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W. E. Jones
New York Times, Friday, December 21, 1956
Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { K Q V }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 59.5
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 W | 4 S | 5 E | 6 D | 7 D | 8 A | 9 S | 10 F | 11 I | 12 F | 13 I |
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14 A | N | A | T | 15 M | A | R | N | E | 16 I | R | I | D |
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17 P | Y | L | E | 18 E | L | E | N | A | 19 N | O | S | E |
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20 S | A | L | E | 21 S | R | E | S | I | S | 22 T | A | N | C | E |
23 S | L | U | G | 24 S | E | O | U | L | ||||||
25 M | 26 U | T | I | N | E | 27 E | R | 28 N | E | S | 29 T | 30 E | 31 R |
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32 A | P | R | E | S | 33 P | E | 34 R | E | S | 35 A | X | E |
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36 D | O | E | R | 37 B | I | H | A | R | 38 D | R | I | P |
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39 A | L | E | 40 J | O | S | E | F | 41 T | O | A | L | L |
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42 M | U | T | 43 T | E | R | 44 A | T | 45 T | O | R | N | E | Y |
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46 R | A | D | 47 A | R | 48 A | L | I | T | ||||||
49 B | 50 U | 51 S | I | N | E | S | S | 52 A | S | U | S | U | 53 A | 54 L |
55 A | L | I | X | 56 R | O | A | M | S | 57 D | L | I | I |
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58 A | N | T | I | 59 E | L | L | I | E | 60 A | A | R | E |
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61 L | A | Z | E | 62 D | O | S | E | S | 63 Y | S | E | R |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,733
Across
1
Bird sounds. : CAWS
5
Icelandic classics. : EDDAS
10
Fritzi Scheff role in "Mlle. Modiste." : FIFI
14
Course for an artist: Abbr. : ANAT
15
Chateau-Thierry's river. : MARNE
16
Crocus is an example. : IRID
17
Author of "Brave Men." : PYLE
18
Former queen of Italy. : ELENA
19
De Bergerac's problem. : NOSE
20
Condition in commerce not visible in December. : SALESRESISTANCE
23
Spacer, in printing. : SLUG
24
Rhee's capital. : SEOUL
25
Fletcher Christian, for example. : MUTINEER
28
Bird in the spring. : NESTER
32
"___ moi le déluge." : APRES
33
French fathers. : PERES
35
Tool. : AXE
36
Active person. : DOER
37
Patna is its capital. : BIHAR
38
Method of coffee-making. : DRIP
39
Pub favorite. : ALE
40
Pianist Hofmann. : JOSEF
41
Merry Christmas ___. : TOALL
42
Speak indistinctly. : MUTTER
44
___ general. : ATTORNEY
46
Electronic locating device. : RADAR
48
Came down. : ALIT
49
Sign during alterations. : BUSINESSASUSUAL
55
Girl's name. : ALIX
56
Wanders. : ROAMS
57
552. : DLII
58
Opposed. : ANTI
59
Mrs. Glenn Ford. : ELLIE
60
River into the Rhine. : AARE
61
Loaf. : LAZE
62
Potions. : DOSES
63
River into the North Sea. : YSER
Down
1
Surpasses. : CAPS
2
Writer Seton. : ANYA
3
Barometer of business. : WALLSTREET
4
More flintlike. : STEELIER
5
Come forth. : EMERGE
6
Hill's companion. : DALE
7
Theatrical events. : DRESSREHEARSALS
8
Girl in an old song. : ANNIE
9
Condiment. : SEASONER
10
Important events at Wimbledon. : FINALS
11
Shade of gray. : IRON
12
Exchequer. : FISC
13
___ fixe. : IDEE
21
Days: Poet. : SUNS
22
Week day: Abbr. : TUES
25
Form of epistolary address. : MADAM
26
Samoan island. : UPOLU
27
Of a certain church: Abbr. : EPIS
29
Spiders. : TARANTULAS
30
Man without a country. : EXILE
31
Echo. : REPLY
34
Float. : RAFT
37
Was next to (with "on"). : BORDERED
38
Star of "Julie." : DORISDAY
40
___ Arthur. : JEAN
41
Balsam. : TOLU
43
Beatrice. : TRIXIE
45
Scotch drinking cups. : TASSES
47
Italian city, home of the Brownings. : ASOLO
49
A sun god. : BAAL
50
Arm bone. : ULNA
51
Type of bath. : SITZ
52
French girl friend. : AMIE
53
River in Yorkshire. : AIRE
54
Recliner. : LIER
Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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