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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Saturday, October 30, 1976

24-Across : C.I.A. gatherings

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,940
Across
1
Parts of animals' feet : PADS
5
Chocolate source : CACAO
10
Once again : ANEW
14
Burden : ONUS
15
Lizard : AGAMA
16
Kind of brain : LAME
17
Infrequently : ONCEINALIFETIME
20
Kind of way or shore : LEE
21
Cager Archibald : NATE
22
Dice number : SEVEN
23
Printer's direction : DELE
24
C.I.A. gatherings : SECRETS
26
Aptitudes : FLAIRS
29
Brilliant fish : OPAHS
30
Ant ___ : EATER
31
Degrade : ABASE
32
Observe : SEE
35
Yawls, ketches, etc. : TWOMASTEDYACHTS
38
Chiefly: Abbr. : ESP
39
Clamor : NOISE
40
"Sous les ___ de Paris" : TOITS
41
Kind of bread for crumbs : STALE
42
Oklahoma Indian : PAWNEE
43
Bend out of shape : CONTORT
46
Chatters : GABS
47
Squirrel gathering : ACORN
48
Join a Scottish ice game : CURL
49
Allow : LET
52
Pitcher's single-inning feat : THREESTRIKEOUTS
56
Baseball's Speaker : TRIS
57
Delete : ERASE
58
Miss Sten : ANNA
59
Certain votes : YEAS
60
Palmer Stadium mascot : TIGER
61
Rip : TEAR
Down
1
Table game : POOL
2
Princess ___ : ANNE
3
Mussolini : DUCE
4
Compass direction : SSE
5
Soo and Kiel : CANALS
6
Chalcedony : AGATE
7
Romany gypsies : CALE
8
French friend : AMI
9
Simpleton : OAF
10
Does a tailoring job : ALTERS
11
Unsophisticated : NAIVE
12
Ant : EMMET
13
Supposes, old style : WEENS
18
Habitually accurate person : INERRANTONE
19
Subject to public claims : ESCHEATABLE
23
Per ___ : DIEM
24
Farm tool : SPADE
25
___ does it : EASY
26
Celebration : FETE
27
Capitol output : LAWS
28
On the up side : ATOP
29
Well padded : OBESE
31
Leaning : ATILT
32
Leg bone : SHIN
33
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
34
Actual being : ESSE
36
Go high : SOAR
37
Intimidates : COWS
41
Emphasize : STRESS
42
Writer Dorothy : PARKER
43
Malicious : CATTY
44
Yellowish color : OCHRE
45
Water wheel : NORIA
46
Semblance : GUISE
48
Mountain-goat's perch : CRAG
49
Crescent : LUNE
50
Volcano : ETNA
51
Ruler : TSAR
53
Tennis unit : SET
54
Prefix for angle : TRI
55
Grain : OAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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