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R. S. Jones
R. S. Jones

New York Times, Thursday, July 16, 1987

Author:
R. S. Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 32.8
R. S. Jones has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,764
Across
1
Radar sight : BLIP
5
Duchess of ___, Goya's friend : ALBA
9
Lopez theme song : NOLA
13
Wee-hour sound from the alley : YOWL
14
Secure a ship : MOOR
15
Greek dialect : EOLIC
16
Met highlight : ARIA
17
Barrett or Jaffe : RONA
18
"For ___ is the kingdom ... " : THINE
19
First line of a rhyme : ISGOINGTOHADES
22
Lobster trick, e.g. : SHIFT
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Half of MIV : DII
24
Second line of rhyme : AFATESOCRUEL
31
Punches for practice : SPARS
34
Extraordinary fellows : ONERS
35
Bee follower : CEE
36
Like some petticoats : LACY
37
Scholars' collars : ETONS
38
River in NW Spain : ULLA
39
Benchley's "Of ___ Things" : ALL
40
Robe for Agrippina : STOLA
41
Grind one's teeth : GNASH
42
Third line of rhyme : YOUVEHEATBUT
45
Corrida cheer : OLE
46
Ladd and Alda : ALANS
49
Last of rhyme : NOBILLSFORFUEL
55
Carroll girl : ALICE
56
Town in NE Spain : OLOT
57
Stagehand with a valise? : GRIP
59
Consumer advocate : NADER
60
Take it easy : LAZE
61
Faith follower : HOPE
62
Rarae ___ : AVES
63
Drag strip for Ben Hur : ITER
64
Ivan or Peter : TSAR
Down
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"Not ___ long shot!" : BYA
2
Clown-faced sloth : LORIS
3
"___ You Love," Humperdinck hit : IWISH
4
Literary theft : PLAGIARY
5
Ambrosial drink : AMRITA
6
"Crazy" bird : LOON
7
Sound from Big Ben : BONG
8
"I smell ___" : ARAT
9
"Fuzzy-wuzzy had ___" : NOHAIR
10
Fetid : OLID
11
Queue : LINE
12
Top pitchers : ACES
15
Moral principles : ETHICS
20
Switch positions : OFFS
21
Common scents : ODORS
25
From head ___ : TOTOE
26
___ Gay, famous plane : ENOLA
27
French legislature : SENAT
28
U.S.C. rival : UCLA
29
Fish dish : EELS
30
Wife of Jacob : LEAH
31
Do in : SLAY
32
___ Alto, Calif. : PALO
33
Civil-rights org. : ACLU
37
Memorable Merman : ETHEL
38
Ignorant : UNTAUGHT
40
Vendor : SELLER
41
Big gap : GULF
43
Articulates : VOICES
44
Trade : BARTER
47
Fiddler and pianist : NEROS
48
___ cog (err) : SLIPA
49
Pet in "Peter Pan" : NANA
50
King of Norway : OLAV
51
Wait patiently : BIDE
52
Arias : SOLI
53
Motorist's "downer" : FLAT
54
Seep : OOZE
58
___ capita : PER

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

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