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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Tuesday, February 13, 1962

32-Down : Muffins.

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,596
Across
1
Junto. : CABAL
6
Weaving term. : WARP
10
Acronym for a drug. : ACTH
14
The Brownings' home in Italy. : ASOLO
15
Outrigger. : PROA
16
Birdcall. : WHOO
17
Color glass or wood. : STAIN
18
Ketch. : BOAT
19
Mythical ship. : ARGO
20
International trust. : CARTEL
22
Footnote mark. : ASTERISK
24
Decree: Abbr. : ORD
25
___ of Marmora. : SEA
27
Prevailing conditions. : TIMES
28
Pedestrian sound. : FOOTSTEP
30
Sheep in second year. : TEG
33
Disastrous. : CALAMITOUS
36
"Your Majesty." : SIRE
37
Astonish. : AMAZE
38
Tune. : AIR
39
Assert. : CLAIM
40
Boy's flier. : KITE
41
Shiny cotton materials. : SILKALINES
43
Before: Poet. : ERE
44
Interwoven with metallic threads. : TINSELED
45
Power: Colloq. : STEAM
47
Affirmative. : YEA
48
Spring time in Paris. : MAI
51
In the doldrums. : BECALMED
54
___ terrible. : ENFANT
56
Frank. : OPEN
57
Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
59
Famous diva. : CALVE
60
Join. : LINK
61
Move. : STIR
62
Lake in Iran. : URMIA
63
Treads the boards. : ACTS
64
This: Sp. : ESTO
65
Monkey wrenches. : TOOLS
Down
1
Bay off coast of Maine. : CASCO
2
"Hitch your wagon to ___." : ASTAR
3
Meals. : BOARD
4
Landed. : ALIT
5
Depressed by solitude. : LONESOME
6
Wartime agency. : WPB
7
Town near Caracas. : AROA
8
Popular pièce de résistance. : ROASTTURKEY
9
Little pies. : PATTIES
10
Cognizant. : AWARE
11
Hero of "Pilgrim's Progress." : CHRISTIAN
12
Sportswear. : TOGS
13
Eye's companion. : HOOK
21
Great early pontiff, 440-61. : LEOI
23
Monarch: Abbr. : EMP
26
Acquired skills. : ATTAINMENTS
28
Disconcert: Colloq. : FAZE
29
Loam, marl, etc. : SOILS
31
Canal opened in 1825. : ERIE
32
Muffins. : GEMS
33
Birthday specialty. : CAKE
34
Afghan prince. : AMIR
35
Becoming hidden. : LATESCENT
36
Glided. : SLID
39
Good-looking. : CLEANCUT
41
Cat. : SIAMESE
42
Out of the wind. : ALEE
44
___ Aviv. : TEL
46
Armored vehicles. : TANKS
48
Port of Sweden. : MALMO
49
Blacksmith's block. : ANVIL
50
Willow plants. : ITEAS
51
Gaucho's weapon. : BOLA
52
Type of poetry. : EPIC
53
___ now. : DOIT
55
Gambling game. : FARO
58
Sellout sign. : SRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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