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Jean Reed
Jean Reed

New York Times, Tuesday, February 14, 1967

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,394
Across
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___ Thomas, clockmaker. : SETH
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Flecked with color. : SHOT
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Salad mold. : ASPIC
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Kind of tire: Abbr. : PNEU
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Do a KP job. : PARE
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Patio vehicle. : TCART
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Declare. : AVER
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Shah's realm. : IRAN
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Nancy ___. : HANKS
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D. H. Lawrence novel. : SONSANDLOVERS
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Wind of southern France. : MISTRAL
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M. Coty. : RENE
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Fast-talking. : GLIB
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Rifle reaction. : RECOIL
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Dance. : TANGO
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Films: Abbr. : NEGS
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Wedding symbol. : RICE
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Gift meaning 55 Across. : SWEETHEARTROSES
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Sailor's goal. : PORT
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Italian commune. : ASTI
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Pitchers. : EWERS
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Arboreal animals. : SLOTHS
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For land or sea: Abbr. : AMPH
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Table d'___. : HOTE
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Ancient language. : ARAMAIC
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Message for today. : BEMYVALENTINE
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Expiate. : ATONE
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Sorts. : ILKS
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Graven image. : IDOL
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Blush. : COLOR
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___ were. : ASIT
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Farmer's home. : DELL
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Clasps. : HOLDS
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Warning to a child. : NONO
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Appends a postscript. : ADDS
Down
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Temporary activity. : SPASM
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Ballade's conclusion. : ENVOI
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Years. : TEENS
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U.S. novelist. : HURST
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___ cord. : SPINAL
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Bad luck. : HARDLINES
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Vocal. : ORAL
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Voice. : TENOR
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Greek goddess of wisdom. : ATHENE
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Sentinel of a sort. : SCARECROW
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Spiders. : PANS
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Annoy. : IRK
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Coins: Abbr. : CTS
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Idiom. : ARGOT
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2/3 mile, in Moscow. : VERST
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Blessed: Lat. : BEATA
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French river. : OISE
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Cooler. : ICER
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Smaller. : LESS
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Measures, for short. : TSPS
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GI's problem. : AWOL
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Role in "Quo Vadis?" : NERO
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Win approval: Colloq. : GETTHENOD
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Cantankerous old woman. : GRIMALKIN
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Kind of pudding. : HASTY
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Actress of 19th century. : REHAN
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Baseball thrillers. : HOMERS
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Magician's word. : PRESTO
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Spa in France. : EVIAN
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Abode of the infant Zeus. : MTIDA
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Helped. : AIDED
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"___ New York," song from "The Red Mill." : INOLD
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Cubicles. : CELLS
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Pod of a plant. : BOLL
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As well. : ALSO
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Very. : TOO

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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