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Henry Hook
Henry Hook

New York Times, Thursday, March 10, 1977

59-Down : Jan. follower

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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. 10,071
Across
1
Suitor : BEAU
5
Resort : SPA
8
Kegler's problem : SPLIT
13
Greeting-card message : CONGRATULATIONS
16
Phrase from Luke 2:14 : ANDONEARTHPEACE
17
Sake : BEER
18
Cover crop : RYE
19
Govt. agency : AEC
20
Pedestal part : DADO
22
Fall bloomers : ASTERS
25
Marie, to Donny : SISTER
28
One of Isaac's sons : ESAU
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"___ Were King" : IFI
32
Sunrise times : MORNS
33
Western show : RODEO
35
"Peter Pan" pooch : NANA
37
Word with air or eye : LINER
39
Notoriety : FAME
40
"She ___ Say Yes" : DIDNT
42
Andean winds : PUNOS
44
In medias ___ : RES
45
Decorator's verb : REDO
46
"Ach du ___!" : LIEBER
48
Pupil's note from home : EXCUSE
50
Office V.I.P., for short : EXEC
52
Zoo attraction : APE
53
Sadat's domain: Abbr. : UAR
55
Tabby : PUSS
58
Hemingway opus : AFAREWELLTOARMS
63
The U.S. has 435 : REPRESENTATIVES
64
"___ Will," Frost's first book : ABOYS
65
Tai Buddhist : LAO
66
Monkey puzzle : TREE
Down
1
Rover's prize : BONE
2
Over : ENDED
3
Marketplaces : AGORAS
4
Samovar : URN
5
Corset part : STAY
6
Like Galahad : PURE
7
Height: Abbr. : ALT
8
Ethereal gatekeeper : STPETER
9
___ eight (pesos) : PIECESOF
10
Mauna ___ : LOA
11
Business abbr. : INC
12
Poet's monogram : TSE
13
Hack : CAB
14
Spray can : AEROSOL
15
Triumphant cries : AHAS
21
Vague : DIM
22
M. Lupin of fiction : ARSENE
23
Burghoff role : RADAR
24
"Guys and Dolls" song : SUEME
26
Crown for Secretariat : TRIPLE
27
Boredom : ENNUI
29
Hoosier's abbr. : IND
30
Savoir-___ : FAIRE
31
Reference aid : INDEX
34
Whirlwinds : OES
36
Cash ___ : ANDCARRY
38
Peters or Flack : ROBERTA
41
"Rugs" on pates : TOUPEES
43
Gender : SEX
47
Fix : REPAIR
49
Emulates Betsy Ross : SEWS
51
Road sign : CURVE
53
Radius's neighbor : ULNA
54
Choir member : ALTO
56
River duck : SMEE
57
Draft agency: Abbr. : SSS
58
Parseghian : ARA
59
Jan. follower : FEB
60
G.I. address : APO
61
Elusive one : EEL
62
Giant at 16 : OTT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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