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Hugh P. Holland
Hugh P. Holland

New York Times, Tuesday, August 19, 1975

25-Down : Prospector's need at times

Author:
Hugh P. Holland
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Hugh P. Holland has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,502
Across
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Stampede of a sort, with 5 Across : GOLD
5
See 1 Across : RUSH
9
Brown or rainbow : TROUT
14
On ___ with (equal) : APAR
15
Seine tributary : EPTE
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Income, in France : RENTE
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Fib : TALE
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Coal bed : SEAM
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Condon of jazz : EDDIE
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Alleged force : ELOD
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"The King ___" : ANDI
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Indian officials : AMILS
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California : GOLDENSTATE
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___ rat (prospector) : DESERT
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Valley : GLEN
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Toughen : INURE
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Emulated a crow : CAWED
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Business degree : MBA
36
Skinner of stage : OTIS
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Dinner course : SALAD
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___ Woods, near S. F. : MUIR
39
Drag or hair : NET
40
Miss Rand : SALLY
41
German city : HALLE
42
Herb genus : MUSA
43
Gold-discoverer's shout : EUREKA
44
Lowest point in U. S. : DEATHVALLEY
48
Defeat : WORST
49
Discord goddess : ERIS
50
Batty : LOCO
54
Spellbind : ORATE
55
Italian painter : RENI
56
Melville's captain : AHAB
57
Flower : ASTER
58
Peruvian Indian : ANDE
59
Unless: Lat. : NISI
60
Fashion man and family : DIORS
61
"___ who?" : SAYS
62
Quaker word : DOST
Down
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Golden ___ : GATE
2
Gem : OPAL
3
Composer Edouard : LALO
4
Gold diggers, at times : DREDGERS
5
Season again : RESALT
6
Overturn : UPEND
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Greek distance measure : STADE
8
Literary Nobelist : HEMINGWAY
9
Negotiated : TREATED
10
Indian : REDMAN
11
Bit of gossip : ONDIT
12
Of service : UTILE
13
Curling marks : TEES
24
Pay dirt : ORE
25
Prospector's need at times : SLED
26
Lord in "Winter's Tale" : DION
27
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
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Blue serge or law : SUIT
31
County of Twain's jumping frog : CALAVERAS
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"It's ___ in the game" : ALL
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Prospector's transport : MULE
34
Swindle : BILK
35
Region : AREA
37
Kimono part : SASH
38
Black-eyed Susan state : MARYLAND
40
Mill where it all began in '49 : SUTTERS
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Color : HUE
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Kind of piece or sergeant : MASTER
43
Famous cow et al. : ELSIES
44
Back: Prefix : DORSI
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Muse : ERATO
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Scene : ARENA
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Lucky ___ of flying : LINDY
48
Blue dye : WOAD
51
"Beautiful ___" : OHIO
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Lewis's Timberlane : CASS
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News notice : OBIT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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