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W. E. Jones
W. E. Jones

New York Times, Monday, March 19, 1962

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 40.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,630
Across
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Je ne ___ quoi. : SAIS
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Fret. : CHAFE
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___ Morgana, medieval fairy. : FATA
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Mineral in layers. : MICA
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Item for a fiddler. : ROSIN
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Afresh. : ANEW
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Nautical term. : APORT
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Instrument Erato played. : LYRE
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Neighbor of Montauk Point. : GARDINERSISLAND
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Saint ___, Cornwall resort. : IVES
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Arboretum feature. : TREE
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Pineapple. : ANANAS
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Certain clothing workers. : CLEANERS
32
First name in the theatre. : HELEN
33
Checked items. : COATS
34
Order's partner. : LAW
35
She threw the golden apple. : ERIS
36
Of a thready appearance. : CORDY
37
Little Margaret. : META
38
Of all: Scot. : AVA
39
Pretty. : BONNY
40
Error of a sort. : BONER
41
Discourses discursively. : DESCANTS
43
Ducky character. : DONALD
44
Entr'___. : ACTE
45
Bundle. : BALE
46
Former headquarters of whaling industry. : MARTHASVINEYARD
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Symbol of strength. : IRON
54
"___ you so." : ITOLD
55
Alaskan glacier. : MUIR
56
City founded by Pizarro. : LIMA
57
Snow: Fr. : NEIGE
58
River into the Po. : ADDA
59
Syrian city, dating to 2000 B.C. : ALEP
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Feast in Judaism. : SEDER
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Believe. : DEEM
Down
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Haze. : SMOG
2
Opera role. : AIDA
3
Wine cooler. : ICER
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Young herring. : SARDINES
5
Derricks. : CRANES
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Desires. : HOPES
7
Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
8
White House hostess. : FIRSTLADY
9
Sum total. : ENTIRETY
10
" ... how are the mighty ___." : FALLEN
11
Character in "The Cherry Orchard." : ANYA
12
Sea bird. : TERN
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Reverential. : AWED
21
A Karamazov. : IVAN
22
Red and Black. : SEAS
25
In the van. : AHEAD
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Courage. : NERVE
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Otherwise called. : ALIAS
28
Cures by salting. : CORNS
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Italian girl's name. : ELENA
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Badgerlike mammal. : RATEL
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Turf. : SWARD
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One whose election is challenged. : CONTESTEE
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Holds. : CONTAINS
37
Very avaricious. : MONEYMAD
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Name in music. : BACH
40
Tree trunk. : BOLE
42
Forty winks. : CATNAP
43
Anger: Colloq. : DANDER
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Nautical term. : BILGE
46
"___ 18." : MILA
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Seed appendage. : ARIL
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City on the Mohawk. : ROME
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Null's partner. : VOID
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Carcassonne's river. : AUDE
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Seem to float. : RIDE
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60 grains. : DRAM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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