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Jeanette K. Brill
Jeanette K. Brill

New York Times, Monday, June 15, 1981

6-Across : Cluster, as of flowers

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,542
Across
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Shaw's "The Young ___" : LIONS
6
Cluster, as of flowers : TUFT
10
Statistics : DATA
14
Fear of heights : ACROPHOBIA
16
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Old Glory : REDWHITEANDBLUE
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Word in a Shakespearean title : ADO
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Turn inside out : EVERT
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Elevate : RAISE
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Angers : IRES
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First-aid ___ : KIT
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"___ Boy," Jolson hit : SONNY
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Ludicrous distortion : TRAVESTY
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Homeric work : EPIC
33
Mock : DERIDE
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Mouths, to Caesar : ORA
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Old Glory : THEAMERICANFLAG
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Org. of scientists : AIC
40
___ dictum : OBITER
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Indy 500, for one : RACE
42
Dissertation : TREATISE
44
Word with way or sea : FARER
45
On the ___ (prompt) : DOT
46
Congers : EELS
48
John Jacob : ASTOR
51
Biblical mount : SINAI
53
"___ Sunday Afternoon" : ONA
56
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
59
Scholar's burden : TOME
60
Stair railing : BALUSTRADE
61
Filled with respectful fear : AWED
62
Fencing gear : EPEE
63
Pasta companion : SALSA
Down
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Zhivago girl : LARA
2
___ tea : ICED
3
Church calendar : ORDO
4
"___ Is the Hour" : NOW
5
Starlike : SPHERY
6
Carry-alls, for short : TOTES
7
"Deutschland ___ Alles" : UBER
8
Decree : FIAT
9
Basker's objective, perhaps : TAN
10
Logomachize : DEBATE
11
Gudrun's husband : ATLI
12
Heraldic crosses : TAUS
13
Away from the wind : ALEE
15
Center of activity : HIVE
18
As pure as the ___ snow : DRIVEN
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Quechuan : INCA
23
Former Hungarian prime minister : KADAR
24
Attack : SETAT
25
Rich biblical country : OPHIR
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One's brother's daughter : NIECE
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Hackneyed : TRITE
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Prepare potatoes : RICE
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One kind of energy : SOLAR
30
Vestige : TRACE
31
German sharpshooter : YAGER
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Ledger entry : DEBIT
34
Greek goddess of discord : ERIS
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Tours via the highways : MOTORS
38
Monks' titles : FRAS
43
Idolized : ADORED
44
Coquettes : FLIRTS
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Result : ENSUE
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Diner sign : EATS
48
Nora's pooch : ASTA
49
Store away : STOW
50
Subdue : TAME
51
Cinch : SNAP
52
Not in use : IDLE
53
Precious stone : OPAL
54
Sparks and Calmer : NEDS
55
On the main : ASEA
57
"Honest ___" : ABE
58
Gershwin or Levin : IRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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