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R. S. Jones
R. S. Jones

New York Times, Wednesday, June 17, 1987

44-Across : Millinery accessory

Author:
R. S. Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
R. S. Jones has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,735
Across
1
Bovine group : HERD
5
Argali : SHEEP
10
Memphis bull : APIS
14
"Dies ___" : IRAE
15
A memorable Mesta : PERLE
16
Mother of Pollux : LEDA
17
Diamonds' best seller : FITFORLIFE
19
Fox or Rabbit, to Uncle Remus : BRER
20
Beat the heat or cold : INSULATE
21
Cleaved : KNIFED
23
Glut : SATE
24
Unisonally : ASONE
25
"The Mystery of ___ Drood": Dickens : EDWIN
28
Chernobyl unit : RAD
30
___ sigilli (seal's spot) : LOCUS
33
Snifter contents : BRANDY
35
Tibetan priest : LAMA
37
Explosive : TNT
38
Cole or Porter forte : SONG
39
Nawiliwili greeting : ALOHA
41
Regarding : ASTO
42
Pass receiver : END
43
Egyptian ram god : AMON
44
Millinery accessory : HATPIN
46
Wants : NEEDS
48
Get or jet follower : SET
50
Fashion : STYLE
51
Poker word : RAISE
53
This: Sp. fem. : ESTA
55
Lima's port : CALLAO
57
Chose : SELECTED
61
Hebrew month : ELUL
62
Cosby best seller : FATHERHOOD
64
Actress Hartman : LISA
65
Attempted : TRIED
66
Novelist Ferber : EDNA
67
Rents : LETS
68
Belgian battleground: W.W. I : YPRES
69
Cheerful : ROSY
Down
1
Some radios, for short : HIFI
2
Mavourneen's home : ERIN
3
Charlie Brown expletive : RATS
4
Bomb-squad job : DEFUSING
5
Food fish : SPRAT
6
___-skelter : HELTER
7
One of five lakes : ERIE
8
Imp : ELF
9
Uses a keyhole clandestinely : PEEKS
10
White rat, e.g. : ALBINO
11
Le Carré best seller, with "A" : PERFECTSPY
12
___ fixe : IDEE
13
Chalcedony : SARD
18
A Chan portrayer : OLAND
22
Arndt piano piece : NOLA
24
Mother of Jabal and Jubal : ADAH
25
"The Beverly Hillbillies" Buddy : EBSEN
26
Queen bee's friend : DRONE
27
D. Steel best seller : WANDERLUST
29
Like Garbo : ALONE
31
Up to the time : UNTIL
32
Gem : STONE
34
Sweet potato : YAM
36
___-jongg : MAH
40
Come in second, e.g. : LOSE
41
Stapling machine : ATTACHER
43
One of Mohammed's four perfect women : ASIA
45
Starwort : ASTER
47
Home of the Cowboys : DALLAS
49
Pajama-party sound : TEEHEE
52
Pushover : SOFTY
54
Disko vehicles : SLEDS
55
Battery unit : CELL
56
" ... if ___ may do thee grace": Shak. : ALIE
57
Recipe direction : STIR
58
Ruckus : TODO
59
Eras upon eras : EONS
60
June 6, 1944 : DDAY
63
Dada leader : ARP

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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