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Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins

New York Times, Tuesday, March 2, 1976

Author:
Ann Jenkins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 28.4 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
Ann Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,698
Across
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Disastrous : TRAGIC
7
Colorful lizards : AGAMAS
13
Tubby sound : RUBADUB
15
Spring from : EMANATE
16
Jazz up : ANIMATE
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In effect, almost : VIRTUAL
18
Parcels out : DOLES
19
Word of accord : YEA
21
Early TV headliner : BERLE
22
Repeatedly : EVER
23
Mrs. Meir : GOLDA
25
Church district: Abbr. : DIOC
26
Japanese coin : SEN
27
Callers at Bahrain : TANKERS
29
Chicago time: Abbr. : CST
30
Form anew : REMOLD
32
Traces : TINGES
34
Mild oath : EGAD
35
Medusa's turned to snakes : HAIR
36
Conductor Antal : DORATI
38
Whirled : EDDIED
41
Thieves' haven : DEN
42
Frescoed chapel : SISTINE
44
Shelter : LEE
46
In a solid state : ICED
48
Strike ___ (pretend) : APOSE
49
Hebrew letters : MEMS
50
Grape holders : VINES
52
Good estates : UPS
53
Keeps : SAVES
54
Adorer : IDOLIST
56
Remove from a box : UNCRATE
58
Truce-like period : DETENTE
59
Legislated : ENACTED
60
City of Greece : EDESSA
61
Anesthetics : ETHERS
Down
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Traffics in : TRADES
2
Exceed : RUNOVER
3
One of Ike's homes : ABILENE
4
More plucky : GAMER
5
Castor's killer : IDAS
6
Film director's "Stop!" : CUT
7
Gallic friend : AMI
8
Uniform : GARB
9
Paid up : ANTED
10
M. Chevalier : MAURICE
11
Perplexed : ATALOSS
12
Discriminating : SELECT
14
Incontestable : BEYONDDISPUTE
15
Hem and haw : EVADETHEISSUE
20
Hunter's quarry : ELK
23
Ancient land of Asia Minor : GALATIA
24
Theseus's thread-bearer : ARIADNE
27
Academic gowns : TOGAS
28
Sarcastic : SNIDE
31
Mal de ___ : MER
33
Gypsy horse : GRI
36
Made a choice : DECIDED
37
Johnny's range, in a song : ONENOTE
39
Promote : ELEVATE
40
Greek goddess of soil : DEMETER
41
Split off : DIVIDE
43
Cap : TOP
45
Ancient chariots : ESSEDS
47
Crosses out : DELES
49
Progress : MARCH
51
Lust and envy, e.g. : SINS
53
Vamoose! : SCAT
55
R.R. stop : STA
57
Naut. bearing : NNE

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

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