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Timothy Hoy
Timothy Hoy

New York Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1980

24-Down : One of the kitchen police

Author:
Timothy Hoy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Timothy Hoy has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,362
Across
1
Master, in Madras : SAHIB
6
Mars' Greek counterpart : ARES
10
Draught : SWIG
14
With 46 Across, Woody Allen's favorite actress : DIANE
15
Hen house : COOP
16
Facility : EASE
17
Narrow openings : SLITS
18
Allen film : MANHATTAN
20
Allen film : SLEEPER
22
Comes in : ENTERS
23
Map abbrs. : RTES
24
Official in a monastery : PRIOR
25
Bigot : RACIST
28
West and Murray : MAES
29
Hagiology names: Abbr. : STS
32
Ape orally : ECHO
33
Thin : SPARSE
35
Cambodian leader Pol ___ : POT
36
Incision mark : SCAR
37
Consumed : ATE
38
First rate : AONE
39
Numerical prefix : TRI
40
Fall bloomers : ASTERS
43
Kindness, to Kathe : GUTE
44
Word with Juan or Jacinto : SAN
45
Woody's clarinet is one : REED
46
See 14 Across : KEATON
48
Entryways : GATES
50
Java almond : PILI
51
"Grin and ___" : BEARIT
53
Allen film : BANANAS
56
Allen film : ANNIEHALL
58
Wight and Man : ISLES
60
Cynologist's specialty : DOGS
61
Actress Adams : EDIE
62
Province of E South Africa : NATAL
63
Being : ESSE
64
Undermines : SAPS
65
Atlanta university : EMORY
Down
1
Student org. of the 60's : SDS
2
Feels under the weather : AILS
3
Greet : HAIL
4
Its plural is an Allen film : INTERIOR
5
Assails : BESETS
6
High points : ACMES
7
Communication from a lion : ROAR
8
Geologic time period : EON
9
Music of the ___ : SPHERES
10
Sharp argument : SETTO
11
Gargoyle : WATERSPOUT
12
Danube tributary : ISAR
13
Any tribe or clan : GENS
19
Licorice-flavored seed plant : ANISE
21
Caresses : PETS
24
One of the kitchen police : PARER
25
Relaxes : RESTS
26
Capital of Ghana : ACCRA
27
Railroad crews doing extra duty : CHAINGANGS
28
Paired : MATED
30
Lone Ranger's sidekick : TONTO
31
Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
34
Spreads : PATES
38
Allen's "Play It ___" : AGAINSAM
40
Ade book : ARTIE
41
Boils : SEETHES
42
Pelt : SKIN
47
Comedienne May : ELAINE
49
Get up : ARISE
50
Limits : PALES
51
Commanded : BADE
52
Son of Seth : ENOS
53
Radar image : BLIP
54
Type of saxophone : ALTO
55
Char : SEAR
57
Nabokov work : ADA
59
Stallone's nickname : SLY

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

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