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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Monday, September 24, 1979

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 46.6
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,912
Across
1
London's defenders : RAF
4
Pairs : TWOS
8
Presidential monogram : HST
11
___ about (date designation) : ONOR
13
A Chaplin : OONA
14
Office worker : STENO
16
Like a curve or allegory : PARABOLIC
18
Word with bear or region : POLAR
19
Maître's concern : ELEVE
20
Anagram for dirty room : DORMITORY
22
Tubby : OBESE
24
Infant : NEONATE
25
Everlasting : AGELONG
27
Genetic molecules: Abbr. : DNAS
28
O.S.S. successor : CIA
29
Prof. : TCHR
31
Bright star : ALTAIR
35
Group of elephants : HERD
37
Blues : AQUAS
39
Volcano in Sicily : ETNA
40
Lamb's products : ESSAYS
42
Honor society letter : BETA
44
Weighty: Abbr. : HVY
45
German possessive pronoun : SEIN
47
Products of compasses : CIRCLES
49
Devilish : SATANIC
52
Hearts : CORES
53
Darkroom equipment : ENLARGERS
55
Dense tropical American forest : MATTO
57
Ascertain : LEARN
58
Light meal : COLLATION
60
Fats : LARDS
61
Biblical name : ENOS
62
Cousin of tan : ECRU
63
Word with light or dive : SKY
64
Item for a gardener : SEED
65
Former draft initials : SSS
Down
1
Hawser, e.g. : ROPE
2
Partial resemblances : ANALOGIES
3
Ancestors : FOREBEARS
4
As well : TOO
5
Open hillside : WOLD
6
Hamburger adjunct : ONION
7
Holy : SACRED
8
Serf of Sparta : HELOT
9
Delusion's partner : SNARE
10
Whig's opponent : TORY
12
Snarl : RAVEL
14
Type of column : SPINAL
15
Season ___ (cook's direction) : TOTASTE
17
Muddle : BESOT
21
Austere : MONASTIC
23
Placing in a box : ENCASING
25
Hurt : ACHE
26
Locale of the C.O. : GHQ
30
"Ay, there's the ___" : RUB
32
Concern of the N.C.A.A. : ATHLETICS
33
Brokers' clients : INVESTORS
34
Beams : RAYS
36
Cad : DASTARD
38
Nuclear agcy. : AEC
41
Longs : YEARNS
43
Scent : AROMA
46
Relatives : NIECES
48
Box for oranges : CRATE
49
Move slowly : SNEAK
50
Winged : ALARY
51
Hag : CRONE
53
Building parts : ELLS
54
___ gin : SLOE
56
Burden : ONUS
59
Hallucinogen letters : LSD

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

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