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John F. Byrne
John F. Byrne

New York Times, Saturday, August 15, 1959

10-Across : Derisive sound.

Author:
John F. Byrne
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Y }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
John F. Byrne has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,683
Across
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Puerto ___. : RICO
5
Voodoo snake diety. : ZOMBI
10
Derisive sound. : RAZZ
14
Aroma. : ODOR
15
Middle Easterners. : ARABS
16
Molding. : OGEE
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Pub potations. : ALES
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Buffoons. : HARLEQUINS
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City in Baja California. : MEXICALI
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Expire. : RUNOUT
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Pass into use. : INURE
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Greedy. : AVID
25
Birthplace of Saint Francis. : ASSISI
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Lender. : CREDITOR
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Faced. : MET
32
Done by word of mouth. : PAROL
34
Slyly sarcastic. : SNIDE
35
Concoct. : BREW
37
Jumped as if startled. : SHIED
39
Jellifies. : GELS
40
Inner part of a G. I. helmet. : LINER
42
Small map within a larger one. : INSET
44
However. : BUT
45
Again: Archaic. : EFTSOONS
47
Amulets. : CHARMS
49
Bulrush. : TULE
50
Flower, in Italy. : FIORE
51
Simmered. : STEWED
54
List systematically. : TABULATE
57
Blind purchase. : PIGINAPOKE
59
Supplements (with "out"). : EKES
60
Country of Arabia. : OMAN
61
Lonesome George. : GOBEL
62
Cleverly done. : NEAT
63
Incline. : TEND
64
Pitchers. : EWERS
65
Author Gardner. : ERLE
Down
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Ramble. : ROAM
2
Groundless. : IDLE
3
Contemporaneous. : COEXISTENT
4
Noble Roman family. : ORSINI
5
Mildred ___, noted athlete. : ZAHARIAS
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A form of the fanon. : ORALE
7
Husband: Fr. : MARI
8
Large container: Abbr. : BBL
9
What "Ich dien" means. : ISERVE
10
Making a turn about. : ROUNDING
11
Exchange premium. : AGIO
12
West African sheep. : ZENU
13
Eager enjoyment. : ZEST
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Cuds. : QUIDS
21
Pointed end. : CUSP
24
City on the Rhone. : ARLES
25
Stroll. : AMBLE
26
Fine line of a letter, in printing. : SERIF
27
Hard money. : COINS
28
Play-off. : TIEBREAKER
29
Flier Jacqueline Cochran's married name. : ODLUM
30
Musical symbols. : RESTS
33
Lorelei "playground." : RHINE
36
Zephyr. : WESTWIND
38
Measures of sound. : DECIBELS
41
City on the Seine. : ROUEN
43
Decalogue word. : THOU
46
Time to retire. : OLDAGE
48
Miss Frances. : ARLENE
50
Mountebank. : FAKER
51
Fleck. : SPOT
52
Occasion. : TIME
53
Governor at Juneau. : EGAN
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"The best is yet ___." : TOBE
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Greenwing. : TEAL
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Noble Italian family. : ESTE
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Wainwright was one: Abbr. : POW

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4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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