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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Friday, March 12, 1976

23-Down : Not as many

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,708
Across
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Outpouring : STREAM
7
Holding to the letter : STRICT
13
Linked : TIEDTO
14
"Good point!" : TOUCHE
15
Regained winning ways : RALLIED
16
Optimistic : ROSEATE
18
Wall piers : ANTAE
19
Archie's foil : EDITH
21
Mme., in Portugal : SRA
22
E.T.O. date : DDAY
23
To-dos : FLAPS
24
Slant : BIAS
25
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
26
Fleur-___ : DELYS
27
Dieters' no-no : CANDY
28
Ruckus : ROW
29
Was in the red : OWED
30
Feature of a hairdo : BANGS
31
Unemployed visionary : IDLEDREAMER
34
Gibe : SNEER
35
Italian family : ESTE
36
Unit of pressure: Abbr. : ATM
39
Sloshed : WADED
40
Flavoring bean : CACAO
41
David's officer : IRA
42
Benefactions : ALMS
43
Globetrotters' exhortation : GOMAN
44
What some strain at : GNAT
45
Early A.D. year : LVI
46
What one's reach should exceed : GRASP
47
Ledger entry : DEBIT
48
Scorekeeper : TALLIER
50
Atomic element : ISOTOPE
52
Bruisers' gear : GLOVES
53
What some clutch at : STRAWS
54
Ancient mystic : ESSENE
55
Sleeping-sickness carrier : TSETSE
Down
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___ reason (be logical) : STANDTO
2
Flunk out at derring-do : TILTATWINDMILLS
3
Baton carriers' race : RELAY
4
Miss Adams : EDIE
5
Bolted down : ATE
6
Did style-show work : MODELLED
7
Gaza and Sunset : STRIPS
8
Crossing sounds : TOOTS
9
Football power play : RUSH
10
Cut no ___ : ICE
11
Tracking fancied pots of gold : CHASINGRAINBOWS
12
Groups of four : TETRADS
15
Speed-trap gear : RADAR
17
Moderate : EASY
20
Flights of fancy : DAYDREAMS
23
Not as many : FEWER
24
Cause of harm : BANE
26
Handed out : DOLED
27
Intaglio's opposite : CAMEO
30
Not ___ eye : BATAN
32
Borderline grades : DEES
33
Builder of air castles : ESCAPIST
34
Utilize jetsam : SALVAGE
37
Wander about : TRAIPSE
38
Dull finish : MATTE
39
Alston or Whitman : WALT
40
Gross : COARSE
43
Naive : GREEN
44
Reach : GETAT
46
Confer : GIVE
47
French painter : DORE
49
Angeles or Alamos : LOS
51
Sesame and Baker: Abbr. : STS

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

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