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Jones
Jones

New York Times, Friday, November 16, 1984

40-Down : Proud papa's proclamation

Author:
Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jones has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,792
Across
1
May and Malbin : ELAINES
8
Companion of feathered : TARRED
14
St. Francis' shaven crown : TONSURE
15
"___ of You," 1951 hit song : BECAUSE
16
Demolished : TOTALED
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Scholarly : ERUDITE
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Friend for François : AMI
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Indonesian island : CERAM
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Siesta : NAP
22
Gainsay : CONTRADICT
27
Crooner Rudy : VALLEE
29
Derivative of oil of peppermint : MENTHENE
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Stood fast : ABIDED
34
Zenda character : PRISONER
35
Dream evidence : REM
36
"Inka Dinka ___," Durante song : DOO
37
He cries wolf : ALARMIST
43
John and Priscilla : ALDENS
46
Number in "Lucia" : SEXTETTE
47
Lower in value : DEBASE
48
Kind of jacket : EISENHOWER
50
Secret D.C. group : CIA
53
Zeal : ARDOR
54
Composer Nicholas of Great Britain : MAW
57
Impute : ASCRIBE
60
Empty : DEPLETE
63
Valuable sheep : MERINOS
64
Became verdant : GREENED
65
Affectedly proper : PRISSY
66
Beverly Hills sights : ESTATES
Down
1
Sundance Kid's girl : ETTA
2
Oar section : LOOM
3
Big letdown : ANTICLIMAX
4
"Life ___ jest": Gay : ISA
5
Not any, in Nimes : NUL
6
Assembled : ERECTED
7
Exodus commemoration : SEDER
8
Ends : TERMINI
9
Prefix with puncture : ACU
10
Half a diam. : RAD
11
Downfall : RUIN
12
This, to Tomás : ESTA
13
Profound : DEEP
15
She decorates dresses : BEADER
20
Feature at the Guggenheim : RAMP
23
What Father William was : OLD
24
Born : NEE
25
Parts of dols. : CTS
26
However, in poesy : THO
27
Spanish linear units : VARAS
28
White poplar : ABELE
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"Terms of ___," 1983 film : ENDEARMENT
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Eatery signs : NEONS
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Notched, as a leaf : EROSE
38
Way to go: Abbr. : RTE
39
___-ling (Mme. Chiang Kai-shek) : MEI
40
Proud papa's proclamation : ITSABOY
41
Cubic meters : STERES
42
Watch the store : TEND
43
They idolize : ADORERS
44
Actor Ayres : LEW
45
U.K. award for women : DBE
49
Chief of U.S. field forces: 1952 : HODGE
50
Bowie or Beauregard in W.W. II : CAMP
51
Elbe feeder : ISER
52
Italian sausage center : ACRI
55
Suit one to ___ : ATEE
56
Joins : WEDS
58
Laughter, in Lyon : RIS
59
Electees : INS
61
Fala, for one : PET
62
Colette heroine : LEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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