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Jean M. Hunt
Jean M. Hunt

New York Times, Thursday, May 2, 1991

43-Down : Component of starch

Author:
Jean M. Hunt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { G J Q W }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jean M. Hunt has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,150
Across
1
Youth : LAD
4
Type of nest : MARES
9
Hebrew universe : OLAM
13
Healthy : HALE
14
Bradley and Khayyám : OMARS
15
Ruth or Herman : BABE
16
Part of the larynx : ADAMSAPPLE
18
Old Testament book : EZRA
19
Troy, to Achilles : ILION
20
Prevaricate : LIE
21
Wood nymph : DRYAD
22
Confined, in a way : KENNELED
24
N.M. resort : TAOS
25
March 15, in Italy : IDI
26
Entrance to Hades : AVERNUS
29
Actor Baldwin : ALEC
32
Irish revolutionary : FENIAN
34
"To ___ With Love" : SIR
36
Sun god : SOL
37
Orch. section : STR
38
A network : CBS
39
Pie ___ mode : ALA
40
Here, in Paris : ICI
41
"But will it play in ___?" : PEORIA
43
Starter for date or cede : ANTE
44
Douse : IMMERSE
46
On the ___ (in flight) : LAM
48
Fleming and Hunter : IANS
49
Australian kettle : BILLYCAN
54
Like some paper : LINED
56
Old card game : LOO
57
Having wings : ALATE
58
Pulitzer Prize poet Dugan: 1962 : ALAN
59
Type of petition : ROUNDROBIN
61
"I ___ fool i' the forest": Shak. : META
62
Ford or Pyle : ERNIE
63
Shopper's delight : SALE
64
Emulated Lizzie Borden? : AXED
65
City on the Meuse : SEDAN
66
Knead, old style : ELT
Down
1
Soup dipper : LADLE
2
Actor Delon : ALAIN
3
Fiendish : DEMONIC
4
Extinct bird : MOA
5
More than enough : AMPLE
6
River in Va. : RAPIDAN
7
___ Barrington, Trollope character : ERLE
8
Reno-to-Carson City dir. : SSE
9
Titania's spouse : OBERON
10
Revolving tray : LAZYSUSAN
11
Canyon mouth : ABRA
12
Honey drink : MEAD
13
North African garment : HAIK
17
Lop off, to Burns : SNED
21
Mends garments : DARNS
23
Elevating people or things : LIFTERS
24
Beverage-brewing container : TEABALL
27
"Veni, vidi, ___" : VICI
28
Sediment : SILT
29
"___ Lay Dying": Faulkner : ASI
30
Places : LOCI
31
Rub out : ELIMINATE
33
Friend of Mark Antony : EROS
35
Scottish explorer : RAE
37
Disburse : SPEND
42
Rally : REBOUND
43
Component of starch : AMYLOSE
45
Wild woman : MAENAD
47
Axillary : ALAR
50
Ancient region in Asia Minor : IONIA
51
Conspiracy : CABAL
52
Inclined : ATILT
53
North Sea feeder : NENE
54
Color also called goose gray : LAMA
55
Holly : ILEX
56
Folk wisdom : LORE
59
In medias ___ : RES
60
Hideaway : DEN

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3 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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