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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

New York Times, Wednesday, March 5, 1980

63-Across : Hacked it

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,075
Across
1
Record : DISC
5
"A face that would ___ clock" : STOPA
10
Bunk : BED
13
Food thickener : AGAR
14
Channing : CAROL
15
Card game : FARO
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Roasted, French style : ROTI
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Standoffish : ALOOF
18
Wading bird : IBIS
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Bridge framework : TRESTLE
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Hectic routine : RATRACE
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Dessert : PIE
24
Actor Tremayne : LES
25
One of a group impelled by 42 Across : FOUNDINGFATHER
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Thicket : COPSE
34
"Neither a borrower, ___ lender be" : NORA
35
Theda of films : BARA
36
Olive, to Ovid : OLEA
37
Tapestry : ARRAS
38
Steel angle iron : LBAR
39
Coin : MINT
40
Rubies or garnets : GEMS
41
Bel ___ cheese : PAESE
42
Event on March 5, 1770 : BOSTONMASSACRE
45
Número ___ : UNO
46
Wapiti : ELK
47
Prepare : PROCESS
51
Eager : WISHFUL
55
Piggery sound : OINK
56
Hummingbird : TOPAZ
58
Martinelli or Maxwell : ELSA
59
Chooses : OPTS
60
"___ a Parade" : ILOVE
61
World's Fair Sally : RAND
62
Durocher : LEO
63
Hacked it : COPED
64
Sanction : OKAY
Down
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Kind of board or gun : DART
2
Plane designer Sikorsky : IGOR
3
Satisfy : SATE
4
Victim of 42 Across : CRISPUSATTUCKS
5
Climbed : SCALED
6
Anecdote : TALE
7
Sierra Madre treasure : ORO
8
Inferior : POOR
9
Forage plants : ALFALFAS
10
Ali of storybook fame : BABA
11
Rock star Clapton : ERIC
12
Medicinal amount : DOSE
15
Designation of 4 Down in U.S. history : FIRSTBLACKHERO
20
Prong : TINE
22
Jetsam for Sam Adams's men : TEA
25
Number the pages : FOLIO
26
Unseals : OPENS
27
Against a thing, in law : INREM
28
Bellini opera : NORMA
29
Foxtail or dogfoot : GRASS
30
Nobelist in Chemistry: 1918 : HABER
31
Rub out : ERASE
32
Unusual : RARE
33
Curry or honey follower : COMB
37
Kant was one : AGNOSTIC
41
Buddies : PALS
43
___-man gang : ONE
44
Captured : SEIZED
47
Business combo : POOL
48
Ready for picking : RIPE
49
Wised up : ONTO
50
Alone : SOLO
51
Flutter : WAVE
52
Strong criticism : FLAK
53
Sch. for future ensigns : USNA
54
Kind of bird or bug : LADY
57
Soda : POP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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