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Hickmott
Hickmott

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 1985

Author:
Hickmott
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.9
Hickmott has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,156
Across
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Animal's blister : BLAIN
6
Autumnal cry : RAH
9
G.I.'s therapy center : REHAB
14
Keep an ___ the ground : EARTO
15
Lawyers' org. : ABA
16
Sicilian seaport : AVOLA
17
Meantime? : GREENWICH
19
Jeopardy : PERIL
20
Turkish title : AGA
21
Heel : CAD
22
"Strike not ___ ... ": Shak. : ASTROKE
24
Shade of brown : TORTOISE
27
Gable role : BUTLER
28
River to the North Sea : EMS
29
Sound investment? : STEREO
31
Virgil's epic opener : ARMA
34
Latin's lunch, perhaps : TACO
36
Margins : EDGES
39
Lixivium : LYE
40
Virgule : SLASH
42
A descendant of Aaron : ELI
43
Herd of seals : PATCH
46
Lhasa ___ (type of dog) : APSO
47
African antelope : ORYX
48
Neophyte : ROOKIE
50
Aust. state : NSW
52
Whet : AROUSE
54
Recondite : ESOTERIC
59
Preserver's activity : CANNING
61
On the ___ vive : QUI
62
"___ pig's eye!" : INA
63
Emulate Barrymore : EMOTE
64
Old-timer? : HOURGLASS
67
Versifier : RIMER
68
Storied age : ERA
69
Sacred song : MOTET
70
Maudlin : BEERY
71
Flow's counterpart : EBB
72
Marble : AGATE
Down
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Sired : BEGAT
2
Presto's opposite : LARGO
3
Behind : AREAR
4
Adam follower : ITE
5
Bilko, for one : NONCOM
6
Plunders : RAIDS
7
"Dr. Seuss's ___" : ABC
8
Sunk fence : HAHA
9
Ecstasy : RAPTURE
10
Turned inside out : EVERTED
11
Watchman? : HOROLOGER
12
Uniform : ALIKE
13
Hay packer : BALER
18
Sites of some front porches : WAISTS
23
Skipper's dir. : SBE
25
High time in Hampshire? : TEA
26
Con on the run : ESCAPEE
30
Buffet : TOSS
31
Peak : ALP
32
Kind of rug : RYA
33
Pacemaker? : METRONOME
35
Jai ___ : ALAI
37
English cathedral city : ELY
38
Newscaster's time : SIX
41
What R. Lovelace loved : HONOUR
44
Opposed : COUNTER
45
Stockings and socks : HOSIERY
47
Part of i.o.u. : OWE
49
Japanese game of forfeits : KEN
51
Brand : STIGMA
52
Bitter : ACERB
53
Plant of the nettle family : RAMIE
55
Newly hatched : SQUAB
56
Lariat : RIATA
57
Gusset : INSET
58
Vaisya is one : CASTE
60
Indian clarified butter : GHEE
65
Coronation prop : ORB
66
Cord unit : LOG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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