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Thomas E. Devlin
Thomas E. Devlin

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 1963

Author:
Thomas E. Devlin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 53.4 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Thomas E. Devlin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,225
Across
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Broom. : BESOM
6
Units of illumination. : PHOTS
11
Settled routine. : GROOVE
12
Atomic Number 88. : RADIUM
14
Purposeful. : PLANNED
15
Prophet, circa 590 B.C. : EZEKIEL
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Sindbad's bird. : ROC
18
Like some spinach. : GRITTY
20
Sicilian mountain. : ETNA
21
Places of refuge. : ARKS
23
Go away! : SCAT
24
Author Fleming. : IAN
25
Exercise. : WIELD
27
Horned goddess. : ISIS
29
Contemporary dramatist. : INGE
30
Essence. : NATURE
32
Hodgepodges. : MELANGES
34
Certain resins. : SANDARACS
36
Finale figure for a golfer. : EIGHTEEN
39
Prepared, as fruit. : PEELED
43
Aesthetically offensive. : UGLY
44
Sandbank. : SPIT
46
A bagpipe. : DRONE
47
Homme de ___, French lawyer. : LOI
48
Bruin's domicile. : LAIR
50
Slab of peat. : TURF
51
Language associated with 52 Down. : ERSE
53
Theatrical family. : FONDAS
55
More than enough. : TOO
56
Wheel animalcule. : ROTIFER
58
Unprofitable. : INUTILE
60
Cylindrical. : TERETE
61
Way out. : EGRESS
62
What some Reno visitors do. : REWED
63
One of a fighter's measurements. : REACH
Down
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Income tax grouping. : BRACKET
2
A thousand ages. : EON
3
Partner of dance. : SONG
4
Shots beyond the target. : OVERS
5
Florentines. : MEDICI
6
More pleasing. : PRETTIER
7
Less than smoggy. : HAZY
8
Pindar's forte. : ODE
9
Small child: Var. : TIKE
10
Certain fabric. : SUITING
11
Doxology. : GLORIA
13
Domestic establishment. : MENAGE
14
Shrimplike animal. : PRAWN
16
Segments of parkways. : LANES
19
Native of Hobart. : TASMANIAN
22
Very sloppy underfoot. : SLUSHY
26
Mild expletive. : DRAT
28
Place summarily and often carelessly. : SLAP
29
Supplement. : INSERT
31
Hydrocarbon suffixes. : ENES
33
Won a tennis point. : ACED
35
Expressed regret. : DEPLORED
36
Calculus expert, Swiss-born. : EULER
37
Indonesian language. : IGOROT
38
Sparkle: Poet. : GLISTER
40
Like a boor. : LOUTISH
41
Accepts as a member. : ENROLS
42
Friday's creator. : DEFOE
45
More trim. : TIDIER
49
Travel through. : RANGE
52
Premier Lemass' country. : EIRE
53
Gala. : FETE
54
Chapter of the Koran. : SURA
57
A handful. : FEW
59
Plain-clothes man: Slang. : TEC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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