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John Finch
John Finch

New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 1974

Author:
John Finch
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.4
John Finch has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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L
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H
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G
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D
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,056
Across
1
Humorist Billings : JOSH
5
Bar bills : TABS
9
Thread holder : SPOOL
14
Broadway org. : ANTA
15
"Time must have a ___" : STOP
16
Speechless Marx : HARPO
17
Unpleasant leftover : SCAR
18
Volcano : ETNA
19
Go, in France : ALLER
20
Late Dickens work : OURMUTUALFRIEND
23
Promontories : NESSES
24
Dregs : LEES
25
Daughter of Laban : LEAH
28
Old saws : ADAGES
32
Flier's friend : CHUTE
36
White coating : HOAR
38
French illustrator : DORE
39
Fasten with a rope : LASH
40
Charles et al. : LAMBS
41
Direction : EAST
42
Affirm : AVER
43
Genesis name : ABEL
44
British ___ : ISLES
45
Certain French wines : MEDOCS
47
Cars of yesterday : REOS
49
"On your ___!" : TOES
51
Consternation : DISMAY
56
Late Chekhov work : THETHREESISTERS
61
Greeting : HELLO
62
Voice : ALTO
63
Taconite, etc. : ORES
64
Reddish brown : UMBER
65
Stead : LIEU
66
Skin trouble : ACNE
67
"Whither thou ___ ... " : GOEST
68
Enervates : SAPS
69
Rock formation : SIAL
Down
1
Robards : JASON
2
Opportunely : ONCUE
3
Aldebaran and Sirius : STARS
4
Out of ___ way (safe) : HARMS
5
Bloodsucking fly : TSETSE
6
Island off Alaska : ATTU
7
___ fide : BONA
8
Stone splinter : SPALL
9
Enjoyed in common : SHARED
10
Hudson features : PALISADES
11
Shield border : ORLE
12
Ready for business : OPEN
13
Jim or Mayor : LORD
21
Congo river : UELE
22
Misgivings : FEARS
26
Jezebel's husband : AHAB
27
Aaron's specialty : HOMER
29
Esposito's specialty : GOAL
30
Gaelic : ERSE
31
Beats at bridge : SETS
32
Steamed offering : CLAM
33
Possess : HAVE
34
Took advantage of : USED
35
Chokes : THROTTLES
37
Competent : ABLE
40
Useful beam : LASER
44
Mate of Osiris : ISIS
46
Tenth of a legion : COHORT
48
Abhorrent : ODIOUS
50
Closes a letter : SEALS
52
Colonnades : STOAS
53
Parisian's thanks : MERCI
54
Sports palace : ARENA
55
Branch of the Rhine : YSSEL
56
Goon : THUG
57
Blood: Prefix : HEMO
58
European river : ELBE
59
Kazan : ELIA
60
One or side : STEP

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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