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Jones
Jones

New York Times, Friday, November 16, 1984

66-Across : Beverly Hills sights

Author:
Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jones has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,792
Across
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May and Malbin : ELAINES
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Companion of feathered : TARRED
14
St. Francis' shaven crown : TONSURE
15
"___ of You," 1951 hit song : BECAUSE
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Demolished : TOTALED
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Scholarly : ERUDITE
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Friend for François : AMI
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Indonesian island : CERAM
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Siesta : NAP
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Gainsay : CONTRADICT
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Crooner Rudy : VALLEE
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Derivative of oil of peppermint : MENTHENE
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Stood fast : ABIDED
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Zenda character : PRISONER
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Dream evidence : REM
36
"Inka Dinka ___," Durante song : DOO
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He cries wolf : ALARMIST
43
John and Priscilla : ALDENS
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Number in "Lucia" : SEXTETTE
47
Lower in value : DEBASE
48
Kind of jacket : EISENHOWER
50
Secret D.C. group : CIA
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Zeal : ARDOR
54
Composer Nicholas of Great Britain : MAW
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Impute : ASCRIBE
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Empty : DEPLETE
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Valuable sheep : MERINOS
64
Became verdant : GREENED
65
Affectedly proper : PRISSY
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Beverly Hills sights : ESTATES
Down
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Sundance Kid's girl : ETTA
2
Oar section : LOOM
3
Big letdown : ANTICLIMAX
4
"Life ___ jest": Gay : ISA
5
Not any, in Nimes : NUL
6
Assembled : ERECTED
7
Exodus commemoration : SEDER
8
Ends : TERMINI
9
Prefix with puncture : ACU
10
Half a diam. : RAD
11
Downfall : RUIN
12
This, to Tomás : ESTA
13
Profound : DEEP
15
She decorates dresses : BEADER
20
Feature at the Guggenheim : RAMP
23
What Father William was : OLD
24
Born : NEE
25
Parts of dols. : CTS
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However, in poesy : THO
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Spanish linear units : VARAS
28
White poplar : ABELE
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"Terms of ___," 1983 film : ENDEARMENT
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Eatery signs : NEONS
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Notched, as a leaf : EROSE
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Way to go: Abbr. : RTE
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___-ling (Mme. Chiang Kai-shek) : MEI
40
Proud papa's proclamation : ITSABOY
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Cubic meters : STERES
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Watch the store : TEND
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They idolize : ADORERS
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Actor Ayres : LEW
45
U.K. award for women : DBE
49
Chief of U.S. field forces: 1952 : HODGE
50
Bowie or Beauregard in W.W. II : CAMP
51
Elbe feeder : ISER
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Italian sausage center : ACRI
55
Suit one to ___ : ATEE
56
Joins : WEDS
58
Laughter, in Lyon : RIS
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Electees : INS
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Fala, for one : PET
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Colette heroine : LEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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