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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Wednesday, August 29, 1962

9-Across : Gave ___ on the back (encourage).

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,793
Across
1
Pit. : POCK
5
Drooping. : ASAG
9
Gave ___ on the back (encourage). : APAT
13
Frill. : RUCHE
14
Nimble. : SPRY
15
Wise one. : SAGE
16
Of particular regions. : AREAL
17
Places for 59 Across. : CAMPSITES
19
Place for 59 Across: Abbr. : SEATTLEWASH
21
In medias ___. : RES
22
Confined. : PENT
23
Motel's relative. : INN
24
Hindu ascetic. : YOGI
26
Lessens. : ABATES
29
Cubed. : DICED
32
Be on familiar terms (with). : HOBNOB
35
Month: Abbr. : DEC
37
Historic river. : NILE
38
Registers. : ENROLLS
40
Russian-born painter in France. : CHAGALL
42
Pinza. : EZIO
43
Antiquity: Poet. : ELD
45
One of the Du Ponts. : IRENEE
46
Shelf. : LEDGE
48
Cheerleader, for one. : YELLER
50
"Look homeward, Angel" hero. : GANT
52
Thread: Fr. : FIL
53
Marienbad and others. : SPAS
57
Chemical suffix. : ITE
59
Fun-seeker. : VACATIONIST
62
Lumberyard item. : TWOBYFOUR
64
___-man. : MANTO
65
Tart. : SOUR
66
___ of 54 Down. : ISLE
67
La Scala production. : OPERA
68
Regarding. : ASTO
69
Islets. : AITS
70
Greek mountain. : OSSA
Down
1
Vegetable dish. : PUREE
2
The "drink." : OCEAN
3
Chickamauga Dam city. : CHATTANOOGA
4
Gael. : KELT
5
The way up. : ASCENT
6
Gave rise to. : SPAWNED
7
First word of the "Aeneid." : ARMA
8
Recent Broadway musical. : GYPSY
9
"Do ___ say ... " : ASI
10
Noble. : PATRICIAN
11
Prize-winning novelist. : AGEE
12
Hardy lass. : TESS
13
Abrade. : RASP
18
Not barefoot. : SHOD
20
Responsible. : LIABLE
25
Relatives of jumbles. : GINGERSNAPS
27
S. Am. country: Abbr. : BOL
28
Dry, as wine. : SEC
30
Mademoiselle. : ELLE
31
Copyreader's word. : DELE
32
Spike. : HEEL
33
Eleven: Fr. : ONZE
34
Emergency road sign. : BRIDGEOUT
36
Capsicum pod: Var. : CHILLI
39
Wily. : SLY
41
"Now We ___ Six." : ARE
44
Failure to act. : DEFAULT
47
Begrudge. : ENVY
49
Liquid measures. : LITRES
51
Rum-like liquor. : TAFIA
54
See 66 Across. : PINES
55
Ad ___ per aspera. : ASTRA
56
Greek portico. : STOA
57
"___ free country." : ITSA
58
Pairs : TWOS
60
Like this: It. : COSI
61
Melville novel. : OMOO
63
Family member: Abbr. : BRO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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