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Timothy Hoy
Timothy Hoy

New York Times, Wednesday, August 22, 1979

25-Down : Canada's Little et al.

Author:
Timothy Hoy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, 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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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,879
Across
1
Canadian resort : BANFF
6
Powwow : CHAT
10
Swiss sight : ALPS
14
Pertaining to space : AREAL
15
Prefix with nautical : AERO
16
Zsa Zsa's name at birth : SARI
17
Whodunit author Marsh : NGAIO
18
English shire : LEICESTER
20
English shire : CORNWALL
22
Snoozes : SLEEPS
23
Hardy character : TESS
24
Journalist Jacob : RIIS
25
October bouquet : ASTERS
28
Tip of 20 Across : LANDSEND
32
House of Lords members : PEERS
33
Handbag : PURSE
34
Also : TOO
35
English ___, ornamental trees : ELMS
36
Raw mineral : ORE
37
Bar measure : SHOT
38
Séance sound : RAP
39
Concur : AGREE
41
Bureau : CHEST
42
Scottish shire : SHETLAND
44
English shire : SURREY
45
Potpourri : OLIO
46
In this locale : HERE
47
Flower part : STAMEN
50
___ Hills, English range : COTSWOLD
54
English shire : WORCESTER
56
"Drugstore cowboy" : IDLER
57
Type of mackerel : ATKA
58
Feels sick : AILS
59
"___ body cry?" Burns : NEEDA
60
Bird's pad : NEST
61
Boston-born English official in India : YALE
62
Officer of the English royal household : GROOM
Down
1
Judge's bench : BANC
2
Jason's ship : ARGO
3
Close-by : NEAR
4
Swooners : FAINTERS
5
English primroses, e.g : FLOWERS
6
Rings up : CALLS
7
Foot part : HEEL
8
Greek nickname : ARI
9
Alarms : TOCSINS
10
Rate : ASSESS
11
Not on time : LATE
12
Sch. like Eton College : PREP
13
Olivier and Gielgud : SIRS
19
Omit : ELIDE
21
Sancho Panza's beast : ASS
24
Peep show : RAREE
25
Canada's Little et al. : APERS
26
Biblical pause : SELAH
27
City near Phoenix : TEMPE
28
Enticed : LURED
29
Clear sky : ETHER
30
Loop in a rope : NOOSE
31
Tetched : DOTTY
33
X-rated stuff : PORNO
37
Not so dumb : SHREWDER
39
Berlin avenue : ALLEE
40
Deny : GAINSAY
41
Profanity : CURSING
43
Male feline : TOMCAT
44
Put in place : SET
46
Shire or Suffolk : HORSE
47
Shakespeare, "Sweet ___ of Avon" : SWAN
48
Convey : TOTE
49
Bulky craft : ARKS
50
Cubicle : CELL
51
Butterine, in England : OLEO
52
W.W. II's ___ Road : LEDO
53
Apothecary's unit : DRAM
55
Señorita's relative : TIA

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

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