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R. S. Jones
R. S. Jones

New York Times, Tuesday, October 13, 1987

26-Down : Composer Franck

Author:
R. S. Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
R. S. Jones has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,853
Across
1
To a distance : AFAR
5
Fragrance : AROMA
10
Rosemary, e.g. : HERB
14
Come in second : LOSE
15
Novarro of silents : RAMON
16
Feat for Scott Hamilton : AXEL
17
19
Here Hannibal was defeated : ZAMA
20
International merchant : EXPORTER
21
Tap : SPIGOT
23
A memorable Coward : NOEL
24
Swindle : STING
25
"An ___ Rhapsody": Ward : OCEAN
28
A Caroline island : YAP
30
"The ___ Reason": Paine : AGEOF
33
Music group : SEXTET
35
German playwright Hochhuth : ROLF
37
Regret : RUE
38
"Off the Court" author : ASHE
39
Jet set : ELITE
41
Surfeit : SATE
42
Jazzman Winding : KAI
43
"___! poor Yorick": Hamlet : ALAS
44
Like some cheese : GRATED
46
Van Gogh painted here : ARLES
48
Pos. opposite : NEG
50
Pitchers : EWERS
51
A Roosevelt : ALICE
53
Jacob's first wife : LEAH
55
Tumult : UPROAR
57
___ box : PANDORAS
61
Harvest : REAP
62
Clean fish : EXENTERATE
64
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
65
Kind of pie : MINCE
66
Location : SITE
67
Disinformed : LIED
68
Duck down : EIDER
69
Animation : ELAN
Down
1
Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
2
Jimmie of diamond fame : FOXX
3
P.D.Q. : ASAP
4
Use a woofer : RESONATE
5
Alpine crest : ARETE
6
Seldom : RARELY
7
General Bradley : OMAR
8
Pithy remark : MOT
9
"___ of robins ... ": Kilmer : ANEST
10
Pledge's problem : HAZING
11
Emulate Baron Munchausen : EXAGGERATE
12
San ___, on the Riviera : REMO
13
Sheep sound : BLAT
18
Opposite of supine : PRONE
22
Edith Giovanna Gassion : PIAF
24
Primer pooch : SPOT
25
Honshu city : OSAKA
26
Composer Franck : CESAR
27
Cheer : EXHILARATE
29
Go up : ARISE
31
Exterior : OUTER
32
Gratifies : FEEDS
34
Hill, in Arabic : TEL
36
Regatta unit : LEG
40
Alley : LANE
41
Carpenter's frame : SAWHORSE
43
Large land mass : ASIA
45
"The Cloister and the Hearth" author : READE
47
Married in haste : ELOPED
49
Ricochet : GLANCE
52
___ fraîche : CREME
54
Stage direction : ENTER
55
River to the Caspian : URAL
56
First opera composer : PERI
57
Hang : PEND
58
Upbraid : RAIL
59
"___ boy!" : ATTA
60
Observed : SEEN
63
Clock-dial number : XII

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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