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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 1963

31-Down : Flattery.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,227
Across
1
Record holder. : ALBUM
6
Dope. : INFO
10
Primitive poem. : EPOS
14
Early invader of England. : HORSA
15
Pattern of a group. : NORM
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Skillful and precise. : NEAT
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Where Bloemfontein is. : ORANGEFREESTATE
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Ginza money. : YEN
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Wear away. : ERODE
22
Not: Ger. : NICHT
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VIP of bloodbank. : DONOR
25
One of many in phone books. : SMITH
27
Tasks. : STINTS
29
Office gadgets. : STAPLERS
32
Bard, in Spain. : POETA
33
Novel. : BOOK
34
Biblical twin. : ESAU
35
Where Gary is: Abbr. : IND
36
Without help. : ALONE
37
Sharp-cornered: Abbr. : ANG
38
Fear or Good Hope. : CAPE
40
Speedy, in Paris. : VITE
41
Dance. : CONGA
43
Laces. : ALENCONS
45
Cosmetic. : POWDER
46
Completely, in Paris. : AFOND
47
Crazed. : MANIC
48
Road to Fairbanks. : ALCAN
50
Kaiser's last home. : DOORN
52
Pi ___ Sigma. : RHO
55
Creator of orchards. : JOHNNYAPPLESEED
58
Aid and ___. : ABET
59
Noun suffixes. : ATES
60
Partner of desist. : CEASE
61
Sea of the Antarctic. : ROSS
62
Disown. : DENY
63
Absalom's sister. : TAMAR
Down
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Nautical term. : AHOY
2
Body of traditions. : LORE
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Old-fashioned southern relish. : BRANDIEDPEACHES
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Nautical monogram. : USN
5
Color. : MAGENTA
6
Have it ___. : INFOR
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Direction, in Paris. : NORD
8
Easily cut rock. : FREESTONE
9
Cockney dwelling. : OME
10
Name. : ENTITLE
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Complexion. : PEACHESANDCREAM
12
Vow. : OATH
13
Printer's word. : STET
18
Cupid. : EROS
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Short cut. : SNIP
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Where Windsor is: Abbr. : ONT
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Brand. : MAKE
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Bright star. : SPICA
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Pertaining to color or music. : TONAL
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Black dusts. : SOOTS
30
Home of song. : RANGE
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Flattery. : SUGAR
33
Meeting of a sort. : BLINDDATE
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English river. : AVON
39
Babes in France. : ENFANTS
41
Sports word for "hit." : CONNECT
42
War-time group. : OWI
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Nautical term. : CONN
45
Legislative body: Abbr. : PARL
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Well-known rabbit. : MOPSY
48
Open. : AJAR
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Wolf. : LOBO
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Ajar. : OPEN
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"___ jolly good fellow ... " : HESA
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Polish river. : ODER
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Pointer used in a synagogue. : YAD
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Serpent's home. : SEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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