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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

SAIL AWAY

New York Times, Sunday, July 15, 1962

54-Down : Summer spot.

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 138, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.32, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 513 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 112, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,748
Across
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"___ This a Lovely Day?" : ISNT
5
Piece of roast meat. : CABOB
10
Long sweetnin'. : LASSES
16
Part of Long Island. : ASTORIA
19
In the future: Sp. : MANANA
20
Attraction. : APPEAL
21
Locale of stormy weather. : ROARINGFORTIES
23
Land tenure in old England. : SOCAGE
24
Church dignitary: Abbr. : ABP
25
Take the wheel. : STEER
26
Scatters. : STREWS
28
Nut tree. : COLA
29
Island of dancing girls. : BALI
31
Possessive. : HERS
32
Bread spreads. : OLEOS
34
City founded in 807. : FEZ
35
One of the Du Ponts. : IRENEE
37
Artist Irvin. : REA
39
Schoolgirl. : COED
40
Hotsy-___. : TOTSY
42
Evaluate. : ASSAY
43
Area dreaded by sailors. : DOLDRUMS
45
Writer: Abbr. : CORR
46
Fictional sea captain. : NEMO
48
Black stuff. : SOOT
49
China transport. : SLOWBOAT
53
Craftsmen. : ARTISANS
57
Caviar. : ROES
59
"All his commandments ___": Psa. 111. : ARESURE
60
Proper. : MEET
61
Kind of arch. : LANCET
63
Sound of music. : TONE
65
Business degree. : BBA
66
"Where ___ wandering boy tonight?" : ISMY
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Monsoon's relative. : TRADEWIND
69
Thicken. : CLOT
70
Elephant group: Abbr. : GOP
71
Yul Brynner's kingdom. : SIAM
72
Singing trio. : DOREMI
74
Sir: Ger. : HERR
75
A mint. : OREGANO
78
Scanty. : POOR
80
Weedy sea. : SARGASSO
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Censuring savagely. : STRAFING
84
Italian actress. : DUSE
86
Peevish. : SOUR
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Upon. : ATOP
88
Sanctions. : ABETTALS
91
Dress for Calpurnia. : STOLA
95
Frequently. : OFTEN
97
Winged. : ALAR
98
Dep. : STA
99
Office girls. : STENOS
100
Shame! : FIE
101
Bygone birds. : DODOS
103
Aspect. : AURA
105
Spoils. : ROTS
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Bother: Colloq. : FAZE
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New Providence resort. : NASSAU
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Nails. : BRADS
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Highway: Abbr. : RTE
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Caledonia. : SCOTIA
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Locale of fickle winds. : HORSELATITUDES
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Verdi opera. : ERNANI
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Epoch in geology. : EOCENE
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Marine hunters. : SEALERS
122
Wobble. : TEETER
123
Tangle. : SNARL
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City on Lake Michigan. : GARY
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Weather map lines. : ISOBARS
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Flour and sugar. : STAPLES
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Prefix for easter or wester. : NOR
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Thrice: Prefix. : TRIS
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Beach wagon. : CAR
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Formicidae. : ANTS
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Menhaden, for one. : BAIT
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Efficiency apartment. : ONEROOM
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False. : BASELESS
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Rope. : LASSO
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Overseas address. : APO
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Humane group. : SPCC
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Hamlet's woes. : SEAOFTROUBLES
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Navy insignia. : EAGLES
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Shoddy. : SLEAZY
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___ Felix. : ARABIA
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"Asleep ___ deep." : INTHE
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Askew. : AGEE
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Bits. : MORSELS
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Iron: Prefix. : FERRO
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Unite. : WED
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Silliness. : INANITY
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"Crusader in Crinoline." : STOWE
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Hawseholes. : EYES
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Loved. : ADORED
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Shrewd. : CUTE
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Globes. : ORBS
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Grant. : DONATION
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Extirpated. : ROOTEDOUT
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Essence. : CORE
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___ de mer. : MAL
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Continent. : LANDMASS
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Cockney seaports. : ARBORS
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Italian playhouse. : TEATRO
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Friends in Tampico. : AMIGOS
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Summer spot. : RESORT
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Where most people live. : TEMPERATEZONE
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Lisbon lady: Abbr. : SNRA
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Rouse. : STIR
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Summer spot. : CAMP
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Bills. : ONES
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Defeats. : WORSTS
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Boat contract. : CHARTER
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Shred. : SNIP
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Refugee organization. : IRO
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Way out. : GATE
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Thoroughly: Fr. : AFOND
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Puff of wind. : GUST
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Snow shoes. : GALOSHES
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Food. : EATABLE
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Woodwind. : BASSOON
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Petrarch's lady. : LAURA
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Not yet delivered. : ONORDER
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Game of chance. : LOTTERY
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Evaluate. : ASSESS
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Printing method. : OFFSET
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Carriage. : FIACRE
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"Bleak House" girl. : ADA
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Miss Thompson. : SADIE
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Walking ___. : ONAIR
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Ship deserters. : RATS
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State: Fr. : ETAT
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Noah's boat: It. : ARCA
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Consumer. : USER
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Cervine. : STAG
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Noun suffix. : INE
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Joined the Navy: Abbr. : ENL
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Diminutive suffix. : ULA

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5 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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