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Jeanne Wilson
Jeanne Wilson

New York Times, Wednesday, July 14, 1982

29-Down : Adult insect

Author:
Jeanne Wilson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jeanne Wilson has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,936
Across
1
Hide the loot : STASH
6
Imitate Madame Defarge : KNIT
10
Split : CHAP
14
"La Plume de Ma ___" : TANTE
15
Basilica section : NAVE
16
Pilaf base : RICE
17
Louis XV's du Barry, e.g. : AMOUR
18
Careless mistake : OVERSIGHT
20
Rosemary Clooney hit : TENDERLY
22
Wealth : RICHES
23
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
24
Submerge : SINK
25
Lendl's game : TENNIS
28
Tending to instill : INFUSIVE
32
Grab : SNATCH
33
Acuff and Rogers : ROYS
34
Painter Ernst : MAX
35
Conjunctives : ANDS
36
Muley : COW
37
Festive occasion : GALA
38
___ de la Paix : RUE
39
Bridge : SPAN
41
Huge number : GOOGOL
43
Choice cuts of beef : SIRLOINS
45
Classify : ASSORT
46
Skilled : ABLE
47
Soaks : RETS
48
A medium for Degas : PASTEL
51
Member of an ancient Jewish school : PHARISEE
55
Verbatim : LITERALLY
57
Aside : APART
58
Gulf of the Arabian Sea : ADEN
59
Morose : GLUM
60
Early sci-fi author : VERNE
61
Aerie, for one : NEST
62
Rim : EDGE
63
Roman battering ram : ARIES
Down
1
E.r.a. or r.b.i. : STAT
2
Domesticate : TAME
3
At another time : ANON
4
Pursuers of knowledge : STUDENTS
5
Nonconformist : HERETIC
6
Hillock : KNOLL
7
Shade of blue : NAVY
8
"___ got sixpence ... " : IVE
9
Inspire horror : TERRIFY
10
Pains in the neck : CRICKS
11
Director King's "Twelve O'Clock ___" : HIGH
12
Yearn : ACHE
13
Cats and dogs, often : PETS
19
Cavity; hollow : SINUS
21
Foolhardy : RASH
24
Popocatépetl's covering : SNOW
25
Nicholas and Alexander : TSARS
26
Boredom : ENNUI
27
Consumers' advocate : NADER
28
Presses : IRONS
29
Adult insect : IMAGO
30
Bravery : VALOR
31
Lift up : EXALT
36
Prop for Chaplin : CANE
37
One letting the chat out of the bag : GOSSIPER
39
Calm; thoughtful : SOBER
40
Sack : PILLAGE
41
Mother of the Titans : GAEA
42
Czech coal center : OSTRAVA
44
Hidden : LATENT
47
June-moon, e.g. : RHYME
48
Marshall ___ : PLAN
49
___-de-camp : AIDE
50
Jeanne and Anne: Abbr. : STES
51
Nag : PLUG
52
Indian garment : SARI
53
River in N. Ireland : ERNE
54
Hot times in Tours : ETES
56
Degree given Betty Ford by the U. of M. : LLD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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