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Anthony B. Canning
Anthony B. Canning

New York Times, Saturday, November 9, 1974

54-Down : Hindu legendary hero

Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,219
Across
1
Monster: Prefix : TERAT
6
Benefit : BOON
10
Rhode Island rebel : DORR
14
Alarm : SCARE
15
Field for Joan Miro : ARTE
16
Willow : ITEA
17
"Tempest" character : ARIEL
18
Lookout spot : CROWSNEST
20
Valentino et al. : RUDOLPHS
22
Negotiates, as a loan : FLOATS
23
Dregs : LEES
24
Wood, in Brittany : BOIS
25
Rochester output : CAMERA
28
Early hat adornment : PLUMAGE
31
Turkish title : AGA
32
Hide : SCREEN
34
Italian receptacle : URNA
36
Feudal subject : SERF
38
Ran swiftly : HARED
39
Sincere : REAL
40
Of an epoch : ERAL
41
Curb : BRIDLE
43
W. W. II command : ETO
44
Hollywood hopeful : STARLET
46
English prince : ANDREW
48
Odin's noisy son : THOR
49
Pony up : ANTE
50
Window parts : SASHES
53
J. W. Riley or George Ade : INDIANAN
57
Penna. fort of 1754 attack : NECESSITY
59
Wading bird : CRANE
60
Melody : ARIA
61
Concert halls : ODEA
62
Port of Israel : EILAT
63
Report-card rating : GOOD
64
Planet : MARS
65
College officials : DEANS
Down
1
Monarch : TSAR
2
Color : ECRU
3
Military tactic : RAID
4
Small cavity : AREOLE
5
Bank workers : TELLERS
6
Musical family : BACHS
7
Hockey's Bobby and family : ORRS
8
Western Indian : OTO
9
Large dog : NEWFOUNDLAND
10
Extinct animal : DINOSAUR
11
Great Barrier Island : OTEA
12
Take it easy : REST
13
Word of disgust : RATS
19
Scanty : SLIM
21
Delaware flower : PEACHBLOSSOM
24
Extort : BLEED
25
Example : CASE
26
Radio-tube workers : AGERS
27
French revolutionist : MARAT
28
Old weight unit : PERIT
29
Miss Garson : GREER
30
Growing out : ENATE
33
More scarce : RARER
35
Nautical word : ALOW
37
Simpleton : FLATHEAD
42
Lured : ENTICED
45
Fluidity units : RHES
47
Pet name : DEARIE
49
Writer Seton et al. : ANYAS
50
Difficulty : SNAG
51
Flying prefix : AERO
52
Shadow: Prefix : SCIO
53
Roman road : ITER
54
Hindu legendary hero : NALA
55
Biblical covenant sealer : ANAN
56
Fishermen's needs : NETS
58
Miss Tarbell : IDA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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