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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Wednesday, May 22, 1974

5-Across : Algeria's neighbor

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,048
Across
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Sailor's jail : BRIG
5
Algeria's neighbor : MALI
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Vaunts : BRAGS
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Ulna or tibia : BONE
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___ of thieves : ADEN
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Slacken : REMIT
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Price : COST
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Bread or meat unit : LOAF
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Kind of tower : IVORY
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Frustrated dog owner : MOTHERHUBBARD
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French river : OISE
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Abound : TEEM
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Ruined : KAPUT
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Potato : SPUD
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Colonizer William : PENN
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Correctly : ARIGHT
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Kind of code : AREA
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Card game : LOO
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TV show : FATHERKNOWSBEST
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"___ to prepare a place ... " : IGO
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Tumult : RIOT
44
Small boy : SHAVER
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Kind of a car : RENT
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Doctor: Abbr. : PHYS
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___ France : ILEDE
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Verbal contraction : ITLL
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French measure : AUNE
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Mrs. Bailey : MOTHEROFPEARL
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Maxim : MOTTO
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Beame et al. : ABES
61
Irritate : ROIL
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Fishing animal : OTTER
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Simple : BARE
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Concept, at the Sorbonne : IDEE
66
Clipped : SHORN
67
Brookings, for one: Abbr. : INST
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Coin : CENT
Down
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Telly initials : BBC
2
Space : ROOM
3
___ many words : INSO
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Be firmer : GETTOUGH
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Girl watchers : MALES
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Loves a lot : ADORES
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Jacob's first : LEAH
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Yet to come: Lat. : INFUTURO
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Political temptation : BRIBE
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Renovate : REVAMP
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Cupid : AMOR
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Surround : GIRD
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Eye trouble : STY
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Yon's companion : HITHER
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Moistens : BEDEWS
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Indo-European native : KAFIR
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Fly into ___ : ARAGE
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Alpinist's tool : PITON
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Hose or raid : PANTY
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French student : ELEVE
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Pried into : NOSED
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___ Dame : NOTRE
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Big one in baseball : TRIPLE
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Take ___ to : ASHINE
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Cousin of cabbage : KOHLRABI
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Spanish islands : BALEARIC
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Tehee : TITTER
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Newscaster Morley et al. : SAFERS
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Rose's threat : THORN
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Bothered : UPSET
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Closet's threat : MOTH
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Germanic king : OTTO
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Scottish resort : OBAN
57
Lay at anchor : RODE
58
Mortgage : LIEN
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Mar. and Sept. : MOS
62
Allow : LET

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

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