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R. S. Jones
R. S. Jones

New York Times, Friday, March 18, 1988

24-Down : This may be golden

Author:
R. S. Jones
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
R. S. Jones has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,010
Across
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Is left on base : DIES
5
No ___ (easily done) : SWEAT
10
E.P.A. concern : ECOL
14
Advantage : EDGE
15
One of the Dryads : ERATO
16
Acquired : MADE
17
Boötes : BEARDRIVER
19
Singles : ONES
20
Endure : TOLERATE
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"Animal Farm," e.g. : SATIRE
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Riviera port : NICE
24
Fashions : MODES
25
Aesop feature : MORAL
28
"Norma ___" : RAE
30
Ticket word : ADMIT
33
Charles Blake subject : CRADLE
35
Munich money : MARK
37
Suffix for treat : ISE
38
Gardner title word : CASE
39
"Lust for Life" author : STONE
41
Bit : SNIP
42
Dockers' org. : ILA
43
Oxford prep school : ETON
44
Singer from Brooklyn : DAMONE
46
Okapi habitat : VELDT
48
Mature : AGE
50
Capacious : LARGE
51
King of Judea: 37-4 B.C. : HEROD
53
Yard : SPAR
55
Typewriter bar : SPACER
57
Entries : STARTERS
61
"Othello" villain : IAGO
62
Star in Aquarius : SADALMELIK
64
Praise : LAUD
65
Emulate Demosthenes : ORATE
66
An 18-wheeler : SEMI
67
Kilmer's delight : TREE
68
In the buff : NAKED
69
Octogenarian, once : TEEN
Down
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National problem : DEBT
2
Thought: Comb. form : IDEO
3
Even, to Jacques : EGAL
4
"Sunrise ___" : SERENADE
5
Glacier sight : SERAC
6
Scribe : WRITER
7
Roof part : EAVE
8
Goddess of reckless ambition : ATE
9
Trunk : TORSO
10
Emulated Mary Pickford : EMOTED
11
Procyon's constellation : CANISMINOR
12
Frankfurt's river : ODER
13
___-majesté : LESE
18
Baboon : DRILL
22
Aleutian island : ADAK
24
This may be golden : MEAN
25
Year in the reign of John of England : MCCIV
26
Fanon : ORALE
27
Star in Ophiuchus : RASALHAGUE
29
"___ My Souvenirs" : AMONG
31
"Of Thee ___" : ISING
32
Early American home : TEPEE
34
Part of i.e. : EST
36
Bull's anathema : RED
40
Kermit's cousin : TOAD
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Like many a valedictorian : SMARTEST
43
Raison d'___ : ETRE
45
Tocsin : ALARM
47
Solve a cryptogram : DECODE
49
Executor's concern : ESTATE
52
A memorable Welles : ORSON
54
Blanched : PALED
55
Sediment : SILT
56
He once scored on TV : PAAR
57
Wyo. neighbor : SDAK
58
C.S.A.'s Robert : ELEE
59
Hoarfrost : RIME
60
Integument : SKIN
63
The Altar : ARA

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

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