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Jesse Roarke
Jesse Roarke

New York Times, Friday, September 9, 1983

35-Down : Brief poem

Author:
Jesse Roarke
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jesse Roarke has 48 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,358
Across
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Fragment of pottery : SHARD
6
Soprano who wrote "Men, Women and Tenors" : ALDA
10
Ron, in Mexico : RUM
13
Dike : LEVEE
14
Amphibious jeep : SEEP
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Indian woman's dress : SARI
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Make ___ of (botch) : AMESS
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Heavenly : CELESTIAL
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Priests' hats : BIRETTAS
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Nob : NOODLE
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"The Tender ___," 1955 song or film : TRAP
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Crack : SNAP
24
Chinese port : SWATOW
27
Slovenly : SLIPSHOD
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She was named best actress in 1954 : KELLY
32
Soy or Roy : BEAN
33
Yalie : ELI
34
Advantage : EDGE
35
Units of electrical force : VOLTS
36
Year in the papacy of St. Pius I : CLIV
37
Id's companion : EGO
38
Railroad once headed by Jay Gould : ERIE
39
Treasure ___ : TROVE
40
Message sometimes sung : TELEGRAM
43
Slides : CHUTES
44
Full of juice : LUSH
45
Plath or Sexton : POET
46
Person born in early June, e.g. : GEMINI
49
Large tuna : ALBACORE
53
Corot creation : LANDSCAPE
55
Pitch : THROW
56
"Whoopee!" at Pan's parties : EVOE
57
Mortgage : LIEN
58
Pass a rope through : REEVE
59
Fiber knot : NEP
60
Summary of Norse mythology : EDDA
61
Big Bertha's home : ESSEN
Down
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What Koufax once toed : SLAB
2
Prefix denoting a moiety : HEMI
3
State : AVER
4
Transplant oneself : RESETTLE
5
Annihilate : DESTROY
6
Org. for Cahn, Kahn et al. : ASCAP
7
Sediment : LEES
8
Shofner of football fame : DEL
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Italian range, to René : APENNINS
10
Foray : RAID
11
Russian river : URAL
12
Eight furlongs : MILE
15
Obstructs : STOPS
18
Cleansing agent : SOAP
20
Child's marble : TAW
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Shade of blue : SLATE
24
Special poker hand : SKEET
25
Item in Kite's bag : WEDGE
26
Star in Perseus : ALGOL
27
One of three Turkish sultans : SELIM
28
Serf : HELOT
29
An oil source : OLIVE
30
Plunges : DIVES
32
___ Peak, Idaho : BORAH
35
Brief poem : VERSICLE
36
Supports of a sort : CRUTCHES
39
Globe, Rose or Swan : THEATRE
41
Slur over : ELIDE
42
Bren and Sten : GUNS
43
High-gaited horse : COB
45
Full assemblies : PLENA
46
Hollow : GLEN
47
Mansard extension : EAVE
48
L-Q connection : MNOP
49
Mimicked : APED
50
Mined metals : ORES
51
Spatiate : ROVE
52
A Gershwin biographer : EWEN
54
Assistance : AID

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

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