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Hickmott
Hickmott

New York Times, Thursday, November 15, 1984

46-Across : Frolics

Author:
Hickmott
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Hickmott has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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W
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E
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D
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C
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,791
Across
1
Kind of fowl : WATER
6
Fetish : IDOL
10
Ballston ___, N.Y. : SPA
13
Banished : EXILED
15
Madam, in Madrid : DONA
16
Heart, to Hadrian : COR
17
Part of F.D.R. : DELANO
18
Last gasp : SWANSONG
20
Firn : NEVE
22
Sleepwear : NIGHTIE
23
Parry : FEND
26
Duck down : EIDER
28
Six or seven follower : TEEN
29
Siouan Indian : OTO
30
Auricles : ATRIA
31
Primo : FIRST
32
Lead ore : GALENA
34
British sub-detection apparatus : ASDIC
36
Getting down to brass tacks : TALKINGTURKEY
40
"___ Nothing At All" : ALLOR
41
Roman boxer's gear : CESTUS
43
"___ diem!" : CARPE
46
Frolics : LARKS
48
Porter : ALE
49
Stibnite and wolframite : ORES
50
Fleshy fruits : POMES
51
Puffed : BLEW
52
"___ a big fat hen" : NINETEN
54
Garb for Galba : TOGA
56
Zilch : GOOSEEGG
58
Green : UNRIPE
62
"___ was saying ... " : ASI
63
Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
64
Mimic : PARROT
65
Lect. from the pulpit : SER
66
Composer of "Ol' Man River" : KERN
67
Pampas rope : REATA
Down
1
Unite : WED
2
Weapon for Lizzie : AXE
3
Sesame : TIL
4
Large antelope : ELAND
5
Film director Clair : RENE
6
Dog tags : IDS
7
In coastal Maine : DOWNEAST
8
Walking ___ (ecstatic) : ONAIR
9
Editor of "The Blue Fairy Book" : LANG
10
Sea duck : SCOTER
11
Cribs : PONIES
12
Silver : ARGENT
14
Joint : DOVETAIL
19
Talents or traits: Slang : SHTICKS
21
A goddess of healing : EIR
23
Haze : FOG
24
Tiers ___ (bourgeoisie) : ETAT
25
Town where Augustus died : NOLA
27
Chart : DIAGRAM
30
Talus : ANKLE
31
Sacks : FIRES
33
Slips by : ELAPSES
35
Cinch : DUCKSOUP
37
Not any more : NOLONGER
38
Common abbr. : ETAL
39
Christmas : YULE
42
"And ___ a fine seam" : SEW
43
Does the "1-2-3-kick" : CONGAS
44
Melodic : ARIOSE
45
"Dans la Loge" painter : RENOIR
47
Soak : RET
50
Elizabethan dramatist : PEELE
51
Ballet-school necessity : BARRE
53
Wood used in shipbuilding : TEAK
55
Growl : GNAR
57
Brig. or Maj. follower : GEN
59
David's chief officer : IRA
60
Saucepan : POT
61
Greek letter : ETA

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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