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Jean J. Davison
Jean J. Davison

New York Times, Tuesday, August 11, 1992

Author:
Jean J. Davison
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 14.3
Jean J. Davison has 62 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,617
Across
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Big brass? : TUBA
5
___ roe : SHAD
9
Game loser : GOAT
13
Top : APEX
14
More ashen : PALER
16
Scat singer : ELLA
17
Entrance : GATE
18
Bridal path : AISLE
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Ornery : MEAN
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Leo's team? : DETROITLIONS
23
Palm Springs, e.g. : SPA
26
Primary color : RED
27
John, in Scotland : IAN
28
Team for 9 Down? : MINNESOTATWINS
34
"Picnic" playwright : INGE
35
Right angles : ELLS
36
Feed-bag morsel : OAT
38
___ off (angry) : TEED
39
Combine : MERGE
41
First name in mysteries : ERLE
42
Roach of film fame : HAL
43
Labels : TAGS
44
"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
45
Aries team? : LOSANGELESRAMS
50
A Gershwin : IRA
51
Ga. neighbor : ALA
52
Rest : LIE
53
Taurus's team? : CHICAGOBULLS
59
Require : LACK
60
Get around : EVADE
61
Smog's cousin : HAZE
65
Kind of history : ORAL
66
Cavalry weapon : SABER
67
Begin : OPEN
68
Refuse : DENY
69
Disney canine : LADY
70
Take care of : TEND
Down
1
Running game : TAG
2
___ tree (cornered) : UPA
3
Vegas transaction : BET
4
Chopped : AXED
5
Large outpourings : SPATES
6
Pageboy, e.g. : HAIRDO
7
In addition : ALSO
8
Sandwich shop : DELI
9
Constellation containing Castor and Pollux : GEMINI
10
Supermarket item : OLEO
11
Actor Thicke : ALAN
12
UV effects : TANS
15
Change a name : RETITLE
21
Poetic palindrome : ERE
22
Rules : LAWS
23
Maggie or Alexis : SMITH
24
Like certain cones : PINEAL
25
Boxing's Dundee : ANGELO
29
Actor Beatty : NED
30
Concise : TERSE
31
High-school subj. : ALG
32
Ordinary : NORMAL
33
Item sold at 8 Down : SALAMI
37
Uptight : TENSE
39
Gets by : MANAGES
40
Rhode Island White's deposit : EGG
41
Attention : EAR
43
Neighbor of Twelve Oaks : TARA
46
Feeble : SICKLY
47
Praised : LAUDED
48
Queen of detective stories : ELLERY
49
___ hepatica : SAL
53
Bumpkin : CLOD
54
Also-ran of fable : HARE
55
"___ Dream, Can't I?": 1937 song : ICAN
56
Roundish : OVAL
57
Gilda Radner persona : BABA
58
Worn-out : SHOT
62
Copy : APE
63
___ Buddhism : ZEN
64
Purpose : END

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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