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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Wednesday, March 15, 1967

48-Across : Mystic of B.C. and A.D.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,423
Across
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King in B.C. and A.D. : HEROD
6
Opposite of "vive!" : ABAS
10
Tense. : PAST
14
Turkish city. : ADANA
15
Prefix with cycle or sphere. : HEMI
16
Arab name. : ABOU
17
Rhythm. : METER
18
French girl's name. : ALIX
19
German valley. : RUHR
20
Slowpoke. : SNAIL
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Cranberry patch. : BOG
22
Legendary friend. : DAMON
23
Swim. : DIP
25
Eta or omicron. : VOWEL
27
Natural adjunct. : APPANAGE
31
Quibble. : PALTER
35
Cube. : DIE
36
Pollyanna word. : GLAD
37
Small space. : AREOLE
38
___ two. : ONEOR
40
Quickly: Slang. : PDQ
42
World-weary. : BLASE
43
Folk song. : BALLAD
45
" ... but thinking makes ___." : ITSO
47
Part of RSVP. : SIL
48
Mystic of B.C. and A.D. : ESSENE
49
Greek teacher. : SOCRATES
51
Govt. Dept. : AGRIC
53
Co.'s companion. : INC
54
Alan Ladd role. : SHANE
57
Top. : LID
59
Historic ship. : MAINE
63
Retained. : HELD
64
Calumet. : PIPE
65
Drone. : IDLER
66
Skill: It. : ARTE
67
Meeting place. : HALL
68
Eyelashes. : CILIA
69
Entrance. : DOOR
70
Inkling. : IDEA
71
Negative verbal contraction. : HASNT
Down
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Some actors. : HAMS
2
First home. : EDEN
3
Pro ___. : RATA
4
Indian. : ONEIDA
5
Australian mountains. : DARLINGRANGE
6
Biblical king. : AHAB
7
Appellation for a son of Zebedee. : BELOVEDDISCIPLE
8
Friend in Mexico. : AMIGO
9
Card. : SIX
10
Global line. : PARALLEL
11
"Hallelujah, I'm ___." : ABUM
12
London district. : SOHO
13
Word with over and out. : TURN
22
City address, near Detroit. : DEARBORNMICH
24
Chum. : PAL
26
New Deal agcy. : WPA
27
Western house. : ADOBE
28
Pineapples. : PINAS
29
Skins. : PEELS
30
Credibility ___. : GAP
32
Skoal. : TOAST
33
Miss Dinsmore. : ELSIE
34
Dances. : REELS
39
Evergreen shrub. : OLEANDER
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Book size: Abbr. : QTO
44
The: Ger. : DER
46
School subject: Abbr. : SCI
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Old name of Nova Scotia. : ACADIA
52
Greek classic. : ILIAD
54
Fish. : SHAD
55
Ideal man. : HERO
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Voice. : ALTO
58
Walter ___ Mare. : DELA
60
Hunger, poverty, etc. : ILLS
61
No in Nürnberg. : NEIN
62
Was: Lat. : ERAT
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Greek letter. : PHI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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