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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Wednesday, June 20, 1962

5-Down : Access.

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,723
Across
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Mark on a trail : BLAZE
6
Razor sharpener. : STROP
11
Type of perfection. : PARAGON
13
Vibrates. : QUAKES
15
Nutriment. : ALIMENT
16
Deprive of courage. : UNNERVE
18
Literary monogram. : RLS
19
Wendy's last name. : DARLING
21
Oolong. : TEA
22
___ and kin. : KITH
24
Suspicious: Colloq. : LEERY
25
Measures: Abbr. : GALS
26
Port of ancient Greece. : AULIS
28
___ and run. : EAT
29
Completely. : QUITE
30
Friday dish. : SMELTS
32
Answered. : RETURNED
34
Norse god. : LOKI
36
Kill: Slang. : DOIN
37
Savagery. : FEROCITY
41
China. : PLATES
45
Woe is me! : ALACK
46
Perception of a sort. : ESP
48
Little Nell's last name. : TRENT
49
Sewed fold in a garment. : TUCK
50
Profession of truth. : CREED
52
Carplike fish. : DACE
53
British statesman. : EDE
54
She wrote "The Age of Innocence." : WHARTON
56
Bird sound. : CAW
57
Student's liability. : DEMERIT
59
Ordinary. : AVERAGE
61
Come to a conclusion. : DECIDE
62
Venerated. : REVERED
63
Gratifies. : SATES
64
Clad. : DREST
Down
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Take an aggressive attitude. : BRISTLE
2
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : LAM
3
Hoary. : AGED
4
Pertaining to a belt. : ZONAL
5
Access. : ENTREE
6
Jetted. : SQUIRTED
7
Mackerel-like fish. : TUNNY
8
Pealed. : RANG
9
Turkish weight. : OKE
10
Have reference to. : PERTAIN
11
Winter jackets. : PARKAS
12
Onion or garlic. : ALLIUM
14
Lissome. : SVELTE
17
Loosened. : EASED
20
19th cen. humorist. : LEAR
23
Small elevation. : HILLOCK
25
Spiny-finned sea fish. : GURNARD
27
Gillyflower. : STOCK
29
Sew in a certain fashion. : QUILT
31
Runner used in water sport. : SKI
33
Highest. : TOP
35
Utters many times. : ITERATES
37
Destined. : FATED
38
Got away from. : ELUDED
39
Inflorescences. : RACEMES
40
Nieuport's river. : YSER
42
Piece of furniture. : TEACART
43
Cover completely. : ENCAGE
44
Cooked. : STEWED
47
Kind of firecracker. : PETARD
50
Upbraid. : CHIDE
51
Easternmost. : DOVER
54
Legal instrument. : WRIT
55
Granular snow. : NEVE
58
Post-war agency. : ECA
60
Dwelling: Abbr. : RES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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