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Jeanne Wilson
Jeanne Wilson

New York Times, Monday, July 30, 1984

44-Down : Wild ass

Author:
Jeanne Wilson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanne Wilson has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,683
Across
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Roe : EGGS
5
"___ Lisa" : MONA
9
Auditor, for short : CPA
12
Steak order : RARE
13
Med. subject : ANAT
14
Disposition : MOOD
15
A plum : GREENGAGE
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Islamic deity : ALLAH
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Titania's spouse : OBERON
20
Fuel for a Reo : GASOLINE
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St. Philip ___: 1515-95 : NERI
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Clairvoyance inits. : ESP
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"___ homo!" : ECCE
25
Cue in group singing : PRESA
27
Jealous : GREENEYED
29
Haughty conduct : AIRS
30
___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
31
Sister : NUN
32
Kind of poodle : TOY
33
Silent : MUM
34
Summertime in N.Y. : EDT
35
Haw's opposite : GEE
38
Fled : RAN
39
Bitter vetch : ERS
40
Madrid matrons: Abbr. : SRAS
41
Novice : GREENHORN
45
Afrikaners : BOERS
46
"___ Liberal": M. Arnold : IAMA
47
Black cuckoo : ANI
48
Plucky : GAME
49
Tactful person : DIPLOMAT
51
Muse of astronomy : URANIA
54
Mrs. Bunker : EDITH
55
N. Pacific fish : GREENLING
57
Cupid : EROS
58
Slippery shockers : EELS
59
Actress Swenson : INGA
60
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
61
An L.A. eleven : RAMS
62
Maturing catalyst : AGER
Down
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Therefore : ERGO
2
Attire : GARB
3
Verdure : GREENERY
4
Dixon or Leek : SEERESS
5
Large; great: Comb. form : MAGNI
6
"Three Men ___ Horse" : ONA
7
Scolds : NAGGERS
8
Military stance : ATEASE
9
Irish lass : COLLEEN
10
Follower of foreign or insurance : POLICY
11
"Ten Cents ___" : ADANCE
14
"Little Red Book" author : MAO
16
Writer Ephron : NORA
18
Pay attention : HEED
21
Disburses : SPENDS
25
Soft touch : PAT
26
Rita's place : RIO
27
Prize : GEM
28
Kook : NUT
30
Choreographer Katherine : DUNHAM
33
Homo sapiens : MAN
34
Rapacious sea bird : ERN
35
An apple : GREENING
36
Location of the cochlea : EAR
37
Curve : ESS
38
Dealer in domiciles : REALTOR
39
Part of Ethiopia : ERITREA
40
Mogadishu is its capital : SOMALIA
41
Author of "Strait Is the Gate" : GIDE
42
Attacked suddenly : RAIDED
43
Napoleon had one : EMPIRE
44
Wild ass : ONAGER
45
Rustic sight : BARN
48
Conjecture : GUESS
50
Interjections : OHS
52
"Picnic" author : INGE
53
Seaweed product : AGAR
56
Shade tree : ELM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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