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Jane Coon
Jane Coon

New York Times, Saturday, August 19, 1967

24-Down : Aida's status.

Author:
Jane Coon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jane Coon has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,580
Across
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Suppose, old style. : TROW
5
Search thoroughly. : COMB
9
Part. : ROLE
13
Florida food fish. : WAHOO
15
Edible seaweed. : AGAR
16
Man's name. : AMOS
17
Formidable adversary. : IMMOVABLEOBJECT
20
Bright. : GAY
21
Dresden's river. : ELBE
22
Muse. : URANIA
23
Harsh noise. : BRAY
24
Oriental ruler. : SHAH
25
Ornamentations. : DECORS
28
Dross. : SLAG
29
Word of derision. : PAH
32
S. A. macaw. : ARARA
33
Nana of Asia. : AMAH
34
State of Brazil. : PARA
35
One attribute of Cleopatra. : INFINITEVARIETY
38
Relatives of fish stories. : LIES
39
Karnak's river. : NILE
40
Come after. : ENSUE
41
Oui or si. : YES
42
Clansman. : SCOT
43
Composite flowers. : ASTERS
44
Seam. : VEIN
45
Immature insect. : PUPA
46
Members of ANTA. : ACTORS
49
Cloy. : SATE
50
Talk: Slang. : JAW
53
One way of getting away from it all. : SLOWBOATTOCHINA
56
Spot for a new home. : SITE
57
Cheer (for) the team. : ROOT
58
Shadings. : TINTS
59
December feature. : NOEL
60
Carriage: Colloq. : SHAY
61
Theater sign. : EXIT
Down
1
Piece of a bird's nest. : TWIG
2
Santha ___ Rau. : RAMA
3
Words of distress. : OHMY
4
Court. : WOO
5
One kind of driver. : CABBY
6
Pop-eyed glance. : OGLE
7
Girl's name. : MAE
8
Hubbub, from the French. : BROUHAHA
9
See 24 Across. : RAJAH
10
Portent. : OMEN
11
Places. : LOCI
12
Spanish "this." : ESTA
14
Invaded. : OVERRAN
18
See 3 Down. : ALAS
19
Crow. : BRAG
23
Slavic man's name. : BORIS
24
Aida's status. : SLAVE
25
Kind of double. : DAILY
26
Man's nickname. : ERNIE
27
Bistros. : CAFES
28
Troutlike fish. : SMELT
29
Bel ___, cheese from Italy. : PAESE
30
Maestro Rubinstein. : ARTUR
31
Theater name. : HAYES
33
Noun suffix. : ATION
34
Early Atlantic vessel. : PINTA
36
Teeth. : INCISORS
37
Consideration. : RESPECT
42
Bulgar's cousin. : SERB
43
Vehicle: Colloq. : AUTO
44
A or I. : VOWEL
45
Cookery term. : PATTY
46
Society: Abbr. : ASSN
47
Sister of 22 Across. : CLIO
48
Carry: Colloq. : TOTE
49
Portico. : STOA
50
Bad-luck bringer. : JINX
51
Against. : ANTI
52
Poetic verb form. : WAST
54
Hibernian group. : AOH
55
Go in haste. : HIE

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

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