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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Wednesday, April 30, 1975

4-Down : Group of essays on the Constitution

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { G J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,391
Across
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Batista's successor : CASTRO
7
Michigan college city : ALMA
11
Chicago time: Abbr. : CST
14
Pre-game offering : ANTHEM
15
Regan's father : LEAR
16
Devoured : ATE
17
Place for a ladle : TUREEN
18
Sousa employe : BANDSMAN
20
Certain aspirants : OFFICESEEKERS
22
Non-Indian's face : PALE
24
Speed : HIE
25
Ms. Midler : BETTE
26
___ lang syne : AULD
27
Plaster backings : LATHS
29
Kind of leader : LOSS
30
More exorbitant : STEEPER
32
Eger River, to Czechs : OHRE
34
Violent onrush : TORRENT
35
Dallies : LOITERS
39
Prefix for bellum or date : ANTE
40
Slobbered : DROOLED
41
Canvass : POLL
44
British painter : ORPEN
46
Athletic org. : NCAA
47
Of the calla-lily family : AROID
49
Contented sound: Var. : PUR
50
Horseshoe cleat : CALK
51
Monsoon, for one : SEASONALSTORM
55
Gossipy ones : TATTLERS
56
Upstate N.Y. lake : ONEIDA
59
Old English letter : EDH
60
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
61
Patronized a certain broker : PAWNED
62
Direction: Abbr. : SSE
63
"___ who?" : SAYS
64
Shoe part : INSOLE
Down
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Felix or Dinah : CAT
2
Babylonian god : ANU
3
Tot's carriage : STROLLER
4
Group of essays on the Constitution : THEFEDERALIST
5
Shoal : REEF
6
All: Prefix : OMNI
7
Even if : ALBEIT
8
Certain tenants : LEASEHOLDERS
9
Lion feature : MANE
10
Egyptian measure : ARDEB
11
___ naught (failed) : CAMETO
12
Sets out : STARTS
13
Present and imperfect : TENSES
19
Emaciated deckhands, so to speak : SKELETONCREWS
21
Group hiring a fishing boat : CHARTERPARTY
22
Gone by : PAST
23
Self: Prefix : AUTO
27
Slow, in music : LENTO
28
" ... all shaven and ___" : SHORN
31
Writers' org. : PEN
33
___ Grande : RIO
36
The high road, in Spain, with 37 Down : ELCAMINO
37
See 36 Down : REAL
38
Aberdeen's state: Abbr. : SDAK
41
Adhesives : PASTES
42
Mountain nymphs : OREADS
43
Abominate : LOATHE
45
Vibrates : PULSES
48
Distributes : DOLES
52
Baby, in Spain : NENA
53
African antelope : TOPI
54
Son of Judah : ONAN
57
Dolores ___ Rio : DEL
58
Drink : ADE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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