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Henry Hook
Henry Hook

New York Times, Thursday, March 10, 1977

29-Across : "___ Were King"

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Henry Hook has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 25 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,071
Across
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Suitor : BEAU
5
Resort : SPA
8
Kegler's problem : SPLIT
13
Greeting-card message : CONGRATULATIONS
16
Phrase from Luke 2:14 : ANDONEARTHPEACE
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Sake : BEER
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Cover crop : RYE
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Govt. agency : AEC
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Pedestal part : DADO
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Fall bloomers : ASTERS
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Marie, to Donny : SISTER
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One of Isaac's sons : ESAU
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"___ Were King" : IFI
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Sunrise times : MORNS
33
Western show : RODEO
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"Peter Pan" pooch : NANA
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Word with air or eye : LINER
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Notoriety : FAME
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"She ___ Say Yes" : DIDNT
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Andean winds : PUNOS
44
In medias ___ : RES
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Decorator's verb : REDO
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"Ach du ___!" : LIEBER
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Pupil's note from home : EXCUSE
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Office V.I.P., for short : EXEC
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Zoo attraction : APE
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Sadat's domain: Abbr. : UAR
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Tabby : PUSS
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Hemingway opus : AFAREWELLTOARMS
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The U.S. has 435 : REPRESENTATIVES
64
"___ Will," Frost's first book : ABOYS
65
Tai Buddhist : LAO
66
Monkey puzzle : TREE
Down
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Rover's prize : BONE
2
Over : ENDED
3
Marketplaces : AGORAS
4
Samovar : URN
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Corset part : STAY
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Like Galahad : PURE
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Height: Abbr. : ALT
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Ethereal gatekeeper : STPETER
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___ eight (pesos) : PIECESOF
10
Mauna ___ : LOA
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Business abbr. : INC
12
Poet's monogram : TSE
13
Hack : CAB
14
Spray can : AEROSOL
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Triumphant cries : AHAS
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Vague : DIM
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M. Lupin of fiction : ARSENE
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Burghoff role : RADAR
24
"Guys and Dolls" song : SUEME
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Crown for Secretariat : TRIPLE
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Boredom : ENNUI
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Hoosier's abbr. : IND
30
Savoir-___ : FAIRE
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Reference aid : INDEX
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Whirlwinds : OES
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Cash ___ : ANDCARRY
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Peters or Flack : ROBERTA
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"Rugs" on pates : TOUPEES
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Gender : SEX
47
Fix : REPAIR
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Emulates Betsy Ross : SEWS
51
Road sign : CURVE
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Radius's neighbor : ULNA
54
Choir member : ALTO
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River duck : SMEE
57
Draft agency: Abbr. : SSS
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Parseghian : ARA
59
Jan. follower : FEB
60
G.I. address : APO
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Elusive one : EEL
62
Giant at 16 : OTT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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