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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1975

11-Down : Explosive

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,541
Across
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Auto style : COUPE
6
International thaw : DETENTE
13
Minting process : COINAGE
15
Renowned : EMINENT
16
Do a photo-lab job : ENLARGE
17
Fertilizer compound : NITRATE
18
Suffix for young or gang : STER
19
Class members: Abbr. : SRS
21
French monarch : ROI
22
Relative of a semester : TERM
23
Charged atoms : IONS
25
Disagreeable one : CRAB
29
Donkey : ASS
30
Sacred: Prefix : HIERO
32
"___ Alone" : THINE
33
Rowan or Cupid : DAN
34
Subterfuges : EVASIONS
36
Descartes and Comte, e.g. : FRENCHSAVANTS
39
Kind of stock : BLUECHIP
40
Assn. : ORG
41
Skeleton group : CADRE
42
Churchill ___ : DOWNS
44
Locomotive part : CAB
47
Looks at : EYES
48
Whales: Lat. : CETI
49
Word with water or night : FALL
50
Prefix for plop or choo : KER
52
Artful : SLY
54
Notion : IDEA
55
Prevailing systems : REGIMES
59
Wheelers' partners : DEALERS
61
Poisonous mushroom : AMANITA
62
___ cordiale : ENTENTE
63
Daniel or Noah : WEBSTER
64
Kinds : SORTS
Down
1
Short tales : CONTES
2
Tank ships : OILERS
3
Strip of weapons : UNARM
4
___ for the course : PAR
5
Urges on : EGGS
6
Hideout : DEN
7
Arab chieftains : EMIRS
8
Belgrade name : TITO
9
Adding lard, e.g. : ENRICHING
10
Educ. group : NEA
11
Explosive : TNT
12
French season : ETE
13
___-dire (that is to say) : CESTA
14
Uncanny : EERIE
20
Sensitive areas : SORESPOTS
24
Flashing star : NOVA
26
Disturbance : RIOT
27
Dvorak and Harding : ANNS
28
Egyptian god : BES
30
Small arch : HANCE
31
Move slowly : INCH
32
Rulers : TSARS
33
Garments for Cooper characters : DEERSKINS
35
English river : AVON
36
Rebuke harshly : FLAY
37
Unrefined : RUDE
38
___ nor hair : HIDE
39
College degree : BCE
43
Oscar of letters : WILDE
44
Rhythmic : CADENT
45
Puts on notice : ALERTS
46
Sophisticated : BLASE
48
Medit. island : CRETE
49
Office worker : FILER
51
Issue : EMIT
53
Desires : YENS
55
Kind of material : RAW
56
Scottish uncle : EME
57
Chatter : GAB
58
Men's org. : SAR
60
From ___ Z : ATO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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