terza ___ : RIMA
66
Came up : AROSE
67
"What ___ tell you?" : DIDI
68
___ much as : INAS
69
Direction : WEST
70
Otherwise : ELSE
71
Ferber : EDNA
Down
1
Skirt length : MIDI
2
Presently : ANON
3
Post-Thanksgiving fare : COLDTURKEY
4
Whole : ENTIRE
5
Move to another town : RELOCATE
6
Wallach : ELI
7
Elec. units : AMPS
8
Sat : POSED
9
Gun an engine : REV
10
Rose's friend : ABIE
11
Casual kiss : PECK
12
Linden or ash : TREE
15
Extracts by force : WRESTS
18
Goddess of discord : ERIS
20
Prates : GABS
24
Superior group : ELITE
26
Chapeaux : HATS
27
Hunger for : CRAVE
28
Imparts : LENDS
30
Think of Smokey : BEARINMIND
31
Old World dormouse : LEROT
32
Lake : ERIE
33
Slept like ___ : ATOP
35
Feather palms : SAGOS
38
Slugger Slaughter : ENOS
40
Haile ___ : SELASSIE
43
Attitude : STANCE
45
Location : SITE
48
Arab nobleman : EMIR
50
Dreiser's Sister : CARRIE
52
Strike out : ELIDE
54
Part of G.B.S. : SHAW
55
Engage : HIRE
56
Alter and super : EGOS
58
Jannings or Ludwig : EMIL
60
Arabian gulf : OMAN
61
Space agency : NASA
63
Presidential monogram : HST
64
Mss. reviewers : EDS
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.