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Mary Grow
Mary Grow

WINE, WOMEN, SONG, ETC.

New York Times, Sunday, July 17, 1960

118-Across : Zone, as between forest and prairie.

Author:
Mary Grow
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 136, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 584 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 116, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
Mary Grow has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,020
Across
1
Author of "Mary Peters." : CHASE
6
City of lamaseries. : LHASA
11
Poem: Span. : BALADA
17
Basic division of animal kingdom. : PHYLUM
18
Kenya group. : MAUMAU
19
Mythical females. : AMAZONS
21
Kurt Weill wrote this. : SEPTEMBERSONG
23
Provide new quarters. : REHOUSE
24
First name of movie star. : AVA
25
Bible book: Abbr. : DEUT
26
Violinist and composer. : KREISLER
28
Sweet Alice's beau. : BEN
29
Spanish diminutive. : LITA
31
Impure, from the Yiddish. : TREF
33
Medieval servant of high rank. : SEWER
34
Law degrees. : BLLS
35
Silk. : MOIRE
37
Antelopes. : GOAS
39
Ice holder. : TRAY
40
___ symphonique, as "La Mer." : POEME
41
Dancer's hand drum. : TAMBOURINE
44
Harum-___. : SCARUM
46
Mend. : DARN
47
Fun at the expense of others' suffering. : ROMANHOLIDAY
51
Apothecary's weight: Abbr. : SCR
54
Nothing: Span. : NADA
56
Marry. : WIVE
57
Fishes. : REMORAS
59
Rich dirt. : LOAM
61
Part of a blast furnace. : TYMP
63
Know. : LEARN
65
Metric unit. : LITRE
66
Shut up. : ENCAGE
68
Wheel. : BICYCLE
70
Vocal organ of a bird. : SYRINX
71
Upper air. : ETHER
72
___ and take notice! : SITUP
73
"To ___ his own." : EACH
75
Snicker ___. : SNEE
76
Foretell. : PRESAGE
78
Turkey ___. : TROT
80
"South Pacific" song subject. : DAME
82
Egos' kin. : IDS
83
Tennis star. : ALTHEAGIBSON
86
Heath. : MOOR
88
Actress Woodward. : JOANNE
89
Band member. : TROMBONIST
93
Sudden fit. : SPASM
95
Turkish name. : OMAR
98
Reproach. : SLUR
99
Neckerchief. : SCARF
101
___ citato. : LOCO
102
Panorama. : SCENE
103
Mrs. Wigg's daughter. : ASIA
105
Old-time bushel. : OMER
106
Mineral Salt: Abbr. : ALK
107
Milanese. : ITALIANS
110
Receptacles. : CANS
112
Soul: Fr. : AME
113
Opposite. : VISAVIS
115
Method for solving puzzles. : TRIALANDERROR
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Zone, as between forest and prairie. : ECOTONE
119
Curdling substance. : RENNET
120
Place de l'___. : ETOILE
121
Main item in Relativity equation. : ENERGY
122
Saw. : ADAGE
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Brazilian soprano. : SAYAO
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Coat fabric. : CHEVIOT
2
Wise beauty of Alexandria. : HYPATIA
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Voice part: Abbr. : ALT
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Begged. : SUED
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Ant. : EMMET
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Roman household spirit. : LAR
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Shuck. : HUSK
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Cupid. : AMOR
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Most level-headed. : SANEST
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French playwright. : AUGIER
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Subject of Burns poem. : BARLEYCORN
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Moslem ruler. : AMEER
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Actor Bert. : LAHR
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Containing nitrogen. : AZO
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Cocktail. : DOUBLEMARTINI
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Saint of April 21. : ANSELM
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Asaph's song. : PSALM
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Shooting star. : METEOR
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Meaning. : SENSE
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Shade of red. : BURGUNDY
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Sound of lapping water. : SWASH
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Equipped with defenses: Poet. : ARMD
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Adjective for a lady. : FAIR
34
Rooms. : BOUDOIRS
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Israeli statesman. : EBAN
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Whiteness. : SNOW
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Old maidenishly. : PRIMLY
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Hold forth. : ORATE
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Author of perennial best seller. : EMILYPOST
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Stout. : ALE
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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English hymn writer. : NEALE
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Told stories. : YARNED
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Doze. : SLEEP
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___ bassoon. : CONTRA
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Stonewall's wife. : RACHELJACKSON
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Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
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Thurber's "Battle of the ___." : SEXES
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With dignity, in music. : MAESTOSO
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Art gallery in Florence. : PITTI
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Study. : READ
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Star of modern dance. : GRAHAM
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Control. : CURB
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Fanciful creature of 1950's. : SHMOO
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Abbey Theatre name. : SEANOCASEY
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Time period, 500 million years ago. : CAMBRIAN
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Brig. ___. : GEN
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Rocky hills. : TORS
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Lots of time. : EONS
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Either of two units forming a hinge. : GEMEL
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Arndt piece. : NOLA
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Puerto ___. : RICO
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Sweet wine. : MUSCAT
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"A woman of ___." : SAMARIA
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Musical effect. : TREMOLO
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Aida was one. : SLAVE
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Kitchen ___. : POLICE
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Enchantress in "Peer Gynt." : ANITRA
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Brought up. : REARED
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Jacques, for one. : FRERE
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Smart. : STING
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Chilean heights. : ANDES
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___ Novello. : IVOR
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Spanish girl. : NINA
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Warbled. : SANG
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Silk: Ital. : SETA
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Had tea. : ATE
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Lorelei's last name. : LEE
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Rob ___. : ROY

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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