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Jesse Roarke
Jesse Roarke

New York Times, Saturday, July 20, 1991

2-Down : Actress Christensen

Author:
Jesse Roarke
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { H Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Jesse Roarke has 48 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,229
Across
1
St. Cecilia's sphere : MUSIC
6
Mark indicating nasalization : TILDE
11
A flounder : DAB
14
Liszt work : ETUDE
15
Type of squash : ACORN
16
River of central Asia : ILI
17
19
King Arthur's spear : RON
20
Black Jack's outfit : AEF
21
Gushed: Var. : SPIRTED
23
Kipling's "___ Stories" : JUSTSO
26
Titubated : REELED
27
Swiss linear unit : ELLE
28
Spur : GOAD
30
Grant-___ : INAID
33
Nailhead : STUD
34
Game played with counters : NIM
35
The world soul : PNEUMA
36
Actor Matheson : TIM
37
Danish port : AALBORG
39
A mah-jongg tile : BAM
40
Commence : EMBARK
42
Asian language : LAO
43
Evening, in Firenze : SERA
44
"Miss Julie" composer : ROREM
45
African cereal grass : TEFF
46
Siderite and tinstone : ORES
47
Held forth : ORATED
49
River of S.C. : EDISTO
51
___ Duyvil, N.Y. : SPUYTEN
53
Important star : SOL
54
Cephalus' lover : EOS
55
61
Mountain pass : COL
62
Commodious : ROOMY
63
Sicilian islands : EGADI
64
Render : TRY
65
Auto racer Irvan : ERNIE
66
Depressions : DENTS
Down
1
Choo Choo Coleman in 1962 : MET
2
Actress Christensen : UTE
3
Cato's "I am" : SUM
4
Conceived : IDEATED
5
She knew her oats : CERES
6
Salt : TAR
7
"___ on parle ... " : ICI
8
Detached : LOOSED
9
An olive is one : DRUPE
10
Farm chore : ENSILING
11
Some Dixie wasps : DIRTDAUBERS
12
Kind of hemp : ALOE
13
Constrict : BIND
18
Alaskan island : AFOGNAK
22
Alain ___ Lesage : RENE
23
Fool : JESTER
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Pertaining to last month : ULTIMO
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In a lethargic manner : SLUMBROUSLY
26
Meandered : RAMBLED
29
Bribe : OIL
31
Turkish hospice : IMARET
32
Spanish poet ___ Alonso : DAMASO
35
Claim : PROFESS
37
Sculptor's framework : ARMATURE
38
Lout : OAF
41
Ethereal : AERY
43
Certain fodder : SOILAGE
45
Hamstring : TENDON
48
Neil Shicoff, e.g. : TENOR
50
Declined mentally : DOTED
51
Conventicle participants : SECT
52
On one's uppers : POOR
56
Skater Wontanabe : EMI
57
End of a Salinger title : RYE
58
Thai river : NAN
59
Banned poison : DDT
60
Amy, to Chip : SIS

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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