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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Wednesday, December 19, 1979

61-Across : Loosened, as a knot

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,998
Across
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Wild hog : BOAR
5
Pattern or arrangement : SETUP
10
Church area : APSE
14
Charlie Chan's exclamation : AHSO
15
Spirit : ANIMA
16
"Exodus" author : URIS
17
Part of G.N.P. : NATIONALPRODUCT
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Constellation : ARA
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Nuclear control org. : AEC
22
Asserted : SAID
23
Part of B.L.S. : LABORSTATISTICS
29
Doc for Dobbin : VET
30
Present : GIFT
31
"___ nuff!" : SHO
32
Not live : TAPED
35
Mixer : SODA
36
Climb, in a way : SHIN
37
Winged : ALAR
38
Relating to keys and chords : TONAL
39
Jar : OLLA
40
Mizzen, e.g. : MAST
41
Complain : WAIL
42
Sneakier : SLYER
43
Printers' measures : EMS
44
Cleave : RIVE
45
Expression of surprise : AHA
46
Economic indicator : DOWJONESAVERAGE
52
Meal for Spectacular Bid : OATS
53
Sorrow : WOE
54
Far from careful : LAX
55
Economic indicator : PERCAPITAINCOME
60
___ Wingate, British general: 1903-44 : ORDE
61
Loosened, as a knot : UNDID
62
Corker : ONER
63
All our yesterdays : PAST
64
Takes it easy : RESTS
65
Nudnik : PEST
Down
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Hackneyed : BANAL
2
He wrote "The Horse Knows the Way" : OHARA
3
Take ___ at (try) : ASTAB
4
Louis XIV or XV : ROI
5
Most reasonable : SANEST
6
Put into law : ENACT
7
East Indian herb : TIL
8
Ref's cousin : UMP
9
A knight of the Holy Grail : PARSIFAL
10
I.R.S. activity : AUDIT
11
In a nice-Nelly way : PRUDISHLY
12
"___ transit ... " : SIC
13
Sum, es, ___ : EST
18
Describing a trireme : OARED
19
Kiln : OAST
24
Manifest : OVERT
25
Intense pains : AGONIES
26
Kind of bore : TIDAL
27
Neruda's country : CHILE
28
Radar's underwater counterpart : SONAR
32
Domestic, as animals : TAMED
33
Place to remember : ALAMO
34
Countersigns : PASSWORDS
35
Sweetly: Mus. dir. : SOAVE
36
Kind of energy : SOLAR
38
Pink-flowered herb : TWINSPUR
42
Luster : SHEEN
44
Church roster : ROTA
45
Shuns : AVOIDS
47
Hic ___ (epitaph) : JACET
48
Anticipate : AWAIT
49
Solitary : ALONE
50
Fun's partner : GAMES
51
Put forth strength : EXERT
55
Mom's partner : POP
56
Historic period : ERA
57
Chemical suffix : INE
58
Football pts. : TDS
59
"Blue knight" : COP

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

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