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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Thursday, May 17, 1979

48-Across : Penetrable

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,782
Across
1
Humdinger : PIP
4
Prefix for theater : AMPHI
9
Mine entrance : ADIT
13
Ages : ERAS
15
Traveler : FARER
16
Tibetan monk : LAMA
17
Stronghold : ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
20
Endlessly energetic : UNTIRING
21
Structural members : IBEAMS
22
Actress Louise : TINA
23
Roebuck : STAG
24
Doughboy's leg covering : PUTTEE
27
Discontinue bit by bit : PHASEOUT
31
Coral island : ATOLL
32
Hope's companion : FAITH
33
DNA's counterpart : RNA
34
Eye problem: Var. : STYE
35
River to the Seine : MARNE
36
News item of a kind : OBIT
37
Hee's forerunner : TEE
38
Cook in a little fat : SAUTE
39
Bed and dresser, e.g. : SUITE
40
How Romeo reacted to Juliet : ARDENTLY
42
Tube used by a chef : BASTER
43
Without soda : NEAT
44
Season : SALT
45
Scheduled : SLATED
48
Penetrable : PERVIOUS
52
Protective support : TOWEROFSTRENGTH
54
At any time : EVER
55
Remainder, in Reims : RESTE
56
Elation : GLEE
57
Untidiness : MESS
58
Ernest Thompson ___, nature writer : SETON
59
Feminine ending : ESS
Down
1
Neighbor of Bolivia : PERU
2
Kind of curtain : IRON
3
Covenant : PACT
4
Brother-in-law, e.g. : AFFINE
5
___ Carta : MAGNA
6
Nice Nelly : PRIG
7
Language of Isr. : HEB
8
Annoy : IRRITATE
9
Aver without firm evidence : ALLEGE
10
Information : DATA
11
Moslem religious leader : IMAM
12
Sailors : TARS
14
Have a game of ninepins : SKITTLE
18
Bay window : ORIEL
19
Disconcert : ABASH
23
Glow : SHINE
24
Spaghetti or ravioli : PASTA
25
Pronounce : UTTER
26
Trifled : TOYED
27
Word with dress or politics : PARTY
28
Milieu : ORBIT
29
Join : UNITE
30
Spud : TATER
32
Fracture in the earth's crust : FAULT
35
Sunday stars in Mexico : MATADORS
36
Evicting : OUSTING
38
Villain's expression : SNEER
39
Ointment : SALVE
41
Competes in a contest : ENTERS
42
Infertile : BARREN
44
Fray : SETTO
45
Check : STEM
46
Zilch, to Connors : LOVE
47
Overwhelms an admirer : AWES
48
Attention-getting sound : PSST
49
Leer's relative : OGLE
50
Shoshonean group : UTES
51
"The Liner ___ a lady ... ": Kipling : SHES
53
Compensation of a sort : FEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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