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Jay Scott
Jay Scott

New York Times, Tuesday, May 18, 1976

60-Down : Particle: Abbr.

Author:
Jay Scott
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Jay Scott has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,775
Across
1
Night sound on the moor : HOWL
5
Sun or building : BEAM
9
Group: Abbr. : ASSN
13
Parisian friend : AMIE
14
Certain line : CONGA
15
Mets' home : SHEA
16
Newt or hellbender : SALAMANDER
18
Pack down : TAMP
19
Readies : PREPARES
20
Venezia's land : ITALIA
22
Catherine or Marie: Abbr. : STE
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Delusion's partner : SNARE
24
Angler's place : TROUTSTREAM
29
Kind of pistol : CAP
32
Frolic : ROMP
33
Bon ___ : SOIR
34
Paper game for amateur admirals : SALVO
36
Atomic prefix : IONO
37
Moves gradually : EDGES
39
Region of Europe : SAAR
40
___ acid : AMINO
42
First-born, in Nice : AINE
43
Part of C.B.S.: Abbr. : SYST
44
Belgian river : LYS
45
Slugs, aphids, etc. : GARDENPESTS
48
A la ___ : CARTE
50
Gawain or Echo : SIR
51
Harpsichord : SPINET
53
Closet accessory : SHOETREE
58
"___ Three Lives" : ILED
59
All-out baptisms : IMMERSIONS
61
Hackman or Kelly : GENE
62
Rope formations : COILS
63
Overlook : OMIT
64
Brass and old : HATS
65
Height: Prefix : ALTI
66
Nothing, in Seville : NADA
Down
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Fastener : HASP
2
Sharif : OMAR
3
Strategem : WILE
4
Jumps atop : LEAPSUPON
5
China or dry : BONE
6
Goals of means : ENDS
7
Bronze or Stone : AGE
8
Corral for sloops : MARINA
9
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
10
Crushed rocks used for bricks : SHALECLAYS
11
Half: Prefix : SEMI
12
Calif. wine valley : NAPA
14
Loving gesture, in Paris : CARESSE
17
Dillon : MATT
21
Items for O'Shanter : TAMS
23
Calm : SERENE
24
Court event : TRIAL
25
Spacious : ROOMY
26
All-knowing : OMNISCIENT
27
"The will to do, the soul ___" : TODARE
28
Unyielding : RIGID
30
Sailor's call : AVAST
31
Dessert wines : PORTS
35
Statement : ASSERTION
38
Heat-detecting devices : SENSORS
41
Monster : OGRE
46
N.Y. prison : ATTICA
47
Desserts : PIES
49
Aconcagua locale : ANDES
51
Sound of relief : SIGH
52
Innocent, e.g. : PLEA
53
Struck hard : SMIT
54
Sun: Prefix : HELI
55
Capital of 20 Across : ROMA
56
Writer Bagnold : ENID
57
This, in Spain : ESTA
60
Particle: Abbr. : MOL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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