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Joli Quentin Kansil
Joli Quentin Kansil

New York Times, Thursday, January 6, 1972

51-Down : Libretto

Author:
Joli Quentin Kansil
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 338 (avg 1.81)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Joli Quentin Kansil has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
U
3
F
4
F
5
A
6
G
7
A
8
I
9
N
10
A
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L
12
E
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F
14
O
V
E
R
15
C
H
I
D
E
16
L
A
N
O
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A
E
R
O
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C
O
D
E
X
19
M
I
N
X
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X
A
N
T
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H
O
U
S
22
T
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H
O
R
A
X
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H
U
R
L
25
E
T
O
N
26
B
27
I
28
A
S
E
D
29
B
L
I
N
D
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E
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R
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I
N
L
A
Y
33
C
R
I
M
E
34
M
U
35
M
36
E
D
I
T
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S
H
A
D
E
38
I
O
N
A
39
R
E
B
40
A
T
O
N
E
41
A
N
T
I
S
42
X
I
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P
H
O
I
D
44
V
I
X
E
N
S
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H
E
R
R
46
R
A
R
A
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B
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I
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R
E
M
E
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R
E
S
E
N
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T
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E
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D
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O
R
A
N
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D
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E
A
L
T
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A
E
R
A
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L
O
C
I
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U
R
N
A
L
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D
X
I
I
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O
N
Y
X
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P
R
E
X
Y
63
U
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,181
Across
1
Links' place : CUFF
5
Anew : AGAIN
10
Hebrew letter : ALEF
14
Across : OVER
15
Reprove : CHIDE
16
Wool: Prefix : LANO
17
Word with naut or space : AERO
18
Manuscript volume : CODEX
19
Impudent girl : MINX
20
Yellowish : XANTHOUS
22
Insect segment : THORAX
24
Pitch : HURL
25
Jacket : ETON
26
Partial : BIASED
29
Bridle flap : BLINDER
32
Tooth filling : INLAY
33
Larceny, for one : CRIME
34
The word, at times : MUM
36
Correct copy : EDIT
37
Umbra : SHADE
38
Island off Scotland : IONA
39
Civil War soldier : REB
40
In harmony : ATONE
41
Opponents : ANTIS
42
Sword-shaped : XIPHOID
44
Foxes : VIXENS
45
Hamburg title : HERR
46
___ avis : RARA
47
Ship of yore : BIREME
50
Took offense : RESENTED
54
Algerian city : ORAN
55
Distributed the hands : DEALT
57
Age: Var. : AERA
58
Places : LOCI
59
Shaped like a vase : URNAL
60
Roman 512 : DXII
61
Cameo gem : ONYX
62
Head man, for short : PREXY
63
Colorado Indians : UTES
Down
1
Persuade : COAX
2
Eye layer : UVEA
3
House plant : FERN
4
___ the mouth : FROTHSAT
5
Bestow : ACCORD
6
Grave robber : GHOUL
7
Lends a hand : AIDS
8
Fish of Europe : IDE
9
Procrastinator's response : NEXTTIME
10
Chocolate-bar ingredient : ALMOND
11
Lion's retreat : LAIR
12
Sicilian resort : ENNA
13
Former baseball great : FOXX
21
Nephew of Donald Duck : HUEY
23
Whetstone : HONE
25
Slur over : ELIDE
26
Brauhaus drink : BIER
27
Book part : INDEX
28
Excuse : ALIBI
29
Make or model : BRAND
30
Behave theatrically : EMOTE
31
Arrest : RUNIN
33
Group for Beethoven's Ninth : CHOIR
35
Neighbor of Conn. : MASS
37
Set aside : STOREDUP
38
"___ did Kubla Khan ... " : INXANADU
40
Polite cough : AHEM
41
Yorkshire river : AIRE
43
Bird of immortality: Var. : PHENIX
44
Widely : VASTLY
46
Take it easy : RELAX
47
Philippine knife : BOLO
48
Age after Bronze : IRON
49
Risqué : RACY
50
Jargon of sounds : RANE
51
Libretto : TEXT
52
1825 canal : ERIE
53
Platform : DAIS
56
Goof : ERR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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