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Timothy Hoy
Timothy Hoy

New York Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1980

Author:
Timothy Hoy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Timothy Hoy has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,362
Across
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Master, in Madras : SAHIB
6
Mars' Greek counterpart : ARES
10
Draught : SWIG
14
With 46 Across, Woody Allen's favorite actress : DIANE
15
Hen house : COOP
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Facility : EASE
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Narrow openings : SLITS
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Allen film : MANHATTAN
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Allen film : SLEEPER
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Comes in : ENTERS
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Map abbrs. : RTES
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Official in a monastery : PRIOR
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Bigot : RACIST
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West and Murray : MAES
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Hagiology names: Abbr. : STS
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Ape orally : ECHO
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Thin : SPARSE
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Cambodian leader Pol ___ : POT
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Incision mark : SCAR
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Consumed : ATE
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First rate : AONE
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Numerical prefix : TRI
40
Fall bloomers : ASTERS
43
Kindness, to Kathe : GUTE
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Word with Juan or Jacinto : SAN
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Woody's clarinet is one : REED
46
See 14 Across : KEATON
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Entryways : GATES
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Java almond : PILI
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"Grin and ___" : BEARIT
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Allen film : BANANAS
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Allen film : ANNIEHALL
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Wight and Man : ISLES
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Cynologist's specialty : DOGS
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Actress Adams : EDIE
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Province of E South Africa : NATAL
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Being : ESSE
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Undermines : SAPS
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Atlanta university : EMORY
Down
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Student org. of the 60's : SDS
2
Feels under the weather : AILS
3
Greet : HAIL
4
Its plural is an Allen film : INTERIOR
5
Assails : BESETS
6
High points : ACMES
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Communication from a lion : ROAR
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Geologic time period : EON
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Music of the ___ : SPHERES
10
Sharp argument : SETTO
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Gargoyle : WATERSPOUT
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Danube tributary : ISAR
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Any tribe or clan : GENS
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Licorice-flavored seed plant : ANISE
21
Caresses : PETS
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One of the kitchen police : PARER
25
Relaxes : RESTS
26
Capital of Ghana : ACCRA
27
Railroad crews doing extra duty : CHAINGANGS
28
Paired : MATED
30
Lone Ranger's sidekick : TONTO
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Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
34
Spreads : PATES
38
Allen's "Play It ___" : AGAINSAM
40
Ade book : ARTIE
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Boils : SEETHES
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Pelt : SKIN
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Comedienne May : ELAINE
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Get up : ARISE
50
Limits : PALES
51
Commanded : BADE
52
Son of Seth : ENOS
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Radar image : BLIP
54
Type of saxophone : ALTO
55
Char : SEAR
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Nabokov work : ADA
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Stallone's nickname : SLY

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

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