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W. E. Jones
New York Times, Friday, September 2, 1955
12-Down : Northern island: Abbr.
Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 H | 2 A | 3 H | 4 A | 5 S | 6 G | 7 A | 8 B | 9 S | 10 E | 11 P | 12 I | 13 C |
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14 A | N | I | L | E | 15 R | E | L | A | 16 Y | R | A | C | E |
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17 I | N | N | E | R | 18 A | N | O | M | A | L | I | E | S |
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19 R | E | D | C | A | 20 R | P | E | T | 21 W | E | L | L | S |
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22 C | A | P | I | T | 23 O | L | ||||||||
24 B | 25 A | 26 S | 27 T | 28 A | L | D | E | N | 29 F | 30 A | 31 S | 32 H |
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33 E | N | T | E | 34 B | B | E | 35 R | E | 36 R | O | U | T | E |
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37 A | G | A | P | E | 38 A | U | D | E | N |
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39 D | E | L | I | L | 40 A | 41 H | 42 M | 43 A | U | R | I | A | C |
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44 S | L | E | D | 45 R | O | 46 W | E | R | 47 S | O | M | E |
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48 A | R | C | A | D | E | 49 S | ||||||||
50 L | 51 U | 52 M | 53 E | N | 54 U | R | I | A | H | 55 H | 56 E | 57 E | 58 P |
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59 A | N | A | S | T | 60 A | S | I | A | 61 R | O | C | C | O |
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62 D | I | S | S | I | D | E | N | T | 63 E | U | R | U | S |
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64 Y | O | K | E | 65 E | D | G | E | 66 D | R | U | S | E |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,257
Across
1
Guffaws. : HAHAS
6
Chatters: Colloq. : GABS
10
Magnum opus. : EPIC
14
Infirm. : ANILE
15
Field day event. : RELAYRACE
17
Near the center. : INNER
18
Deviations from the general rule. : ANOMALIES
19
Essential for welcoming a V. I. P. : REDCARPET
21
Sources of water supply. : WELLS
22
Government building. : CAPITOL
24
Fibre used in rope making. : BAST
28
Composer John ___ Carpenter. : ALDEN
29
Vex: Scot. : FASH
33
Uganda's capital, on Lake Victoria. : ENTEBBE
35
Revise an itinerary. : REROUTE
37
Overcome with awe. : AGAPE
38
Contemporary poet. : AUDEN
39
Biblical betrayer. : DELILAH
42
Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1952. : MAURIAC
44
Coasting vehicle. : SLED
45
Contender on the Thames. : ROWER
47
An indefinite quantity. : SOME
48
Passageways with shops. : ARCADES
50
Unit of light. : LUMEN
54
Mr. Wickfield's clerk. : URIAHHEEP
59
Viveca Lindfors role. : ANASTASIA
61
Champion Marciano's first name. : ROCCO
62
Not agreeing. : DISSIDENT
63
The southeast wind. : EURUS
64
Symbol of servitude. : YOKE
65
Rim. : EDGE
66
Member of Syrian sect. : DRUSE
Down
1
Curls. : HAIR
2
Author Lindbergh. : ANNE
3
Female red deer. : HIND
4
One of the Waughs. : ALEC
5
Glacial ice pinnacle. : SERAC
6
Come to grips. : GRAPPLE
7
Latin epic. : AENEID
8
Police station log. : BLOTTER
9
Tony Weller's son. : SAM
10
Author Gardner. : ERLE
11
Bucket. : PAIL
12
Northern island: Abbr. : ICEL
13
Scotch land tax. : CESS
16
Ship's small boat. : YAWL
20
Austria's Chancellor. : RAAB
23
The same. : ONE
24
Costume jewelry. : BEADS
25
Theatrical backer. : ANGEL
26
Vapid. : STALE
27
Lukewarm. : TEPID
29
Plus ___. : FOURS
30
Companion of video. : AUDIO
31
Kind of motive power. : STEAM
32
Consequently. : HENCE
34
Barbara ___ Geddes. : BEL
36
Former Indian delegate to U. N. : RAU
40
Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
41
Cheated. : HOCUSED
42
Bring about by intervention. : MEDIATE
43
Extent of surface. : AREA
46
Well-known band leader. : WARING
48
Not pro. : ANTI
49
Cut into small strips. : SHRED
50
Title. : LADY
51
Genus of mollusks. : UNIO
52
Skindiver's headgear. : MASK
53
To be: Latin. : ESSE
55
Time differential. : HOUR
56
Beige. : ECRU
57
Medieval soldier's shields. : ECUS
58
Attitudinize. : POSE
60
Summertime drink. : ADE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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