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Jay Sheldon
Jay Sheldon

New York Times, Friday, January 26, 1962

49-Down : Biblical land.

Author:
Jay Sheldon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jay Sheldon has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,578
Across
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Precipice. : CLIFF
6
Sea duck. : SCOTER
12
Pithy truth. : PROVERB
14
Famous naturalist. : THOREAU
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Fanciful thought. : REVERIE
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Cops and ___. : ROBBERS
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Girl's name. : INA
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Delicious beverages. : NECTARS
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Explosive. : TNT
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Namesakes of a certain queen. : MABS
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Godly person. : SAINT
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Rind. : PEEL
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Attorney ___. : ATLAW
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Us: Ger. : UNS
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By itself: Lat. : PERSE
29
Strangest. : EERIEST
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Sausage: Ger. : WURST
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"Rule Britannia" composer. : ARNE
33
___ chair. : WING
34
Longchamp events. : RACES
36
Church singers. : CANTORS
39
Felt concern. : CARED
40
Place. : PUT
41
Oblique course. : SLOPE
43
Frigg's husband. : ODIN
44
Stags. : HARTS
46
Oriental title. : AMIR
47
Estuary: Sp. : RIA
48
Long-lived reptiles. : TURTLES
50
Cuckoo. : ANI
51
Frog-to-be. : TADPOLE
53
Cotton fabric. : ETAMINE
55
Uplift. : ENNOBLE
56
Ancient people of central Italy. : SABINES
57
Prefix used with "phonic." : STEREO
58
Ardent. : EAGER
Down
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Having a scalloped edge, as leaves. : CRENATE
2
Endearing. : LOVABLE
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Common suffix. : IVE
4
Bracken. : FERN
5
French ___. : FRIES
6
Condensed. : SHORT
7
Small horses. : COBS
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Sphere. : ORB
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Seesaws. : TEETERS
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Not jesting. : EARNEST
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Steal (cattle, etc.). : RUSTLE
12
___ facie. : PRIMA
13
Familiar song by Guy D'Hardelot. : BECAUSE
14
Over: Prefix. : TRANS
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Color. : TINT
22
Crusader's opponent. : SARACEN
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Latticework structure. : PERGOLA
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Fastened in a certain way. : WIRED
28
Football plays. : PUNTS
30
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Acquire. : WIN
33
Rooster's throat appendages. : WATTLES
34
Lambent. : RADIANT
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Daughter of Minos. : ARIADNE
36
Short. : CURT
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Lettuce. : ROMAINE
38
Shiny fish lure. : SPINNER
39
Great conquistador. : CORTES
40
Gay city. : PAREE
42
Indians. : ERIES
44
Exclamation of surprise. : HULLO
45
Bristles. : SETAE
48
___ sure. : TOBE
49
Biblical land. : SABA
52
For: Sp. : POR
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Marble: Dial. : MIG

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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