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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Friday, December 21, 1956

42-Across : Speak indistinctly.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { K Q V }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,733
Across
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Bird sounds. : CAWS
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Icelandic classics. : EDDAS
10
Fritzi Scheff role in "Mlle. Modiste." : FIFI
14
Course for an artist: Abbr. : ANAT
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Chateau-Thierry's river. : MARNE
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Crocus is an example. : IRID
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Author of "Brave Men." : PYLE
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Former queen of Italy. : ELENA
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De Bergerac's problem. : NOSE
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Condition in commerce not visible in December. : SALESRESISTANCE
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Spacer, in printing. : SLUG
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Rhee's capital. : SEOUL
25
Fletcher Christian, for example. : MUTINEER
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Bird in the spring. : NESTER
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"___ moi le déluge." : APRES
33
French fathers. : PERES
35
Tool. : AXE
36
Active person. : DOER
37
Patna is its capital. : BIHAR
38
Method of coffee-making. : DRIP
39
Pub favorite. : ALE
40
Pianist Hofmann. : JOSEF
41
Merry Christmas ___. : TOALL
42
Speak indistinctly. : MUTTER
44
___ general. : ATTORNEY
46
Electronic locating device. : RADAR
48
Came down. : ALIT
49
Sign during alterations. : BUSINESSASUSUAL
55
Girl's name. : ALIX
56
Wanders. : ROAMS
57
552. : DLII
58
Opposed. : ANTI
59
Mrs. Glenn Ford. : ELLIE
60
River into the Rhine. : AARE
61
Loaf. : LAZE
62
Potions. : DOSES
63
River into the North Sea. : YSER
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Surpasses. : CAPS
2
Writer Seton. : ANYA
3
Barometer of business. : WALLSTREET
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More flintlike. : STEELIER
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Come forth. : EMERGE
6
Hill's companion. : DALE
7
Theatrical events. : DRESSREHEARSALS
8
Girl in an old song. : ANNIE
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Condiment. : SEASONER
10
Important events at Wimbledon. : FINALS
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Shade of gray. : IRON
12
Exchequer. : FISC
13
___ fixe. : IDEE
21
Days: Poet. : SUNS
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Week day: Abbr. : TUES
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Form of epistolary address. : MADAM
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Samoan island. : UPOLU
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Of a certain church: Abbr. : EPIS
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Spiders. : TARANTULAS
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Man without a country. : EXILE
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Echo. : REPLY
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Float. : RAFT
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Was next to (with "on"). : BORDERED
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Star of "Julie." : DORISDAY
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___ Arthur. : JEAN
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Balsam. : TOLU
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Beatrice. : TRIXIE
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Scotch drinking cups. : TASSES
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Italian city, home of the Brownings. : ASOLO
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A sun god. : BAAL
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Arm bone. : ULNA
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Type of bath. : SITZ
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French girl friend. : AMIE
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River in Yorkshire. : AIRE
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Recliner. : LIER

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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