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Jesse Roarke
Jesse Roarke

New York Times, Tuesday, January 17, 1984

60-Across : Old Norse giant

Author:
Jesse Roarke
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jesse Roarke has 48 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,488
Across
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Camel's backbreaker : STRAW
6
Traditional knowledge : LORE
10
Stimulate : FAN
13
Fragrance : AROMA
14
High point : APEX
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Auctioneer's word : GONE
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Full : SATED
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Instrument Jimmie Lunceford played : SAXOPHONE
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Architectural space : SPANDREL
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Implanted : ROOTED
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Winged : ALAR
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Deeds : ACTS
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Expose to public scorn : GIBBET
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Unspoiled : PRISTINE
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Ills : EVILS
32
___ Ventre, river in Wyo. : GROS
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Receptacle : BOX
34
Facial feature : NOSE
35
Refractor : PRISM
36
Bee colony : HIVE
37
Tail: Prefix : URO
38
Frost : RIME
39
Astronomer, at times : GAZER
40
Pattern of symptoms : SYNDROME
43
Metallic element : COBALT
44
Tower's item : ROPE
45
Sugar island : CUBA
46
Relaxed : ATEASE
49
Was contrite : REPENTED
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Sunk : SUBMERGED
55
Sierra ___ : LEONE
56
Portico for Plato : STOA
57
Russian river : LENA
58
Actor Jeremy : IRONS
59
Mother Seton was one : NUN
60
Old Norse giant : YMIR
61
First Sikh : NANAK
Down
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Pert talk : SASS
2
Rattle follower : TRAP
3
Roster : ROTA
4
Responsive : AMENABLE
5
Duck walks : WADDLES
6
Kind of beam : LASER
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J.E.C.'s birthstone : OPAL
8
Harrison or Stout : REX
9
Action in a Blatty best seller : EXORCISM
10
Metrical unit : FOOT
11
Country singer Murray : ANNE
12
Requirement : NEED
15
Revenant : GHOST
18
Culinary utensils : POTS
20
Squeal or squealer : RAT
23
Sprang from : AROSE
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Class : GENUS
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Dentine of tuskers : IVORY
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Hoofed animal : BISON
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Coach : PRIME
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Balearic island : IBIZA
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New and strange : NOVEL
30
Make an effort : EXERT
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Sooty dirt : GRIME
35
In the correct way : PROPERLY
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Tango's kin : HABANERA
39
A tapestry : GOBELIN
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Howard Sackler product : DRAMA
42
"Second Hand ___," 1921 song : ROSE
43
Chalice : CUP
45
Coniferous tree : CEDAR
46
A.A.A., for one : ASSN
47
Ballerina's skirt : TUTU
48
Black : EBON
49
"Myth of Hercules" painter : RENI
50
Mahogany tree : TOON
51
Sicilian tree : ENNA
52
Escritoire : DESK
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Jewel : GEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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