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Jean Reed
New York Times, Thursday, June 25, 1959
45-Across : France's colonial problem.
Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 G | 2 O | 3 A | 4 S | 5 T | 6 H | 7 R | 8 U | 9 D | 10 O | 11 L | 12 L |
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13 A | R | N | O | 14 R | E | E | L | 15 S | E | R | A | I |
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16 P | E | N | N | 17 S | Y | L | V | A | 18 N | I | A | A | V | E |
19 B | I | G | T | O | P | 20 N | O | O | D | L | E | S |
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21 S | O | U | S | 22 D | U | E | ||||||||
23 L | 24 E | 25 F | T | A | T | 26 P | 27 E | D | A | N | 28 T | 29 I | 30 C |
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31 I | S | L | E | T | 32 H | A | V | E | N | 33 I | N | A |
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34 S | T | A | R | 35 C | O | R | E | D | 36 F | L | A | N |
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37 L | E | I | 38 S | E | A | T | S | 39 S | L | E | P | T |
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40 E | R | R | 41 A | N | T | R | Y | 42 F | E | A | S | T | S |
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43 L | E | E | 44 S | O | N | T | ||||||||
45 A | 46 L | 47 G | I | E | R | 48 S | 49 A | R | O | I | 50 N | 51 T | ||
52 A | I | R | C | R | A | F | 53 T | C | A | R | R | I | E | 54 R |
55 A | R | R | I | S | 56 A | I | R | Y | 57 O | N | M | E |
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58 S | E | R | A | 59 X | M | A | S | 60 N | A | P | S |
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,632
Across
1
Antelopes of Tibet. : GOAS
5
By way of: Var. : THRU
9
Pretty child. : DOLL
13
Florence's river. : ARNO
14
Fisherman's equipment. : REEL
15
Caravansary. : SERAI
16
Washington street sign. : PENNSYLVANIAAVE
19
The circus. : BIGTOP
20
Heads: Slang. : NOODLES
21
5-centime pieces. : SOUS
22
Sufficient. : DUE
23
___ the post. : LEFTAT
26
Pretentiously learned. : PEDANTIC
31
Small body of land. : ISLET
32
Place of refuge. : HAVEN
33
Suffix in feminine names. : INA
34
Hope, for instance. : STAR
35
Removed the central part of. : CORED
36
Fruit-filled cake. : FLAN
37
Hawaiian symbol. : LEI
38
County ___. : SEATS
39
What Washington did "here." : SLEPT
40
Knight's quest for adventure. : ERRANTRY
42
Special treats. : FEASTS
43
Shelter. : LEE
44
Ils ___ (they are): Fr. : SONT
45
France's colonial problem. : ALGIERS
49
Begone!, in Shakespeare's day. : AROINT
52
Saratoga, for example. : AIRCRAFTCARRIER
55
Mrs. ___, who went to Paris. : ARRIS
56
Sprightly. : AIRY
57
"This one is ___." : ONME
58
Evening: Ital. : SERA
59
Holiday. : XMAS
60
Siestas. : NAPS
Down
1
Mountain pass. : GAP
2
Midianite prince. : OREB
3
Years: Lat. : ANNI
4
Canary. : SONGSTER
5
Opportunity to prove fitness. : TRYOUT
6
Promotes. : HELPS
7
New Testament book: Abbr. : REV
8
Polish lancer: Var. : ULAN
9
Dull. : DEADEN
10
Teacher's test. : ORAL
11
Wash. : LAVE
12
Is situated. : LIES
15
Of Sitting Bull's linguistic family. : SIOUAN
17
Ermine. : STOAT
18
Dozed. : NODDED
23
Twisted thread. : LISLE
24
Chemical compound. : ESTER
25
Aptitude. : FLAIR
26
Person: Colloq. : PARTY
27
Preholiday times. : EVES
28
Floor covering. : TILES
29
Not suitable. : INAPT
30
Tilts. : CANTS
32
Rime. : HOAR
35
Et ___. : CETERA
36
Skyscraper of 1902. : FLATIRON
38
Shows disdain. : SNEERS
39
Caballero's title. : SENOR
41
Girl's name. : ALICIA
42
Raids for spoils. : FORAYS
44
Holy: Ital. : SACRA
45
Scientific organization: Abbr. : AAAS
46
Relatives of francs. : LIRE
47
Kennel sound effect. : GRRR
48
Tunisian seaport. : SFAX
50
Historic caravel. : NINA
51
Figure in the weather report: Abbr. : TEMP
53
Character popular at 59 Across. : TIM
54
Dwelling: Abbr. : RES
Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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