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H. M. Kennedy
H. M. Kennedy

New York Times, Tuesday, October 29, 1974

68-Across : Biblical ox

Author:
H. M. Kennedy
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
H. M. Kennedy has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,208
Across
1
Litter member : RUNT
5
Kind of nature : HUMAN
10
Rough blow : JOLT
14
Copycat : APER
15
___ Gay (W. W. II plane) : ENOLA
16
Silkworm : ERIA
17
Bonheur : ROSA
18
Leaking : ADRIP
19
Gush forth : WELL
20
Traps : ENSNARES
22
"Beau ___" : GESTE
23
British county : SHIRE
24
Wire measure : MIL
25
Certain Wednesday : ASH
28
Insect : ANT
29
Part of the head : EARLOBE
33
Spanish uncles : TIOS
35
Certain oarsmen : GONDOLIERS
37
Doctrine : TENET
39
Immediately : NOW
40
Hits a high pop-up : SKIES
41
Joe Doakes, e.g. : AVERAGEMAN
44
Bride of Lohengrin : ELSA
45
Car-lot deals : RESALES
46
Drive into : RAM
48
Eye woe : STY
49
Jump the ___ : GUN
50
Concede : ADMIT
52
___ of the trade : TOOLS
55
Drapery holders : TIEBACKS
59
Pueblo Indian : HOPI
60
Draw ___ on (aim) : ABEAD
62
Jack and Jill's load : PAIL
63
Pinza : EZIO
64
Small goose : BRANT
65
Sicilian city : ENNA
66
Favorable votes : YEAS
67
Sculpture piece : TORSO
68
Biblical ox : REEM
Down
1
Not well-done : RARE
2
Brush ___ (practice) : UPON
3
Monster loch : NESS
4
Across: Prefix : TRANS
5
Court routine : HEARING
6
Subdued qualities : UNDERTONES
7
Code name : MORSE
8
"Arabian Nights" name : ALI
9
Be off guard : NAP
10
Resembling a precious stone : JEWELLIKE
11
Metals : ORES
12
Swingy rhythm : LILT
13
Chaucer unit : TALE
21
Cry of triumph : AHA
22
Chevalier song subject : GIRLS
24
Chinese leader : MAO
25
Essence : ATTAR
26
Non-keeper of secrets : SIEVE
27
Sharpens : HONES
29
People in "Upstairs, Downstairs" : EDWARDIANS
30
___-de-chat (cat's-eyes) : OEILS
31
French port : BREST
32
Literary piece : ESSAY
34
Turkish palace areas : SERAGLIOS
36
___ de guerre : NOM
38
Anklebone : TALUS
42
Mil. title : GEN
43
Appointed : NAMEDTO
47
Marble : MIB
50
On ___ (carousing) : ATEAR
51
Decrease gradually : TAPER
52
Pronoun : THEY
53
Soft mud : OOZE
54
Visual state: Suffix : OPIA
56
Bamboo stem : CANE
57
Poetic animals : KINE
58
"Don't ___ the door!" : SLAM
60
German composer : ABT
61
Relative of sis : BRO

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

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