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Hugh McElroy
Hugh McElroy

New York Times, Saturday, September 24, 1977

42-Across : Irrational number

Author:
Hugh McElroy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { B J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Hugh McElroy has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Error in 41-Down clue — cheddar cheese was originally British; left as in original.

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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,269
Across
1
One over two : HALF
5
"Get out!" : SCAT
9
Flying formation: Abbr. : ECH
12
Sailing word : ALEE
13
Pertaining to sound : TONAL
15
Date when the Hun was on the run : CDLI
16
Yankee pitcher : SPARKYLYLE
18
Have ___ (get angry) : AFIT
19
Track event : SPRINT
20
Minty plants : CATNIPS
22
Small fish : IDE
23
Purpose of some forks : TUNING
24
Put on cargo : LADE
27
Great name in electricity : OHM
28
What ballplayers call a "laugher" : ROUT
30
Love god : EROS
31
Joanne of movies : DRU
32
Prevents from action : DETERS
34
German article : EIN
35
Arthur, Jan, Ken, Larry, et al. : MURRAYS
37
Creek : RIA
38
Jackson of the Yankees : REGGIE
40
A West from the East : MAE
41
Men in blue : COPS
42
Irrational number : SURD
43
Word before away : FAR
44
Beanery order : HASH
45
Maxwell Anderson's "___ the Stars" : LOSTIN
47
Part of "to be" : ARE
49
Adjective for a mid-season game : ALLSTAR
51
Fly's nemesis : SPIDER
54
Deer and Preacher : ROES
55
Yankee pitcher : DICKTIDROW
58
Lamb's pen : COTE
59
Slow mover : SNAIL
60
Dog star : ASTA
61
Winner over T.E.D. : HST
62
Malodorous : GAMY
63
Knicks' manager : REED
Down
1
Owns : HAS
2
European ski area : ALPS
3
Jump : LEAP
4
Harbor craft : FERRIES
5
Songwriter Jule : STYNE
6
Young zebra : COLT
7
" ... there isn't ___ more" : ANY
8
Powder : TALCUM
9
Yankee pitcher : EDFIGUEROA
10
Football foul : CLIP
11
Box-score entry : HITS
14
Sprat's choice : LEAN
15
"I ___ tell a lie" : CANNOT
17
Josh : KID
21
Jades : TIRES
23
Munson of the Yankees : THURMAN
24
Suggestive look : LEER
25
The Ram : ARIES
26
Yankee pitcher : DONGULLETT
27
Bobby of hockey : ORR
29
Field and ego followers : TRIPS
31
Scheduled to arrive : DUE
32
Coloring agent : DYE
33
Cummerbund : SASH
35
In our ___ (with us) : MIDST
36
Swiss river : AAR
39
___ Pointe, Detroit suburb : GROSSE
41
American cheese : CHEDDAR
43
Kind of iron, line or pin : FIRING
46
Small boys : TADS
47
In a suitable way : APTLY
48
The canals of Venezia : RII
49
London's Marble ___ : ARCH
50
Writer Anita : LOOS
51
Remove cream from milk : SKIM
52
Gaelic : ERSE
53
Sportscaster Kyle : ROTE
56
Agcy. watching over sky traffic : CAA
57
Bundle of money : WAD

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