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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Monday, December 9, 1985

32-Across : French linen fabric

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { H J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has supersymmetry.
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,180
Across
1
Blossom : FLOWER
7
Fertile region : GARDEN
13
Raise : ELEVATE
14
Recipient of title to property : ALIENEE
16
Improperly failed to follow suit : RENEGED
17
Makes ready to publish : REDACTS
18
German possessive : MEIN
19
Aquatic mammals : SEALS
21
Putrifies : ROTS
22
Arctic sight : ICE
23
Greek letter : ETA
24
Fish eggs : ROE
25
Hawaiian goose : NENE
27
Prayer endings : AMENS
29
___ State Nittany Lions : PENN
30
Property holdings : ESTATES
32
French linen fabric : DAMASSE
34
Disconsolate : SAD
35
Rim of a vessel : LIP
36
Supposed : ALLEGED
40
Undeveloped rambler : ROSEBUD
44
Fencing sword : FOIL
45
Old World finch : SERIN
47
Action to mislead : RUSE
48
Emulate Willie Sutton : ROB
49
Fountain drink : POP
50
Strawberry, e.g. : MET
51
Short newspaper piece : ITEM
53
Place for a trellis : BOWER
55
Talented : ABLE
56
Hair shirts : CILICES
58
Border city in Ariz. : NOGALES
60
Buttercup's relative : ANEMONE
61
Hillary's conquest : EVEREST
62
Diving birds : GREBES
63
Prevents : DETERS
Down
1
Defrauds : FLEECES
2
Indulgent : LENIENT
3
Kiln : OVEN
4
Humorous person : WAG
5
French summers : ETES
6
Converts into cash : REDEEMS
7
Symbol of victory : GARLAND
8
Fermented drinks : ALES
9
Free (of) : RID
10
Precious : DEAR
11
Calls for more on the Rialto : ENCORES
12
Weights less adjustments : NETTONS
13
Prized weasel : ERMINE
15
Member of a Jewish sect : ESSENE
20
Consumed : ATE
26
Stand for Wyeth : EASEL
27
Mosquito : AEDES
28
Drawing room : SALON
29
Kind of tiger : PAPER
31
Playground game : TAG
33
Prefix with lead or read : MIS
36
Home of a certain lily : AFRICA
37
Crime during a blackout : LOOTING
38
One who defames : LIBELER
39
Attests : DEPOSES
40
Matured : RIPENED
41
Clumsy one : BUMBLER
42
No good at all : USELESS
43
Hate : DETEST
46
Squabble : ROW
52
Form of Greek drama : MIME
53
Nota ___ : BENE
54
Wander at random : ROVE
55
River in Switzerland : AARE
57
Corn on the ___ : COB
59
Achieve : GET

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

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