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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Monday, July 5, 1993

57-Down : Merchants' assn.

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,945
Across
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Harsh : GRIM
5
Understand : GET
8
Hopper of Hollywood : HEDDA
13
Like Humpty Dumpty? : ROLYPOLY
15
Lilies' relatives : ALOES
16
Beat a retreat? : BACKTRACK
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"___ Diddy Diddy," 1964 song : DOWAH
18
Squid's projection : INK
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Skater Sonja : HENIE
20
Bacon part : RIND
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Writer-critic James ___ : AGEE
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Actor Byrnes : EDD
24
May et al. : MONTHS
26
Sabbath lecture : SERMON
28
Larroquette role on TV : DAN
29
Great Society agcy. : OEO
30
Wedding-party member : BESTMAN
33
Actress Nancy : KWAN
34
Made a choice : OPTED
37
Klutz : OAF
38
Wherewithal : FUNDS
39
"The ___," 1987 Shue play : NERD
40
Got a move on : HUSTLED
42
Actor Gulager : CLU
43
Period : DOT
44
News to a nose : AROMAS
48
"Ocean's ___," Sinatra film : ELEVEN
50
___ de coeur : CRI
52
Guru : SAGE
53
C.E.O.'s degrees : MBAS
54
Bow or Barton : CLARA
56
Attachment to sir : REE
57
Mitchell's Scarlett, e.g. : BELLE
58
Gym whim? : HANDSTAND
60
More melancholy : BLUER
61
Yell like hell? : OUTSHOUT
62
"This patriarch ___": Milton : BLEST
63
C.I.A. forerunner : OSS
64
Extremities : ENDS
Down
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Farmers' group : GRANGE
2
J.F.K.'s chair : ROCKER
3
Kind or class : ILK
4
Tale about the Minotaur, e.g. : MYTH
5
"___ sin no more": John 8:11 : GOAND
6
Heston role : ELCID
7
Kid : TYKE
8
Subnuclear particle : HADRON
9
Remove, as property : ELOIN
10
Main Street beat? : DOWNTOWN
11
Nitwit? : DEADHEAD
12
Wood for skis : ASH
14
Grooms carefully : PREENS
16
Favoritism : BIAS
22
Fix firmly : EMBED
24
Checker, e.g. : MAN
25
Pearl Buck novel : SONS
27
Ref. book : OED
28
Ditsy : DAFT
31
Promote : TOUT
32
Second degrees? : MAS
33
Praise : KUDOS
34
Formerly : ONCE
35
Helter-skelter? : PELLMELL
36
Like a friend to the end? : TRUEBLUE
38
___-de-lance (viper) : FER
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Sweetie pie : HON
41
Highland honchos : LAIRDS
43
Forsake : DESERT
45
Pillage : MARAUD
46
Stars' spokespersons : AGENTS
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Pip or kernel : SEED
49
Lowlands : VALES
50
Arctic surname : CLAUS
51
Carries on : RANTS
54
Half a toy train : CHOO
55
A Wimbledon winner: 1975 : ASHE
57
Merchants' assn. : BBB
59
Large amount : TON

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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