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Jay Spry
Jay Spry

New York Times, Monday, May 31, 1976

57-Across : ___ green

Author:
Jay Spry
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jay Spry has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,788
Across
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Nutmeg byproduct : MACE
5
Receive as one's due : REAP
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Enthralled : RAPT
13
Privy to : INON
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Sailors' saint : ELMO
15
Fields's vaudeville partner : WEBER
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Ignoramus : DOLT
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Gigolo's kisses, in a way : LIPSERVICE
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Blue dye : INDIGO
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Withered : SERE
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Squeeze out : EKE
23
Indication : TRACE
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Word with pan or rag : DISH
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Pool necessity : CUEBALL
29
Firm : STABLE
33
Timetable abbr. : ARR
34
Pens : STIES
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Direct : STEER
37
Gate receipts : TAKE
39
Lab heaters : ETNAS
41
Draped garment : SARI
42
Hot places : OVENS
44
Plain and deckle : EDGES
46
Seafood delicacy : ROE
47
Mexican cactus : PEYOTE
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Seek : SOLICIT
51
Identical : SAME
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Evil one : SATAN
54
Pronoun : SHE
57
___ green : NILE
59
Homily : SERMON
62
Skyjackings, literally : HIGHCRIMES
65
Terza ___ : RIMA
66
Came up : AROSE
67
"What ___ tell you?" : DIDI
68
___ much as : INAS
69
Direction : WEST
70
Otherwise : ELSE
71
Ferber : EDNA
Down
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Skirt length : MIDI
2
Presently : ANON
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Post-Thanksgiving fare : COLDTURKEY
4
Whole : ENTIRE
5
Move to another town : RELOCATE
6
Wallach : ELI
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Elec. units : AMPS
8
Sat : POSED
9
Gun an engine : REV
10
Rose's friend : ABIE
11
Casual kiss : PECK
12
Linden or ash : TREE
15
Extracts by force : WRESTS
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Goddess of discord : ERIS
20
Prates : GABS
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Superior group : ELITE
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Chapeaux : HATS
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Hunger for : CRAVE
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Imparts : LENDS
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Think of Smokey : BEARINMIND
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Old World dormouse : LEROT
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Lake : ERIE
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Slept like ___ : ATOP
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Feather palms : SAGOS
38
Slugger Slaughter : ENOS
40
Haile ___ : SELASSIE
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Attitude : STANCE
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Location : SITE
48
Arab nobleman : EMIR
50
Dreiser's Sister : CARRIE
52
Strike out : ELIDE
54
Part of G.B.S. : SHAW
55
Engage : HIRE
56
Alter and super : EGOS
58
Jannings or Ludwig : EMIL
60
Arabian gulf : OMAN
61
Space agency : NASA
63
Presidential monogram : HST
64
Mss. reviewers : EDS

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