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H. Hastings Reddall
New York Times, Wednesday, June 6, 1984
Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.5
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 T | 4 S | 5 A | 6 R | 7 R | 8 A | 9 S | 10 N | 11 E | 12 A | 13 P |
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14 A | R | E | A | 15 R | E | E | L | S | 16 E | T | N | A |
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17 B | I | R | D | 18 S | O | F | A | F | E | 19 A | T | H | E | R |
20 S | A | N | 21 O | M | E | R | 22 P | H | A | S | E |
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23 O | M | A | R | 24 R | 25 E | P | E | N | T | S |
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26 A | 27 R | 28 G | U | E | S | 29 H | I | D | E | R | ||||
30 L | E | I | S | 31 H | I | L | D | A | 32 L | 33 C | 34 T |
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35 B | A | L | T | 36 I | 37 M | O | R | E | O | R | 38 I | O | L | E |
39 A | L | L | 40 M | A | R | E | S | 41 C | O | O | N |
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42 S | P | I | N | S | 43 S | 44 C | E | N | T | S |
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45 A | 46 L | 47 A | M | O | D | E | 48 D | A | I | S | ||||
49 L | A | M | E | R | 50 F | I | S | T | 51 M | 52 A | 53 A |
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54 G | R | E | A | T | 55 B | 56 L | U | E | H | E | 57 R | O | N | S |
58 A | V | E | R | 59 C | A | S | T | E | 60 A | T | O | P |
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61 E | A | R | S | 62 D | R | E | S | S | 63 P | E | N | S |
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,629
Across
1
Hit musical : CATS
5
City in NW France : ARRAS
10
A tide : NEAP
14
Region : AREA
15
Fishing equipment : REELS
16
Active volcano in Sicily : ETNA
17
People with the same tastes : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
20
___ Juan Hill : SAN
21
Hebrew dry measure : OMER
22
Stage : PHASE
23
The tentmaker : OMAR
24
Feels contrition : REPENTS
26
Contests a case : ARGUES
29
One in ambush : HIDER
30
Garlands : LEIS
31
Bennett's "___ Lessways" : HILDA
32
Utah Beach vehicle : LCT
35
Cal Ripken is one : BALTIMOREORIOLE
39
The whole hog : ALL
40
Certain dams : MARES
41
N.A. mammal, for short : COON
42
Goes round and round : SPINS
43
What perfumeries make : SCENTS
45
According to fashion : ALAMODE
48
Speaker's platform : DAIS
49
Debussy work : LAMER
50
Clenched hand : FIST
51
Pasture sound : MAA
54
Fliers about 50 inches long : GREATBLUEHERONS
58
Assert strongly : AVER
59
What social climbers hate to lose : CASTE
60
Above : ATOP
61
Rabbit ___ : EARS
62
Shift or sheath : DRESS
63
Folds : PENS
Down
1
Taxis : CABS
2
Melody for Milnes : ARIA
3
Sea swallow : TERN
4
Sorrowful : SAD
5
Pleasant odors : AROMAS
6
Submit for consideration : REFER
7
Rise on hind legs : REAR
8
Landon : ALF
9
Compass dir. : SSE
10
Lower : NETHER
11
Patriot Allen : ETHAN
12
"___ of robins ... " : ANEST
13
Skins an apple : PARES
18
"___ are born great ... ": Shak. : SOME
19
Come into view : APPEAR
23
Eject : OUST
24
Angers : RILES
25
Tropical food staple : EDDO
26
___ Longa, city of ancient Latium : ALBA
27
Authentic : REAL
28
Four fluid ounces : GILL
29
Charters : HIRES
31
Lena from Brooklyn : HORNE
32
Grebe's cousin : LOON
33
Coagulate : CLOT
34
Decimal-system bases : TENS
36
Meaning : IMPORT
37
Yum-Yum, for one : MAID
38
Cold desserts : ICES
42
Defeats utterly : SMEARS
43
Window frames : SASHES
44
Quote : CITE
45
Seaweeds : ALGAE
46
Newly hatched insect : LARVA
47
Middle East chieftain : AMEER
48
Subjects of many best sellers : DIETS
50
Liquefy : FUSE
51
Cornea irritant : MOTE
52
Soon : ANON
53
Vipers : ASPS
55
A–E connection : BCD
56
Tutelary deity : LAR
57
Knock : RAP
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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