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Henry Hook
Henry Hook

New York Times, Thursday, November 18, 1976

64-Across : Comic Johnson

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Henry Hook has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 25 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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B
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R
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O
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Z
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M
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G
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A
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P
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R
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T
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R
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R
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A
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E
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C
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D
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P
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G
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C
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A
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P
T
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N
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Z
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M
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C
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Y
O
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N
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S
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E
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C
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H
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O
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U
P
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E
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D
O
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G
D
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Y
S
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B
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H
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A
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R
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T
R
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A
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G
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D
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B
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U
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D
G
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C
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D
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A
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C
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C
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J
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A
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A
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E
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D
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R
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,959
Across
1
Josip of Belgrade : BROZ
5
Memos: Abbr. : MSGS
9
Likely : APT
12
Indian princess : RANI
13
Namely : TOWIT
14
___ avis : RARA
16
Tied : EVEN
17
Madison Sq. Garden, e.g. : ARENA
18
Cheater's aid : CRIB
19
He fathered analytical geometry : DESCARTES
21
Small bottle : PHIAL
22
Name for a dog : SPOT
23
Horrible : GRISLY
24
Skipper: Abbr. : CAPT
27
Hitler's course : NAZISM
29
Grand or Steve : CANYON
31
Division: Abbr. : SEG
32
She loved Narcissus : ECHO
36
Cornered : UPATREE
38
Summer scorchers : DOGDAYS
40
A March sister : BETH
41
Timetable abbr. : ARR
43
Akron cuttings : TREADS
44
Said okay : AGREED
47
Old slave : ESNE
48
Moves : BUDGES
51
Surrender : CEDE
53
Stage part : APRON
54
He introduced Arabic math to Europe : FIBONACCI
59
___ crazy : STIR
60
Take notice : SITUP
61
Square in Monopoly : JAIL
62
N.Y.C. stadium : SHEA
63
Coeur d'___ : ALENE
64
Comic Johnson : ARTE
65
Ames et al. : EDS
66
Office item : DESK
67
Rex or Willis : REED
Down
1
Raised : BRED
2
Critic's accolade : RAVE
3
Change for a five : ONES
4
Galvanizing metal : ZINC
5
Benjamin Harrison's V.P. : MORTON
6
"___ apple cider" : SWEETAS
7
Scores in a card game : GINS
8
Depot: Abbr. : STA
9
He shouted "Eureka!" : ARCHIMEDES
10
Trojan figure : PARIS
11
Error's partner : TRIAL
13
Canvas cover, for short : TARP
15
Well : ABLY
20
Fur merchant : ASTOR
21
No. 7 on a phone dial : PRS
23
Flaring sleeve : GIGOT
24
Superman's wear : CAPE
25
Body study: Abbr. : ANAT
26
He knew his right triangles : PYTHAGORAS
28
English letter : ZED
29
Young scout : CUB
30
Approaches : NEARS
33
Actor James : CAAN
34
Stevenson villain : HYDE
35
C.I.A.'s forerunner : OSS
37
Prior to : ERE
39
Like Arlen's hat : GREEN
42
Performs for the class : RECITES
45
Army V.I.P. : GEN
46
Strip of false claims : DEBUNK
48
Voice : BASS
49
"___ Down Staircase" : UPTHE
50
Cut and ___ : DRIED
52
Info : DOPE
54
Manicurist's tool : FILE
55
Open somewhat : AJAR
56
Kind of worn or free : CARE
57
Give as an example : CITE
58
"___ Three Lives" : ILED
60
Morose : SAD

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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