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Jane Coon
Jane Coon

New York Times, Wednesday, May 17, 1967

39-Across : Handle.

Author:
Jane Coon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.73)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jane Coon has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,486
Across
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Expression of doubt. : HUMPH
6
Baths. : TUBS
10
Royal nickname. : MEG
13
S. A. macaw. : ARARA
14
Greenland outpost. : ETAH
15
Say ___ (deny). : NOTO
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Cyclades isle. : MELOS
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Biblical king. : REBA
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Run ___. : INTO
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Indications. : SYMPTOMS
21
Connect with. : LINKUP
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Chops. : HEWS
24
Mass of ice. : FLOE
25
Historic capital of Picardy. : AMIENS
28
Region east of Alaska. : KLONDIKE
32
Area of Los Angeles. : WATTS
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Was acquainted with. : KNEW
34
On the deep. : ASEA
35
Collections of anecdotes. : ANAS
36
Snoops. : PRIES
37
Nobelist in Physics, 1957. : YANG
38
Normandy town. : STLO
39
Handle. : HAFT
40
Belgian violinist. : YSAYE
41
Figure on a dress tag. : HALFSIZE
43
Wrecker. : TOWCAR
44
Well-known emcee. : DALY
45
Comme ci, comme ça. : SOSO
46
Eradicate. : UPROOT
49
Diva's forte. : HIGHNOTE
53
London locale. : SOHO
54
Jewish month. : ELUL
56
Lazybones. : IDLER
57
Quahog. : CLAM
58
Brioche. : ROLL
59
Stoop (to). : DEIGN
60
Political monogram. : GOP
61
Move, in a way. : SWAY
62
Came into view. : AROSE
Down
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Virginia products. : HAMS
2
Discoverer of heavy hydrogen. : UREY
3
Limestone. : MALM
4
Pessimists. : PROPHETSOFDOOM
5
Quickens. : HASTENS
6
Conditions of a contract. : TERMS
7
Indians. : UTES
8
Girl's nickname. : BAB
9
Sea or river places. : SHALLOWS
10
Trappist. : MONK
11
Famous last words. : ETTU
12
Gelett Burgess's invention. : GOOP
15
Sensation of a sort. : NINEDAYSWONDER
20
Cries of surprise. : OWS
22
Electrified particle. : ION
24
London street. : FLEET
25
Floating. : AWASH
26
Skate. : MANTA
27
Get away from ___. : ITALL
28
Machete. : KNIFE
29
Biblical patriarch. : ISAAC
30
Indian Ocean land. : KENYA
31
Species of "beaver." : EAGER
33
___ Kat. : KRAZY
36
Love potions. : PHILTERS
40
Postwar Japanese premier. : YOSHIDA
42
___ Luis, Brazil. : SAO
43
Dress up (with "out"). : TOG
45
Absurd. : SILLY
46
Seagoing initials. : USCG
47
Game. : POLO
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Piece of music: Abbr. : RHAP
49
Dance. : HULA
50
Mixture. : OLIO
51
Two-year-old sheep. : TEGS
52
Osprey's cousin. : ERNE
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Partner of sweet. : LOW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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