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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Thursday, June 16, 1977

14-Across : Inept painter

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,169
Across
1
Until now : TODATE
7
Hari, the spy : MATA
11
Drive into hard : RAM
14
Inept painter : DAUBER
15
Cry of sorrow : ALAS
16
Opposite of WSW : ENE
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Maroon : STRAND
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Those on the late watch : NIGHTMEN
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Embassy man : ATTACHE
22
Incense : AROMA
23
French pastes : PATES
25
Sacker of Rome : HUN
26
Sleek fabric : SATIN
27
Like twice-told tales : ARID
28
Home for a parson : MANSE
30
Kind of line or lock : DEAD
31
"The Lip" : LEO
32
Tame broncos : BUST
33
Contend : VIE
35
Access to sewers : MANHOLE
37
Valet : MANSMAN
41
Ovine belle : EWE
42
Agreeing motions : NODS
43
U.N. arm : ILO
44
Learn of : HEAR
47
Abundance : STORE
49
French numbers : UNES
50
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
52
Candlenut tree : AMA
53
Deli portion : SLICE
54
Clerical vestment : STOLE
55
Croquet gear : MALLETS
57
Green sailor : LANDSMAN
59
Marked up copy : EDITED
62
Season in Limoges : ETE
63
Anklebones : TALI
64
To wit : NAMELY
65
Knight of TV : TED
66
Finds out : SEES
67
Anglers' tangles : SNARLS
Down
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N.F.L. goals, for short : TDS
2
Crop item : OAT
3
Continuance in time : DURATION
4
Simmered down : ABATED
5
Shelters for some Cubs : TENTS
6
Earth goddess : ERDA
7
Posse's dragnet : MANHUNT
8
Outlanders : ALIENS
9
Playground game : TAG
10
"Them ___ gits" : ASHAS
11
Secluded : REMOTE
12
Lack of vigor : ANEMIA
13
"And all the ___ women merely players" : MENAND
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Manual arts : TRADES
21
Man on a $10,000 bill : CHASE
23
Site of one lifeline : PALM
24
Length times width : AREA
28
Hybrid critters : MULES
29
Pussyfoot : EVADE
32
Show respect : BOW
34
Style-setting coterie : INS
36
King's messenger : HERALD
37
Righteous : MORAL
38
Man with a portfolio : MINISTER
39
Author Waugh : ALEC
40
A winning margin : NOSE
42
"___ an island" : NOMANIS
44
Braised porcine dish : HASLET
45
Tangible assets : ESTATE
46
Made up for : ATONED
48
Mexican dish : TAMALE
49
___ Thule (remote goal) : ULTIMA
51
Breathers : RESTS
53
French city : SEDAN
56
Monocle : LENS
58
West, of films : MAE
60
Pipe joint : ELL
61
Bad: Prefix : DYS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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