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Hugh McElroy
Hugh McElroy

New York Times, Tuesday, November 2, 1976

20-Across : Carney

Author:
Hugh McElroy
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { B Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Hugh McElroy has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
J
2
A
3
N
4
E
5
A
6
S
7
T
8
E
9
R
10
T
11
O
12
R
13
O
14
A
M
E
S
15
S
H
A
L
E
16
A
N
E
T
17
V
O
X
P
18
O
P
U
L
I
V
19
O
X
D
E
I
20
A
R
T
21
N
I
C
E
22
L
E
E
D
S
23
D
E
C
K
24
D
25
E
M
S
26
R
27
E
28
C
E
S
S
29
G
E
N
E
30
G
31
O
32
P
33
E
L
L
A
34
R
A
I
D
35
O
R
A
36
A
C
A
R
37
T
38
E
39
R
A
N
D
A
40
F
O
R
D
41
D
I
N
42
O
D
E
S
43
I
D
I
D
44
Y
D
S
45
F
E
N
S
46
C
47
L
A
S
S
Y
48
O
F
N
O
49
M
O
O
T
50
P
51
E
52
A
C
E
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M
A
R
C
54
A
55
V
56
A
57
I
S
T
H
E
58
V
59
O
I
C
E
O
60
F
G
O
D
61
A
N
T
E
62
A
R
D
O
R
63
L
A
T
E
64
S
E
A
R
65
R
E
I
N
S
66
O
L
E
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,943
Across
1
Tarzan's love : JANE
5
Flower : ASTER
10
Matador's co-star : TORO
14
Singing brothers : AMES
15
Easily split rock : SHALE
16
Dill herb : ANET
17
Latin version of 57 across : VOXPOPULIVOXDEI
20
Carney : ART
21
Pleasant : NICE
22
Yorkshire area : LEEDS
23
Poop or after : DECK
24
Donkey people: Abbr. : DEMS
26
School break : RECESS
29
Writer Fowler : GENE
30
Elephant people: Abbr. : GOP
33
Miss Cinders : ELLA
34
Air or panty : RAID
35
Old money of England : ORA
36
Political pair-off : ACARTERANDAFORD
41
Gunga : DIN
42
Certain lyrics : ODES
43
"Yes, ___ it" : IDID
44
Measures: Abbr. : YDS
45
Bogs : FENS
46
Kind of chassis : CLASSY
48
___ consequence : OFNO
49
Debatable : MOOT
50
International goal : PEACE
53
Grape refuse : MARC
54
Gardner : AVA
57
"The voice of the people ___" : ISTHEVOICEOFGOD
61
Penny ___ : ANTE
62
Fervor : ARDOR
63
Never too ___ : LATE
64
Burn : SEAR
65
The ___ of government : REINS
66
Cheers : OLES
Down
1
Hash-house coffee : JAVA
2
Love, in Granada : AMOR
3
Barber's word : NEXT
4
Uncanny talent: Abbr. : ESP
5
Mold jellies : ASPICS
6
Work on corn : SHUCK
7
Yarn : TALE
8
Wallach : ELI
9
Abbr. on a church letter : REV
10
Certain certainties : TAXES
11
Wave, in France : ONDE
12
Cager Willis : REED
13
"Miss ___ regrets ... " : OTIS
18
Do ___ thing : ONES
19
Spanish elm grove : OLMEDA
23
Word before sir : DEAR
24
Dizzy or Daffy : DEAN
25
City of Oklahoma : ENID
26
Prepared : READY
27
Spanish hero : ELCID
28
What tartans denote : CLANS
29
Blue Kentucky product : GRASS
30
Wares : GOODS
31
Fragrant root : ORRIS
32
Chayefsky : PADDY
37
Chewy sweet : TOFFEE
38
"East of ___" : EDEN
39
Splitsville : RENO
40
Order : FIAT
46
Gadgets for apples : CORERS
47
Daft : LOCO
48
Shade of yellow : OCHER
49
Georgia city : MACON
50
Miss Lindstrom et al. : PIAS
51
Anglo-Saxon slave : ESNE
52
"___ boy!" : ATTA
53
French resort area : MIDI
54
Arab head cord : AGAL
55
Exercise a right : VOTE
56
Lemon and lime : ADES
58
Assortment: Abbr. : VAR
59
Mine output : ORE
60
Ziegfeld : FLO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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