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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Tuesday, April 10, 1962

28-Down : Unctuous.

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,652
Across
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Katrine, for one. : LOCH
5
Of South American Indians. : INCAN
10
Loose ends. : TAGS
14
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
15
American poet. : MOORE
16
Badly. : ILLY
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Chilly sound. : BRRR
18
Stated. : POSED
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Town on the Thames. : ETON
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Chinese: Prefix. : SINO
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Adherents to: Suffix. : ISTS
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Well done!. : BRAVO
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O. T. book. : HOSEA
25
Religious. : SACRED
26
Pope who saved Rome from the Saracens. : LEOIV
29
Wall bracket for candles. : SCONCE
31
Joins. : UNITES
33
Fireside ___. : CHAT
34
Evidence of debt. : IOU
37
Western resort. : COLORADOSPRINGS
40
Isle of E. England. : ELY
41
Stead. : LIEU
42
Individual. : SINGLE
43
Ore of lead. : GALENA
45
Eastern prince. : AMEER
46
King Paul's capital. : ATHENS
49
Threefold. : TRINE
51
Prepare meal. : GRIND
52
Platform. : DAIS
53
Baby talk. : DADA
57
Controversial contraction. : AINT
58
Parsonage. : MANSE
59
Object of devotion. : IDOL
60
Relative of SEATO. : NATO
61
Speak. : UTTER
62
Sea of North Caucasian area. : AZOV
63
Furthermore. : ALSO
64
Intervening, in law. : MESNE
65
Evening, in Italy. : SERA
Down
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Workrooms of a sort. : LABS
2
Biblical king. : OMRI
3
Cereal. : CORN
4
Emperor of Japan. : HIROHITO
5
Groups of Kaffir warriors. : IMPIS
6
Snares. : NOOSES
7
Certain business men. : COSTACCOUNTANTS
8
Overbusy Olympian. : ARES
9
Old uncle of song. : NED
10
Position in fencing. : TIERCE
11
Chancel table. : ALTAR
12
Gauntlet. : GLOVE
13
Church council. : SYNOD
22
Type of camel. : BACTRIAN
24
One way to travel. : OVERLAND
25
Cookies. : SNAPS
26
Author of "The Women." : LUCE
27
Suffix in chemistry. : ENOL
28
Unctuous. : OILY
30
Exclamations. : OHS
32
Spankers. : SAILS
34
Former dean of St. Paul's. : INGE
35
Coquettish glance. : OGLE
36
Employer. : USER
38
Letter. : DEE
39
___ res. : INMEDIAS
43
Hindu. : GENTOO
44
On high. : ARISEN
46
Capital of Guam. : AGANA
47
Error's partner. : TRIAL
48
Covert allusions. : HINTS
50
River to the Rhone. : ISERE
52
Tropical fruit. : DATE
54
Tool. : ADZE
55
Entrance. : DOOR
56
Edison's middle name. : ALVA
58
Not talking. : MUM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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