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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Wednesday, November 24, 1976

15-Across : Quits

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,965
Across
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State forcefully : ASSERT
7
Kind of town : GHOST
12
Scottish servant : GILLIE
13
Obsession : PHOBIA
14
Bony and gaunt : ANGULAR
15
Quits : RESIGNS
17
Corn cakes : PONES
18
German wine : RHINE
20
Direction: Abbr. : NNE
21
Andy's cohort : AMOS
22
Larger than life : GIANT
23
On the deep : ASEA
24
TD signaler : REF
25
Put on guard : ALERT
26
Intersected, to poets : CROST
27
Blockbuster ingredient : TNT
28
Curved point : BARB
29
Elevator locales : SHAFTS
30
Quarantines a ship : HOLDSINPORT
33
Carolina river : PEEDEE
35
Rouge's partner : NOIR
36
Scuttle : HOD
39
Shaver : RAZOR
40
Be as one : AGREE
41
Continent: Abbr. : EUR
42
Cassini : IGOR
43
Certain parade : DRESS
44
German king : OTTO
45
Times of yore : ELD
46
Silk fabric : MOIRE
47
Blab : SPILL
48
Worships : DEIFIES
50
Smallest : MINIMAL
52
Author Gay : TALESE
53
Makes up for : ATONES
54
Bare : SCANT
55
The last word : NEWEST
Down
1
Nickname : AGNOMEN
2
Scorpio or Pisces : SIGNOFTHEZODIAC
3
Swings around : SLUES
4
Some wings : ELLS
5
Inlet : RIA
6
Boston and Irish : TERRIERS
7
City in Flanders : GHENT
8
Socks : HOSE
9
Broad sash : OBI
10
Current indicators : SIGNSOFTHETIMES
11
Most bronzed : TANNEST
13
Parti-colored fabric : PRINT
14
In pieces : APART
16
Trouser parts : SEATS
19
Robin or crocus, often : HARBINGER
22
Clearing : GLADE
23
Sandarac tree : ARAR
25
Smarter : ABLER
26
Small job : CHORE
29
Certain informers : SPIES
31
Bloodhound's clue : ODOR
32
Eric the Red, for one : NORSEMAN
33
Snooped : PRIED
34
Young birds : EAGLETS
37
Survive : OUTLAST
38
Funny : DROLL
40
Spring from : ARISE
43
Biblical verb : DOEST
44
Suppose : OPINE
46
Bearing : MIEN
47
Driving hazard : SNOW
49
State: Abbr. : FLA
51
Dweller: Suffix : ITE

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

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