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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Wednesday, January 5, 1977

47-Down : Not so many

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,007
Across
1
Holzman and Grange : REDS
5
Lion trainers : TAMERS
11
G.I. address : APO
14
Table item : OLEO
15
Tinder : AMADOU
16
Haw's partner : HEM
17
A.L. athlete : BALTIMOREORIOLE
20
Compass reading : ENE
21
Avoid sameness : VARY
22
Young chicken : FRYER
23
Sentry's cry : HALT
24
Vitiates : DEBASES
26
Chant : INTONE
29
Actor Toomey : REGIS
30
Keats output : POEM
31
Dueling sword : SABER
32
Vital statistic : AGE
35
N.L. athlete : STLOUISCARDINAL
39
Fish : EEL
40
River of Africa : NIGER
41
U.S. inventor : OTIS
42
Tombstone writings: Abbr. : EPITS
43
Woolly : LANATE
45
Journeys for T.R. : SAFARIS
48
Lulus : PIPS
49
Grand or light : OPERA
50
L.A. athletes : RAMS
51
Pronoun : SHE
54
Flying version of a pneumatic drill : DOWNYWOODPECKER
58
Land measure : ARE
59
Spartan magistrates : EPHORI
60
Reel-like device : PIRN
61
Ship: Abbr. : STR
62
Held back, as water : DAMMED
63
Biblical book : AMOS
Down
1
Garment : ROBE
2
Ardor : ELAN
3
Take out : DELE
4
Toper : SOT
5
Hot ___ : TAMALE
6
Lifeless : AMORT
7
Contrary girl : MARY
8
Dutch town : EDE
9
Down-under animal : ROO
10
Coastal flier : SURFBIRD
11
Sea calls : AHOYS
12
Caribbean volcano : PELEE
13
Hebrew measures : OMERS
18
Russian leader : IVAN
19
Writer Wolfert et al. : IRAS
23
___ sapiens : HOMO
24
Prohibit : DEBAR
25
Elbe feeder : EGER
26
___ dixit : IPSE
27
Grace or foot : NOTE
28
Blab : TELL
29
Pimlico offerings : RACES
31
Certain N.C.O.'s : SSGTS
32
Theater org. : ANTA
33
Gallop or canter : GAIT
34
"You and who ___?" : ELSE
36
___ for (not wanted) : UNPRAYED
37
Sundial number : IIII
38
Charged atoms : IONS
42
Deserve : EARN
43
Like some prose : LIMPID
44
Church part : APSE
45
Fountain offerings : SODAS
46
Sea direction : APORT
47
Not so many : FEWER
48
San Diego player : PADRE
50
Board's partner : ROOM
51
Read casually : SKIM
52
Leander's friend : HERO
53
Sea eagles : ERNS
55
Depression agency : WPA
56
Electrical unit : OHM
57
Auditor: Abbr. : CPA

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

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