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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

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New York Times, Sunday, September 11, 1960

64-Down : M. P.'s concern.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 67, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 509 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 112, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 39.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,076
Across
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City in Sicily. : MESSINA
8
Impose a fine, as by court order. : AMERCE
14
Roman goddesses of destiny. : PARCAE
20
Breathes in. : INHALES
21
Official of the Roman Curia. : DATARY
22
Fruit of a tree. : ACORNS
23
Bright-plumaged bird. : SCARLETTANAGER
25
Relative values. : RATIOS
26
Take care of. : TEND
27
Vapid. : DRY
28
Attacked. : ASSAILED
30
Spring month: Fr. : MAI
31
Bird of ___. : ILLOMEN
34
Intermediate. : MEAN
35
To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Dog star. : LASSIE
39
Laud. : PRAISE
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Alamogordo's country. : OTERO
44
Pronoun. : ONE
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Hoover's middle name. : EDGAR
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Hamlet. : DORP
49
Playground equipment. : SWINGS
52
Group of eight. : OCTAD
54
Pure. : UNALLOYED
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Between: Fr. : ENTRE
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Confiscate. : SEIZE
59
Triangular sail. : LATEEN
60
Outer edges. : RIMS
62
Gaelic name. : IAN
63
Verbal. : ORAL
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Suffix in names of sciences. : ICS
66
Ascend. : RISE
67
Mine entrance. : ADIT
68
Close. : SHUT
71
Machine for hauling. : WINCH
73
Changes for the better. : HELPS
74
Heroine of Conrad's "Victory." : LENA
75
Burrow. : HOLE
76
Egg-shaped ornaments: Arch. : OVES
77
Adjective suffix. : IAL
78
Hop kiln. : OAST
80
Noun suffix. : ENT
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Ottoman standard. : ALEM
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Levy. : ASSESS
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Pickets. : PALES
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Uncovered. : BARED
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Put in former position. : REINSTATE
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Rain forest vine. : LIANA
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Fillet: Poet. : ANADEM
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Status quo ___. : ANTE
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Way station in the East. : SERAI
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Calendar abbreviation. : MOS
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Veins: Anat. : VENAE
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Forecastle dweller. : SAILOR
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Disclose the real nature of. : UNMASK
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Companion of might. : MAIN
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Light, two wheeled carriage. : TRAP
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Italian man's name. : ERNESTO
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"But ___ on forever." : IGO
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Las Vegas loot. : WINNINGS
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Skill. : ART
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Hindu angel. : DEVA
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V. P., 1845—49. : DALLAS
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Wading bird. : GREATBLUEHERON
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Putting places. : GREENS
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Vaulted. : LEAPED
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Former German state. : PRUSSIA
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Property. : ESTATE
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Ethyl compounds. : ESTERS
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Seesaws. : TEETERS
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Vapor. : MIST
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Noun suffix. : ENCE
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Indo-Chinese indigene : SHAN
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Ancient city of Asia Minor. : SARDIS
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Blame-worthy : ILL
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Goaded to action: Colloq. : NEEDLED
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Of the stars: Comb. form. : ASTRO
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Political group. : ADA
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Tomorrow, in Madrid. : MANANA
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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___ to riches. : RAGS
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Milk plant. : CREAMERY
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Eagle's nest. : EYRIE
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P. T. A. members. : PARENTS
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School: Abbr. : ACAD
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Bosh! : ROT
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Alabama's varsity. : CRIMSONTIDE
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Celebes wild oxen. : ANOAS
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Orphan in "The Devil's Disciple." : ESSIE
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Eardrums: Anat. : TYMPANA
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Siamese dialect. : LAO
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German songs. : LIEDER
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Eccentric ones. : ERRATICS
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Green land. : ERIN
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Lorelei Lee's creator. : LOOS
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Ancient Egyptian king. : SETI
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Loafs. : IDLES
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And ___. : SOON
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Sheep. : EWES
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Visitor to Brobdingnag. : GULLIVER
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Jeopardy. : PERIL
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Particle. : GRAIN
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"Flying Dutchman" girl. : SENTA
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Lavoisier's name for nitrogen. : AZOTE
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Skiing center in Austria. : LECH
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One who bestows. : DISPOSER
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City near Phoenix. : MESA
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M. P.'s concern. : AWOL
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One who grants a quitclaim. : RELEASOR
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Asian mountain range. : ALTAI
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"Come Back, Little ___." : SHEBA
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Populous Chinese province. : HONAN
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Describing certain rays. : ULTRAVIOLET
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Where Hercules slew the lion. : NEMEA
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Poetic verb form. : HAST
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Japanese immigrant in U. S. : ISSEI
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First-aid item. : SPLINT
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Arabian Sea gulf. : ADEN
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Pilaster. : ANTA
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Of the breastbone. : STERNAL
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Oriental monk. : LAMA
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Son of Seth. : ENOS
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Canadian province: Abbr. : SASK
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Genesis place. : EDEN
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Motivates. : INSPIRES
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Painter of "Odalisque." : MATISSE
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Ascetic. : AUSTERE
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Man's nickname. : ERN
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Pearson of Canada. : LESTER
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Not excessive. : MODEST
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Small insect. : MIDGE
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Culture media from seaweed. : AGARS
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Viewpoint. : ANGLE
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Burst out. : ERUPT
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Fall short (of) by. : WANT
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Adroit. : NEAT
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Yawn. : GAPE
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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___ dire, legal oath. : VOIR
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Genus of ducks. : ANAS
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English river into the Thames. : LEA
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Publisher's abbreviation. : BDS
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Companion of cry. : HUE

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5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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