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Eileen Lexau
Eileen Lexau

New York Times, Friday, January 17, 1964

42-Down : Convey.

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J X }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Eileen Lexau has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,283
Across
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Silica. : QUARTZ
7
Knightly adventure. : QUEST
12
Daily phenomena. : SUNRISES
14
Oliver, for example. : URCHIN
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Jet fuel. : KEROSENE
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Tropical lizard. : IGUANA
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Chemical compound. : AMIDE
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To pray: It. : ORARE
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English money, Latin style. : LSD
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Choicest part. : TOP
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Full of vigor. : ROBUST
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Small monkey. : TITI
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Items in the back of one's head? : EYES
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Opera role. : MIMI
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Metal plate. : ARMOR
30
Father, in Biblical days. : ABBA
32
Apes. : SIMIANS
34
Misrepresent. : BELIE
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Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
37
Competition. : RIVALRY
39
Cloister dweller. : MONK
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Dwelling. : ABODE
41
Bacheller hero. : EBEN
43
Baglike parts of plants. : SACS
47
Brownish purple. : PUCE
48
Charles ___, grandfather of Charlemagne. : MARTEL
50
Jones' partner. : DOW
51
Labor union: Abbr. : ILA
52
Girl of song. : MARIE
53
Giraffelike animal. : OKAPI
55
Horse. : DOBBIN
57
Flightless bird of New Zealand. : NOTORNIS
59
High praise. : EULOGY
60
Wry smiles. : GRIMACES
61
Hurry!, in Shakespeare's day. : SESSA
62
Talks back. : SASSES
Down
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Island in Formosa Strait. : QUEMOY
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Not ready for harvest. : UNRIPE
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"Rule with ___ of iron." : AROD
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Stair part. : RISER
5
Element in Chinese names. : TSE
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Queen of Palmyra, circa 270 A.D. : ZENOBIA
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Riding whip. : QUIRT
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Drive on. : URGE
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Old French coin. : ECU
10
"Pale hands I loved beside the ... " : SHALIMAR
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Cassiterite. : TINSTONE
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Go on ice. : SKATE
13
Laboratory product. : SERUM
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Lowest points. : NADIRS
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In its present condition. : ASIS
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Old Spanish card game. : OMBER
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Scoring units, at cards. : TRICKS
27
French menu item. : SALADE
29
"___ for All Seasons." : AMAN
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Ill humor. : BILE
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Three ___. : INONE
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Tippling. : BIBULOUS
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Able to be called forth. : EVOCABLE
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French express train. : RAPIDE
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Major cycle of days. : YEAR
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Phenomena of the solar system. : METEORS
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Convey. : BRING
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Bobbing up and down. : ADANCE
45
Facsimiles. : COPIES
46
Europeans. : SWISS
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___ time (often). : MANYA
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Comes into view. : LOOMS
52
Playing marbles. : MIGS
54
Asian monkeys. : KRAS
56
Genus of cattle. : BOS
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Aunt: Sp. : TIA

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

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