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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Saturday, January 26, 1974

45-Down : Nocturnal animal

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,932
Across
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Evangelist Dwight : MOODY
6
Buffalo name : BILL
10
W.W. II vessel : LST
13
Seed vessel: Prefix : ANGIO
14
G. & S. theater : SAVOY
15
Upon: Prefix : EPI
16
Reinforces : STRENGTHENS
18
Coal scuttle : HOD
19
___ the line : TOE
20
N.Z. parrots : KEAS
21
Moslem decree : IRADE
23
Composer Jerome : KERN
24
Makes certain noises : SNORES
25
Phrase anew : RETERM
28
High-risk workers : SPIES
30
Golf clubs : IRONS
31
Certain loners : SPINSTERS
35
Equipped : GIRT
36
Having wings : ALATE
37
Race-goers' vantage point : RAIL
38
Fact : ACTUALITY
40
Over the hill : PASSE
41
___ de cacao : CREME
42
Wearing a Panama : HATTED
43
"The Jazz Singer," e.g. : TALKIE
46
French relative : MERE
47
Complies : OBEYS
48
Pentateuch : TORA
49
Trygve : LIE
52
Headwear : TAM
53
Sinners : TRESPASSERS
57
Electrical abbr. : ESU
58
Emanations : AURAE
59
Of a grain : OATEN
60
Mal de ___ : MER
61
German river : EGER
62
Fast and ___ : LOOSE
Down
1
Spar : MAST
2
Aware of : ONTO
3
Monster : OGRE
4
"The ___ is cast" : DIE
5
Neighbor of N.Y.C. : YONKERS
6
Cries of disapproval : BAHS
7
Common contraction : IVE
8
Chaney : LON
9
Amino acids : LYSINES
10
Composer Franz : LEHAR
11
Fine pottery : SPODE
12
Watery ups and downs : TIDES
14
Musial : STAN
17
Source : GERM
22
Having a beak : ROSTRATE
23
Source of bourbon : KENTUCKY
24
Math ratio : SINE
25
Latvian port : RIGA
26
Writer Hoffer : ERIC
27
Civil wrong : TORT
28
Outpouring : SPATE
29
Compassion : PITY
31
Like some pickings : SLIM
32
Direction : EAST
33
Slope : RISE
34
Vehicle : SLED
36
Nautical position : ALEE
39
Awns : ARISTAE
40
Sunshade : PARASOL
42
Sister of Zeus : HERA
43
Kind of pole : TOTEM
44
Humble : ABASE
45
Nocturnal animal : LEMUR
46
Be spiritless : MOPE
48
Russian V.I.P. : TSAR
49
Mother of Apollo : LETO
50
Annoys : IRES
51
Early slave : ESNE
54
Living-room item : RUG
55
"Able was I ___ ... " : ERE
56
___ Paulo : SAO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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