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Jeanne Wilson
Jeanne Wilson

New York Times, Thursday, May 13, 1993

53-Across : Accustomed to

Author:
Jeanne Wilson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanne Wilson has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,892
Across
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Ella's specialty : SCAT
5
Swedish singers : ABBA
9
Minotaur's milieu : MAZE
13
Scarlett's place : TARA
14
French fathers : PERES
16
On the main : ASEA
17
Emerald Isle : ERIN
18
People of 17 Across : IRISH
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Gorby's domain, once : USSR
20
20/20 : LOOKINGGOOD
23
Possessive pronoun : ITS
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Reiner's "___ Laughing" : ENTER
25
Kind of medicine : SPORTS
27
Boo : RAZZ
30
Track official : STARTER
33
Easy as ___ : ABC
36
Big foot's shoe width : EEE
38
Poetic under : NEATH
39
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Blue planet : EARTH
45
It's a gift : GAB
46
Common article : THE
47
Stood : ENDURED
50
It opens most doors : KNOB
53
Accustomed to : INURED
55
Weaving tools : LOOMS
59
A king of Judah : ASA
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Laze : LOLL
66
Enjoy : SAVOR
67
Pre-stereo? : MONO
68
Field mouse : VOLE
69
Writer Jong : ERICA
70
Within: Comb. form : ENDO
71
Writer Seton : ANYA
72
Service club : ELKS
73
Musical sign : REST
Down
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Stone marker : STELE
2
She played Gigi : CARON
3
"You're ___, Alice!" : ARIOT
4
Oiler : TANKER
5
Neat as ___ : APIN
6
N. Atlantic floater : BERG
7
Ships' lockups : BRIGS
8
"___ Fables" : AESOPS
9
Double this for a Kenyan terrorist : MAU
10
Watson, to Bell : ASSISTANT
11
Gusto : ZEST
12
Rabbit feature : EARS
15
Sprout : SHOOT
21
George's lyricist : IRA
22
Sturm und ___ : DRANG
26
Ginkgo, for one : TREE
28
Buddhist sect : ZEN
29
Wye follower : ZEE
31
Delineate, in a way : ETCH
32
Syngman ___ of S. Korea : RHEE
33
Pulitzer winner for "A Death in the Family" : AGEE
34
Healthful cereal : BRAN
35
With grace and courtesy : CORDIALLY
37
Coop find : EGG
40
Kind of gun : STUN
41
Lawn feature : SHRUB
42
"Mighty ___ a Rose" : LAK
43
___-Saud : IBN
48
Obliterate : ERASE
49
Metric unit of area : DEKARE
51
Antediluvian : OLD
52
Giant kangaroo : BOOMER
54
Beelzebub : DEVIL
56
Jeopardized atmospheric layer : OZONE
57
Darns : MENDS
58
High-hat : SNOOT
59
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
60
Anon : SOON
62
Chayanne's specialty : ROCK
63
Short Madrid matrons : SRAS
65
Pasture : LEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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