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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Tuesday, May 23, 1978

42-Across : Tooth decay

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,510
Across
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Junior's ammo : CAPS
5
Herring : SPRAT
10
Remainder : REST
14
Run ___ (go wild) : AMOK
15
Wipe out : ERASE
16
Dies ___ (days of wrath) : IRAE
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Withered : SERE
18
Something of unknown value : PIGINAPOKE
20
Bobby socks : ANKLETS
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Rivals to who one always loses : NEMESES
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Make obscure : BEDIM
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"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
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Radio noise : STATIC
27
Kayo clout : ONER
28
Poison ___ : IVY
31
Jewel weight : CARAT
32
Use gray matter : THINK
33
Wedding-report word : NEE
34
Pitch : HURL
35
___ Institute, in Brooklyn : PRATT
36
Conflicts : WARS
37
Dutch town : EPE
38
Old ___ : GLORY
39
Interruption : LAPSE
40
Verdi's "La Forza ___ Destino" : DEL
41
Rake : ROUE
42
Tooth decay : CARIES
43
Uses a shuttle : TATS
44
Auctioneer's word : GOING
45
What a lapel-grabber does : ACCOSTS
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Bigots : RACISTS
51
Headgear : PORKPIEHAT
53
Tidy : NEAT
54
Hautboy : OBOE
55
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
56
Stabilizing device : GYRO
57
Feathers : DOWN
58
Estimate : GUESS
59
Ooze : SEEP
Down
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Señor's house : CASA
2
Sobeit : AMEN
3
Political patronage : PORKBARREL
4
Emaciated : SKELETAL
5
Putrefactive : SEPTIC
6
Light-ray disperser : PRISM
7
Kind of time or doll : RAG
8
Silliness : ASININITY
9
Slum dwelling : TENEMENT
10
Mature : RIPEN
11
Cupid : EROS
12
Benefit : SAKE
13
Golf equipment : TEES
19
"And the Lord set ___ upon Cain" : AMARK
21
Emend : EDIT
25
Timetable: Abbr. : SCHED
26
Hosiery shade : TAUPE
27
Chicago airport : OHARE
28
"Baloney!" : INAPIGSEYE
29
Ogden Nash's forte : VERSE
30
Sycophants' responses : YESES
32
Bridal outfit : TROUSSEAU
35
Conspirator's activity : PLOTTING
36
Alarms or omens : WARNINGS
38
Understand : GRASP
39
Secular : LAIC
42
Raccoons' cousins : COATIS
43
Subway fare : TOKEN
44
Metric weights : GRAMS
45
" ... two peas in ___" : APOD
46
Arena in Detroit : COBO
47
Boast : CROW
49
Weight deduction : TARE
50
Arrest : STOP
52
Farm tool : HOE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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