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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Saturday, March 22, 1980

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 20.2
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,092
Across
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Socialite, for short : DEB
4
Shopper's consideration : COST
8
Bethlehem product : STEEL
13
Change for a five : ONES
15
Discordant : AJAR
16
Bisect : HALVE
17
Viva voce : ORAL
18
Dover ___ : SOLE
19
Peregrine : ALIEN
20
Rationale for cooperation : NOMANISANISLAND
23
Oilers or Steelers : ELEVEN
24
Taboo word : DONT
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___ polloi : HOI
27
Man-made fabric : DACRON
32
Slander : SMEAR
36
"___ fan tutte" : COSI
39
Tradition : LORE
40
Attempt at cooperation: 1920–46 : LEAGUEOFNATIONS
43
Other, in Ponce : OTRO
44
Prefix for toxin : ANTI
45
Great Lakes acronym : HOMES
46
Sawbuck : TENNER
48
N.F.L. man : PRO
50
Portico : STOA
53
Lure : ENTICE
58
Biblical directive for cooperation : LOVETHYNEIGHBOR
63
Withstand : ABIDE
64
Form of John : EVAN
65
Prefix for space or gram : AERO
66
Dorian Gray's creator : WILDE
67
Slope : RISE
68
Angered : IRED
69
Something to get up : STEAM
70
Word with dog or bob : SLED
71
Half a fly : TSE
Down
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Surname in a Blackmore novel : DOONE
2
Register : ENROL
3
N.Y.C.'s former mayor : BEAME
4
Gambling house : CASINO
5
What a señorita flashes : OJOS
6
Chicken or egg follower : SALAD
7
Roma–Firenze vehicle : TRENO
8
Kind of daisy : SHASTA
9
___ in the saddle : TALL
10
Lamb : ELIA
11
Tied : EVEN
12
Afford temporarily : LEND
14
Central European : SLAV
21
Hindu statesman : NEHRU
22
Country of 21 Down : INDIA
26
Object of worship : ICON
28
Muse of history : CLIO
29
"___ at the Top": Braine : ROOM
30
French river or department : ORNE
31
Cape : NESS
32
Track of a deer : SLOT
33
Homophone for meat : METE
34
Deserve : EARN
35
Contest, Greek style : AGON
37
Frequently, in poesy : OFT
38
Pert one : SNIP
41
Kind of worm or work : EARTH
42
Strip of leather : THONG
47
Value : ESTEEM
49
Checked by pulling : REINED
51
Certain courts : OYERS
52
Hammer's partner : ANVIL
54
Siamese : THAI
55
Jacques ___, French composer : IBERT
56
Centers : CORES
57
Eat away : ERODE
58
Enactments : LAWS
59
Necrology : OBIT
60
Disgusting : VILE
61
Work attributed to Snorri Sturluson : EDDA
62
Facility : EASE

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