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Jones
Jones

New York Times, Tuesday, January 28, 1986

21-Across : Dreary

Author:
Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jones has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,230
Across
1
Vendition : SALE
5
Bouillon : BROTH
10
Blemish : SPOT
14
Ornament shaped like an egg : OVUM
15
Lofty nest : AERIE
16
Actress-writer Chase : ILKA
17
Summer resort off 64 Across : FIREISLAND
19
Seine tributary : EURE
20
Dislike : AVERSION
21
Dreary : DISMAL
23
Soprano Jurinac : SENA
24
Cuban patriot: 1853-95 : MARTI
25
Mist : VAPOR
28
Love birds, e.g. : DUO
30
Mush made from buckwheat : KASHA
33
Expressed a view : OPINED
35
New Deal agcy. : NRA
37
Slush : SLOP
38
Actor Chaney : LON
39
Enthusiasm : ARDOR
41
Viper : ASP
42
Word with hat or shoe : TREE
44
A Stooge : MOE
45
Eye part : CORNEA
48
Cheat a customer : STING
50
Heavenly body : ORB
52
Award for Retton : MEDAL
53
Pitcher's need, in baseball parlance : STUFF
55
Kin of P.D.Q. : ASAP
57
Moon goddess : SELENE
59
Crashed the gate : INTRUDED
63
Autocrat : CZAR
64
Land mass south of Conn. : LONGISLAND
66
Eldest, to Voltaire : AINE
67
City in Ill. : LACON
68
Agora portico : STOA
69
Mary ___ Lincoln : TODD
70
Commence : START
71
Simple : EASY
Down
1
Couch : SOFA
2
Tel ___ : AVIV
3
Seduce : LURE
4
"Concord Hymn" author : EMERSON
5
Washbowl or sink : BASIN
6
Sergeant's command : RELOAD
7
Algerian port : ORAN
8
Sn is its symbol : TIN
9
Hopper or Gabler : HEDDA
10
Naps : SIESTAS
11
A neighbor of 64 Across : PLUMISLAND
12
Soup ingredient : OKRA
13
Oriental weight : TAEL
18
French Alps area : ISERE
22
Annoy : IRK
24
Philippine tribesman : MORO
25
Electrical units : VOLTS
26
Helm position : APORT
27
Neighbor of Fort Myers, Fla. : PINEISLAND
29
Thomas's "___ Milk Wood" : UNDER
31
Old Testament book : HOSEA
32
Horrify : APPAL
34
Rain check of a sort : DAM
36
Spotlight : ARC
40
Fiddler's vantage : ROOF
43
Joined a contest : ENTERED
46
Sharif and Bradley : OMARS
47
Drive back : REPULSE
49
Rev : GUN
51
City in Me. or Wales : BANGOR
54
Chops down : FELLS
56
Be sparing : STINT
57
Begone! : SCAT
58
Pinza or Flagello : EZIO
59
Cuzco Indian : INCA
60
Computer input : DATA
61
Slaughter of baseball's Hall of Fame : ENOS
62
June 6, 1944 : DDAY
65
A dab for Alsab : OAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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