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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Friday, January 6, 1989

4-Down : Yalies

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,304
Across
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Points a car : STEERS
7
Promote : BOOST
12
Fork over : SHELLOUT
14
Lets : ALLOWS
16
___ hand (pitching in) : LENDINGA
17
Hide out : LIELOW
18
Facilitates : EASES
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Doohickey : GISMO
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One ___ time : ATA
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Perpetually : EVER
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Gibson or Morgan : HENRY
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Cut fat : TRIM
25
"Nightline" host's first name : TED
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Spirit : GUSTO
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Bend into shape : CRIMP
28
Small change : CENTS
29
Flares up : BLAZES
30
Moves aside : SHUNTS
32
Ski places : SLOPES
33
Boutiques : STORES
34
Cheese type : SWISS
35
Spills the beans : TELLS
36
Self-assurance : POISE
37
Marry : WED
40
Griffith or Rooney : ANDY
41
Shofars : HORNS
42
Pseudologist : LIAR
43
Bilko, e.g. : NCO
44
Bent down : BOWED
45
Renaissance cupid : PUTTO
46
Witty retort : ZINGER
48
Slumps : SLOUCHES
50
Modifies : ALTERS
51
Lhasa apsos, e.g. : TERRIERS
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Like a chimney : SOOTY
53
Drab : DREARY
Down
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Pulley wheel : SHEAVE
2
Became anxious : TENSED
3
Tribal leader : ELDER
4
Yalies : ELIS
5
Pitcher Guidry : RON
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Hints at : SUGGESTS
7
Bananas : BALMY
8
Medley : OLIO
9
Corrida cry : OLE
10
Affect by sunlight : SOLARIZE
11
Double-crosses : TWOTIMES
12
Bad weather : SLEET
13
Contaminates : TAINTS
15
Inundates : SWAMPS
20
Angel's favorite letters : SRO
23
Searches for : HUNTS
24
Snares : TRAPS
26
Heredity factors : GENES
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Complete : CLOSE
28
A Stooge : CURLY
29
Euphoria : BLISS
30
Letter patterns : STENCILS
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Keep : HOLDONTO
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Flimflammed : SWINDLED
33
Verse : STANZA
34
Most resentful : SOREST
36
G.I. in a stalag : POW
37
Dry up : WITHER
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Greasy spoon : EATERY
39
Leavings : DROSS
41
The ___ set (fox hunters) : HORSY
42
"Santa ___," Italian song : LUCIA
44
Convy of TV : BERT
45
Blameless : PURE
47
Earth: Comb. form : GEO
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Hockey great : ORR

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3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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