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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Monday, January 15, 1962

20-Across : Former Middies.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { B J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,567
Across
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Slide of a sort. : SKID
5
Far from smiling. : GRIM
9
Trees. : GROVE
14
Staff member. : AIDE
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___ facto. : IPSO
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Cherished. : LOVED
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Roman swordsman. : GLADIATOR
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Girl's name. : ADELE
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Former Middies. : ENSIGNS
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Former laundry tool. : SADIRON
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Piece of furniture. : COT
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Begin. : SETIN
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David's daughter. : TAMAR
28
Cry of surprise. : HELLO
29
Tree. : FIR
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Redact. : EDIT
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Something good or easy: Slang. : PIE
34
Growing in high altitudes. : ALPINE
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Gave as a plea. : ALLEGED
38
Most often. : ASARULE
39
Examine (eggs) by a lighting device. : CANDLE
40
Appropriate. : FIT
41
"___ corny as Kansas in August ... " : IMAS
42
Hasten. : HIE
43
Concede. : ADMIT
45
Keep ___ on. : ANEYE
46
Perfect. : IDEAL
47
Presidential title: Abbr. : CIC
48
Swizzle stick. : STIRRER
51
Site of famous table. : CAMELOT
55
Home of Prophet Amos. : TEKOA
56
Bag. : GLADSTONE
58
Onward. : ALONG
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Hercules' girl. : IOLE
60
Horace's works. : ODES
61
French saint. : DENYS
62
Memorable cartoonist. : NAST
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Cozy place. : NEST
Down
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Western bush. : SAGE
2
Furnace. : KILN
3
Greek hero, slayer of Castor. : IDAS
4
Set apart. : DEDICATED
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Native of Gath. : GIANT
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Statements: Abbr. : RPTS
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Equal: Prefix. : ISO
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Tasty dish. : MORSEL
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Iris plant. : GLADIOLA
10
Sculptor Auguste. : RODIN
11
Follower of "Roger." : OVER
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Proposed speed unit. : VELO
13
Pristine place. : EDEN
18
Stravinsky. : IGOR
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Finally. : ATLAST
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What "vide" means. : SEE
25
Tutor. : TEACH
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Biblical name. : ADLAI
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Piglet's creator. : MILNE
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Put out of sight. : HID
29
Yugoslav port. : FIUME
30
Dental item. : INLAY
31
Baseball name. : REESE
33
Carolina river. : PEEDEE
35
Member of Ivy League. : PRINCETON
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Finery. : GLADRAGS
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River island. : AIT
40
Thread: Fr. : FIL
44
Wall Street term. : MARGIN
45
Draws a bead on. : AIMS
46
Device of Socrates. : IRONY
47
Student of a sort. : CADET
48
Town, in S. Africa. : STAD
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Part of TV. : TELE
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Sacred image. : IKON
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Diet measures: Abbr. : CALS
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Vein in a rock. : LODE
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Singles. : ONES
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School quiz. : TEST
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Mauna ___. : LOA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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