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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Friday, October 18, 1963

40-Down : Moravian city.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,192
Across
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Tourists' needs. : MAPS
5
Frost. : RIME
9
Metal alloy. : MONEL
14
Pierrot and others. : AMIS
15
Selves. : EGOS
16
Lycée boy. : ELEVE
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Collegian. : SOPHOMORE
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Split. : RIVEN
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Malay isthmus. : KRA
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Propose. : VOTE
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Strip. : DIVEST
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Best ___. : SELLER
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Spinner. : SPIDER
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Leader. : OVERMAN
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Pitcher's ideal. : NOHIT
35
"They'd ___ every one." : EATEN
37
Gold: Sp. : ORO
38
To ___ (all). : AMAN
39
Like a beaver. : EAGER
40
Ship. : BRIG
41
Dry. : SEC
42
North Sea port. : EMDEN
43
This I believe. : CREDO
44
With suspicion. : ASKANCE
46
Comparative. : THAN
48
Be present. : ATTEND
50
Once in ___ age. : ACOONS
54
"Weep ___ ... " : NOMORE
56
Vim restorer. : REST
58
Witticism. : MOT
59
" ... to find her poor dog ___." : ABONE
60
George Calvert, Baron ___. : BALTIMORE
62
Pig: Latin. : PORCA
63
High point. : ACME
64
First word of the Aeneid. : ARMA
65
Precipitation. : SLEET
66
East Indian tree. : TOON
67
Welfare, old style. : WEAL
Down
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Conceals. : MASKS
2
Con ___. : AMORE
3
Fig tree of India. : PIPAL
4
Quiet! : SSH
5
Shark sucker. : REMORA
6
"___ Rhythm." : IGOT
7
Customs. : MORES
8
Suffix of origin. : ESE
9
Connecticut city. : MERIDEN
10
He asked for more. : OLIVER
11
Bird's refrain. : NEVERMORE
12
The ladies. : EVES
13
Forty weekdays. : LENT
18
Open. : OVERT
22
Pool star. : DIVER
24
Source of chops. : LOIN
26
Mighty. : POTENT
28
Sluggish. : LEADEN
30
Dry. : ARID
31
Opposite of A-OK. : NOGO
32
Users of 31 Down: Abbr. : NASA
33
Cockney dwellings. : OMES
34
Rope bridle. : HACKAMORE
36
Golden ___. : AGE
39
TV man. : EMCEE
40
Moravian city. : BRNO
42
Beg. : ENTREAT
43
Certain plants. : CACTI
45
Pronto. : ATONCE
47
Rush. : HASTEN
49
Constellation. : DRACO
51
Rory of Ireland. : OMORE
52
Opera role. : NORMA
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Purloin. : STEAL
54
Nursery routines. : NAPS
55
Old coin. : OBOL
57
Man's name. : ELMO
60
Jockey's whip. : BAT
61
Hillbilly's parent. : MAW

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

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