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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Wednesday, May 6, 1981

53-Down : City in Syria

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,502
Across
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Grackle : DAW
4
Cousin of a Wac : SPAR
8
Leonine group : PRIDE
13
Boundary : METE
14
Spelunker's milieu : CAVE
15
Device through which squash is squashed : RICER
16
Trompe l'oeil : OPTICALILLUSION
19
Crises is one; also criteria : PLURAL
20
Two-electrode tube : DIODE
21
Ages : EON
22
Douglas Fraser's org. : UAW
24
Compete : VIE
25
Yale man : ELI
28
Cochineal, e.g. : DYE
29
Walks off with : SWIPES
31
Kiln : OVEN
32
One of 50 : STATE
33
Inflict (vengeance) : WREAK
34
Legerdemain : SLEIGHTOFHAND
38
Impassive : STOIC
39
Use : AVAIL
40
"___ Stallion," Jeffers poem : ROAN
41
Slacken : RELENT
43
Correspondent's second afterthought : PPS
46
Admit : OWN
47
Henry V, as prince : HAL
48
Tpk. : RTE
49
Mongoose's prey : RAT
50
Refresher : TONIC
52
On land : ASHORE
54
Thaumaturge : PRESTIDIGITATOR
58
Occurring every 60 minutes : HORAL
59
Relative of etc. : ETAL
60
Ancient Asian : MEDE
61
Ballad : DERRY
62
Society girls, familiarly : DEBS
63
"___ Robsart," Hugo play : AMY
Down
1
Position strategically : DEPLOY
2
Bring into harmony : ATTUNE
3
Dam : WEIR
4
Rogue : SCALAWAG
5
Chum : PAL
6
Eager : AVID
7
Meander down Memory Lane : RELIVE
8
Nice Nelly : PRUDE
9
Shine's partner : RISE
10
"___ on parle français" : ICI
11
___ volente : DEO
12
Ending with various directions : ERN
13
Bike's newest relative : MOPED
17
Biting : CAUSTIC
18
Clark Kent's girl : LOIS
23
"Abide ___ Me" : WITH
25
Tied : EVEN
26
Graphite : LEAD
27
Squid's defense : INK
30
Floral leaf : PETAL
31
Aloud : ORAL
32
His, in Bonn : SEIN
33
Most pallid : WHITEST
34
Pack : STOW
35
Banker's concern : LOAN
36
Done : OVER
37
Some pigeons or goldfish : FANTAILS
38
Hit sign : SRO
41
Indian princess : RANI
42
Suppressed : ELIDED
43
For now, for short : PROTEM
44
Literary caricature : PARODY
45
Cubic meter : STERE
47
" ... this chase is ___ follow'd": Shak. : HOTLY
50
Autocrat : TSAR
51
Mention an authority : CITE
53
City in Syria : HAMA
54
Pres. Wilson was one : PHD
55
Caviar : ROE
56
Goof : ERR
57
Yak : GAB

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