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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Monday, July 10, 1967

65-Across : Less risky.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,540
Across
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Bosc. : PEAR
5
Desert. : GOBI
9
Driving force. : MOTOR
14
Ship of myth. : ARGO
15
In excess. : OVER
16
"Here ___!" : ICOME
17
Got some exercise. : TOOKAWALK
19
Endured. : STOOD
20
Ukraine, for one: Abbr. : SSR
21
Prefix with cast or gram. : TELE
22
Military hats. : SHAKOS
23
Leavens. : YEASTS
25
Some other time. : MANANA
27
British statesman. : PITT
29
Bright yellow star. : CAPELLA
32
Item in an outline. : TOPIC
35
Fragrant root. : ORRIS
37
Result of strikes. : OUT
38
N. African city. : ORAN
39
Cookbook term. : BROIL
40
Horsy game. : POLO
41
Portuguese title: Abbr. : SNR
42
Part songs. : GLEES
43
Claptrap. : HOKUM
44
Early American. : SETTLER
46
Vehicle of a sort. : PRAM
48
Prayer. : ORISON
50
Texas city. : ELPASO
54
Flowers. : BLOOMS
56
Whether ___. : ORNO
58
Officers: Abbr. : LTS
59
Fiber from old rope. : OAKUM
60
Maine river. : AROOSTOOK
62
Incline. : SLOPE
63
"The King ___." : ANDI
64
O'Neill role. : ANNA
65
Less risky. : SAFER
66
Consumer. : USER
67
Equal. : PEER
Down
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Girl's nickname. : PATSY
2
Notched, as leaves. : EROSE
3
Market place. : AGORA
4
Man of Seoul. : ROK
5
Greeley's advice. : GOWEST
6
Ellipse. : OVAL
7
Brazilian city. : BELEM
8
Annoy. : IRK
9
Adversities. : MISHAPS
10
Petroleum substance. : OCTANE
11
Examined. : TOOKALOOK
12
Novel of 1847. : OMOO
13
N.L. team. : REDS
18
Classical. : ATTIC
22
Slowpoke. : SNAIL
24
Whirl. : SPIN
26
Burnt to ___. : ACRISP
28
Arena star. : TORERO
30
Humdinger. : LULU
31
Jot. : ATOM
32
Flip. : TOSS
33
French river. : ORNE
34
Had some. : PARTOOKOF
36
Caviar. : ROE
39
Wish well. : BLESS
40
Perquisite of kings. : POMP
42
Inkling. : GLIMMER
43
Symbols of glory. : HALOS
45
Professional group. : TROUPE
47
French painter. : RENOIR
49
Fates, to the Vikings. : NORNS
51
Unaided. : ALONE
52
Slingshot ammo. : STONE
53
Composer Straus. : OSKAR
54
Head man. : BOSS
55
Trilling syllables. : LALA
57
Cycled. : RODE
60
Athletes' group. : AAU
61
Pull a plug. : TAP

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

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