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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Thursday, June 28, 1951

10-Down : Passage in the brain.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21 Grid has duplicate clues.
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 739
Across
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Iranian oil port. : ABADAN
7
Our English forefathers. : PURITANS
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Take off weight. : REDUCE
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Turkey in Asia. : ANATOLIA
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Discourages. : DAUNTS
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Amused. : DIVERTED
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Addition to a farmhouse. : ELL
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One who is famished. : STARVER
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Winning tennis serve. : ACE
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Stingy. : NEAR
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"___ a Grecian Urn": 2 wds. : ODEON
26
Travel by ox wagon: S. Africa. : TREK
27
___ cotta. : TERRA
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Man's first domicile. : CAVE
31
County in western Texas. : GAINES
33
Window draperies. : VALANCES
37
Drug obtained from plant leaves. : ALOES
38
___ de mer. : MAL
39
Mr. Brodie. : STEVE
40
It went out with the fountain pen. : PENWIPER
42
Ruby ___, once Mrs. Jolson. : KEELER
43
City in Oklahoma. : ENID
44
Port in Iraq. : BASRA
45
French-German river, flowing through coal-mining region. : SAAR
48
Caterwaul. : MIAUL
50
Snick and ___. : SNEE
53
Mountain abode of the gods. : IDA
54
Banged. : SLAMMED
56
Laraine's maiden name. : DAY
57
Conformity to right ideals of human conduct. : MORALITY
59
Indigenous. : NATIVE
61
Washington hostess' headache. : PROTOCOL
62
Monotonous speaker. : DRONER
63
Mr. Brewster and Mrs. Smith, for instance. : SENATORS
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Spirited horses. : STEEDS
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Eve of Hollywood. : ARDEN
2
"___ Street Blues." : BEALE
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Fulsome flattery. : ADULATION
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Grayish brown. : DUN
5
New Testament book. : ACTS
6
Elder statesmen. : NESTORS
7
Priest. : PADRE
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Having one meaning only. : UNIVOCAL
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He weds Magnolia in "Show Boat." : RAVENAL
10
Passage in the brain. : ITER
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Rocky pinnacle. : TOR
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Part of a church. : ALTAR
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Female relative. : NIECE
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King Farouk's bride. : SADEK
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City in Oklahoma. : ADA
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Regenerator. : RENEWER
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Campers. : TENTERS
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Constituent of varnish. : RESIN
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Flower holders. : VASES
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Delaware Water ___. : GAP
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Malt liquor. : ALE
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Department of France, where Toulon is. : VAR
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Poppylike plant. : CELANDINE
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Mother of Cain and Abel. : EVE
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Indian weight. : SER
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Service that brought fame to Dr. Bunche. : MEDIATOR
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Maryland race track, where the Preakness is run. : PIMLICO
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First day of the Roman month. : KALENDS
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Good-for-nothing: Slang. : BUM
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Stupid people: Slang. : SIMPS
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Idolize. : ADORE
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Man's name meaning light. : AARON
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Hydrocarbons found in fuel oil. : AMYLS
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Having an overhang, as a roof. : EAVED
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Starers. : EYERS
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Part of a parking meter. : SLOT
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Arrow. : DART
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Luzon savage. : ATA
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"This little pig ... " : TOE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 17 debuted here and reused later.

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