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Jeanne Wilson
Jeanne Wilson

New York Times, Tuesday, April 5, 1977

Author:
Jeanne Wilson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jeanne Wilson has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,097
Across
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Waugh or Templeton : ALEC
5
Runs before the wind : SCUDS
10
Court hearing : OYER
14
Food fish : SOLE
15
Proceed like Alice's rabbit : HURRY
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Myrna Loy role : NORA
17
Marquand novel : POINTOFNORETURN
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Flash flood : SPATE
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Starve : FAMISH
22
Corn unit : EAR
24
Joins a contest : ENTERS
27
Bird or missile : SPARROW
31
Manager; ruler : GERENT
33
Kitchenware : POTS
34
Hair-raising : EERIE
37
Brain passage : ITER
38
Emperor of Rome: 69 A.D. : OTHO
39
Schnapps : GIN
40
Lady Jane : GREY
41
Lower a spar : REEF
42
Steal game : POACH
44
Towel word : HERS
45
Bridge holding : TENACE
47
Most fiery : HOTTEST
49
Shellfish products : NACRES
51
Fido's reward : PAT
52
Loyalists of '76 : TORIES
55
Kind of council or seal : PRIVY
59
National Guard activity : POLICINGTHEAREA
63
Prefix for logical : IDEO
64
Water nymph : NAIAD
65
Buffalo fish : CARP
66
Relative of krypton : NEON
67
Essences : GISTS
68
Islands off Florida : KEYS
Down
1
Vipers : ASPS
2
Chicago area : LOOP
3
Lamb : ELIA
4
5
Dixie exclamation : SHO
6
Buffet : CUFF
7
Receptacle for rosas : URNA
8
Airport, for short : DROME
9
Hospital device : SYRINGE
10
Becoming warm : ONTHERIGHTTRACK
11
"Near ___" (old song) : YOU
12
Slip : ERR
13
Hotfooted it : RAN
18
Briny droplet : TEAR
19
Italian family of note : ESTE
23
Sterlet delicacy : ROE
25
Damaged paper : RETREE
26
Curls the lip : SNEERS
27
Big spender : SPORT
28
Irish moonshine : POTEEN
29
Statue by Phidias : ATHENA
30
Gleason's "And away ___!" : WEGO
32
Assignation : TRYST
35
Narrow inlet : RIA
36
Type of worm : INCH
42
Tourist's ocular activity : PEERING
43
School dance : HOP
46
Gator's relative : CROC
48
Cassette : TAPE
50
Moses's Mount : SINAI
53
Auspices : EGIS
54
Photocopy : STAT
56
"Dies ___" (old hymn) : IRAE
57
Extremely : VERY
58
Kyoodles : YAPS
59
Wrestling win : PIN
60
Canticle's cousin : ODE
61
Durocher : LEO
62
Directors: Abbr. : HDS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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