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Henry Hook
Henry Hook

New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 1977

2-Down : I.R.S. shell-out

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { K Q }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Henry Hook has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 25 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,055
Across
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Marina units : PIERS
6
Skill : ART
9
Dickens child : TIM
12
Female donkey : JENNET
13
"I ___ wooden whistle ... " : BOUGHTA
15
Spread to view : UNCASE
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Math homework : PROBLEMS
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Superior of a Pfc. : NCO
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Tailoring concern : INSEAM
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Sponsorship : EGIS
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Athenian of drama : TIMON
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Soho noggin : EAD
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Lint magnet : SERGE
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Danish measure : ALEN
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Go along : ACCEDE
28
Querying words : EHS
29
Thief's sine qua non : STEALTH
31
Up, at Shea : ATBAT
33
Single: Prefix : HAPLO
34
"A wonderful thing," to Shaw : YOUTH
35
Chopper of logs : AXMAN
36
Family member : GRANDPA
38
School-days trio : RRR
39
Hercules's lion : NEMEAN
41
Shackle : GYVE
43
Fencing pieces : EPEES
45
Can. province : ONT
46
Spanish wine : XERES
47
Warp's partner : WEFT
48
Parthenon feature : FRIEZE
50
College degrees : ABS
51
Flood : INUNDATE
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Lively, in Lyons : ANIMEE
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Sackcloth and ashes : PENANCE
56
Where most Americans live : CITIES
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Kind of common shrew : ERD
58
Air: Abbr. : ATM
59
"Toy" symphonist : HAYDN
Down
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Classroom item : PENCILSHARPENER
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I.R.S. shell-out : INCOMETAXREFUND
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Spanish queen : ENA
4
Pine derivative : RESIN
5
British weapon : STEN
6
Wear away : ABRADE
7
Rec or elbow : ROOM
8
Place for three men : TUB
9
Cheops's pride : THEGREATPYRAMID
10
Whittier's saddest words : ITMIGHTHAVEBEEN
11
Hoi polloi : MASSES
12
Post-revolt ruling group : JUNTA
14
___ club : GLEE
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Georgia output : PEACH
19
Mennonites, e.g. : SECT
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1300 hours : ONEPM
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___ Hall (N.J. campus) : SETON
26
How Lindy flew : ALONE
27
Israeli name : DAYAN
30
Ladd's namesakes : ALANS
32
Tennis champ, 1937-38 : BUDGE
36
Lamp denizen : GENIE
37
Gain popularity : RATE
38
Mop up again : REWIPE
40
Post ___ : MORTEM
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Mississippi has four : ESSES
44
Sicilian spouter : ETNA
46
Ohio city : XENIA
48
In ___ (really) : FACT
49
Taylor, for short : ZACH
52
Genetic base : DNA
54
Noun ending : ITY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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