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Jean J. Davison
New York Times, Monday, July 5, 1993
Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 13.1
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 G | 2 R | 3 I | 4 M | 5 G | 6 E | 7 T | 8 H | 9 E | 10 D | 11 D | 12 A |
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13 R | O | L | Y | 14 P | O | L | Y | 15 A | L | O | E | S |
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16 B | A | C | K | T | R | A | C | K | 17 D | O | W | A | H |
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18 I | N | K | 19 H | E | N | I | E | 20 R | I | N | D | |||
21 A | G | E | 22 E | 23 E | D | D | 24 M | O | N | T | H | 25 S |
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26 S | E | R | M | 27 O | N | 28 D | A | N | 29 O | E | O |
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30 B | E | S | 31 T | 32 M | A | N | 33 K | W | A | N |
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34 O | 35 P | 36 T | E | D | 37 O | A | F | 38 F | U | N | D | S |
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39 N | E | R | D | 40 H | U | S | T | 41 L | E | D | ||||
42 C | L | U | 43 D | O | T | 44 A | R | O | 45 M | 46 A | 47 S |
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48 E | L | E | 49 V | E | N | 50 C | 51 R | I | 52 S | A | G | E |
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53 M | B | A | S | 54 C | L | A | R | 55 A | 56 R | E | E |
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57 B | E | L | L | E | 58 H | A | N | D | S | 59 T | A | N | D |
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60 B | L | U | E | R | 61 O | U | T | S | H | O | U | T | ||
62 B | L | E | S | T | 63 O | S | S | 64 E | N | D | S |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,945
Across
1
Harsh : GRIM
5
Understand : GET
8
Hopper of Hollywood : HEDDA
13
Like Humpty Dumpty? : ROLYPOLY
15
Lilies' relatives : ALOES
16
Beat a retreat? : BACKTRACK
17
"___ Diddy Diddy," 1964 song : DOWAH
18
Squid's projection : INK
19
Skater Sonja : HENIE
20
Bacon part : RIND
21
Writer-critic James ___ : AGEE
23
Actor Byrnes : EDD
24
May et al. : MONTHS
26
Sabbath lecture : SERMON
28
Larroquette role on TV : DAN
29
Great Society agcy. : OEO
30
Wedding-party member : BESTMAN
33
Actress Nancy : KWAN
34
Made a choice : OPTED
37
Klutz : OAF
38
Wherewithal : FUNDS
39
"The ___," 1987 Shue play : NERD
40
Got a move on : HUSTLED
42
Actor Gulager : CLU
43
Period : DOT
44
News to a nose : AROMAS
48
"Ocean's ___," Sinatra film : ELEVEN
50
___ de coeur : CRI
52
Guru : SAGE
53
C.E.O.'s degrees : MBAS
54
Bow or Barton : CLARA
56
Attachment to sir : REE
57
Mitchell's Scarlett, e.g. : BELLE
58
Gym whim? : HANDSTAND
60
More melancholy : BLUER
61
Yell like hell? : OUTSHOUT
62
"This patriarch ___": Milton : BLEST
63
C.I.A. forerunner : OSS
64
Extremities : ENDS
Down
1
Farmers' group : GRANGE
2
J.F.K.'s chair : ROCKER
3
Kind or class : ILK
4
Tale about the Minotaur, e.g. : MYTH
5
"___ sin no more": John 8:11 : GOAND
6
Heston role : ELCID
7
Kid : TYKE
8
Subnuclear particle : HADRON
9
Remove, as property : ELOIN
10
Main Street beat? : DOWNTOWN
11
Nitwit? : DEADHEAD
12
Wood for skis : ASH
14
Grooms carefully : PREENS
16
Favoritism : BIAS
22
Fix firmly : EMBED
24
Checker, e.g. : MAN
25
Pearl Buck novel : SONS
27
Ref. book : OED
28
Ditsy : DAFT
31
Promote : TOUT
32
Second degrees? : MAS
33
Praise : KUDOS
34
Formerly : ONCE
35
Helter-skelter? : PELLMELL
36
Like a friend to the end? : TRUEBLUE
38
___-de-lance (viper) : FER
40
Sweetie pie : HON
41
Highland honchos : LAIRDS
43
Forsake : DESERT
45
Pillage : MARAUD
46
Stars' spokespersons : AGENTS
47
Pip or kernel : SEED
49
Lowlands : VALES
50
Arctic surname : CLAUS
51
Carries on : RANTS
54
Half a toy train : CHOO
55
A Wimbledon winner: 1975 : ASHE
57
Merchants' assn. : BBB
59
Large amount : TON
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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