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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Monday, June 11, 1979

31-Down : Vile

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,807
Across
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Trap for mackerel : SEINE
6
Spore sacs in fungi : ASCI
10
Leak through : SEEP
14
Fortuitous : ACCIDENTAL
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Celestial Peacock : PAVO
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Second novel by 56 Across : THESUNALSORISES
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Dawn goddess : EOS
20
Chocolate drink : COCOA
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One of the Forsytes : IRENE
22
Outscore : BEST
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A West from the East : MAE
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Coop group : BROOD
27
Small fry : CHILDREN
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Italian money : LIRA
33
Hooky player : TRUANT
35
Neighbor of Miss. : ALA
36
W.W. I novel by 56 Across : AFAREWELLTOARMS
39
Under the weather : ILL
40
Spotted ponies : PINTOS
41
Rhythm : BEAT
42
Answers : RESPONDS
44
Abounding in brakes : FERNY
45
Good hole card in stud poker : ACE
46
Variety : SORT
48
Tract of wasteland : HEATH
51
Part of a deck : SPADE
53
Folk-song syllable : TRA
56
Author of "The Torrents of Spring" : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
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Not fer : AGIN
60
Think up again : RECONCEIVE
61
Fool : DOLT
62
Gabs on and on : YAKS
63
Sharpens : HONES
Down
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Appease fully : SATE
2
Reverberation : ECHO
3
Summer treats : ICES
4
City in Yugoslavia : NIS
5
Drew out : EDUCED
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Put on ___ (pretend) : ANACT
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W.W. II battle site : STLO
8
___ Grande, national monument in Ariz. : CASA
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U.N. labor body : ILO
10
Like some churches : SPIRED
11
Comfort : EASE
12
Not odd : EVEN
13
Something to strike : POSE
15
Name meaning "man" : ENOS
18
Marketplace : RIALTO
22
Tapir's relative : BOAR
23
Vast sums : MINTS
24
___ House, in Washington : BLAIR
25
Ransack : RIFLE
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Ph.D. candidates' concerns : ORALS
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Religious groups : CULTS
28
Nimbus : HALO
29
Less cooked, as a steak : RARER
30
Mischa ___, violinist : ELMAN
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Vile : NASTY
33
Sisal product : TWINE
34
Tear apart : REND
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Eras : EPOCHS
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Incite : ABET
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Obvious : PATENT
44
Gallic : FRENCH
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Greek isle : SAMOS
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Wednesday's god : ODIN
48
Chief : HEAD
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"Cogito, ___ sum": Descartes : ERGO
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A dye : ANIL
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N.Y. stadium : SHEA
52
Eight quarts : PECK
53
Double : TWIN
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Spout nonsense : RAVE
55
Capitol Hill assents : AYES
57
Essay : TRY
58
Earth: Comb. form : GEO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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