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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Monday, February 4, 1963

34-Across : "___ Blessings."

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,944
Across
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Walk on ___ (tread carefully). : EGGS
5
Frog genus. : RANA
9
Michaelmas daisy. : ASTER
14
Rare gas. : NEON
15
Aroma. : ODOR
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Hollow in wet marshy ground. : SWALE
17
Ravage. : DEVASTATE
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Stola's equivalent. : PALLA
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Of the earth. : GEOGRAPHICAL
22
What?, in Italy. : CHE
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Pear or apple. : TREE
26
Tried for election. : RAN
27
Slow passages, in music. : LARGOS
29
Money: Abbr. : DOL
30
Aide for the taxed. : CPA
33
Zeus, in Egypt. : AMMON
34
"___ Blessings." : COUNTYOUR
37
Parts of the hipbone. : ILIA
38
As ___ (usually). : ARULE
39
Pitcher handles. : EARS
40
Lie. : MENDACITY
42
Great. : LARGE
43
Bernadette, for one: Abbr. : STE
44
Military school: Abbr. : OTS
45
Diminish. : LESSEN
46
Hero of "Exodus." : ARI
47
State. : OHIO
49
Compass point. : ESE
50
Land parcels. : SUBDIVISIONS
55
Land parcels. : ACRES
56
Mild imprecation, rustic style. : TARNATION
60
Dozed. : SLEPT
61
Askew. : AGEE
62
___ Minor. : URSA
63
Stags. : HARTS
64
For fear that. : LEST
65
Outdo. : BEST
Down
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Scrap. : END
2
Letter. : GEE
3
Head of 47 Across: Abbr. : GOV
4
Nylon flaw. : SNAG
5
Turning parts. : ROTORS
6
Saying. : ADAGE
7
French possessive. : NOTRE
8
Territory. : AREA
9
Mineral tar. : ASPHALT
10
Beau, rustic style. : SWAIN
11
Powder. : TALC
12
She, in Italy. : ELLA
13
Existing. : REAL
18
Incite. : SETON
21
Lying flat. : PRONE
22
Assertions. : CLAIMS
23
1602 production, off-Broadway. : HAMLET
24
Fur. : ERMINE
28
Urge on. : GOAD
29
On time. : DULY
30
Unrefined. : COARSE
31
Clears of guilt. : PURGES
32
M. Lupin. : ARSENE
34
Exclamations: Fr. : CRIS
35
Begone! : OUT
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Some votes. : YEAS
38
Part of 23 Down. : ACTIV
41
Tenses of Greek verbs. : AORISTS
42
Girl's name. : LEONA
45
Young animal. : LIONET
46
Skillful. : ADEPT
47
Mock orange tree. : OSAGE
48
Rents. : HIRES
50
Fancy belt. : SASH
51
Western campus. : UCLA
52
Rabbit's title. : BRER
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Part of a ticket. : STUB
57
Irritate. : IRE
58
Wartime agency. : OSS
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Of a country: Abbr. : NAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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