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John H. Hales
John H. Hales

New York Times, Wednesday, August 29, 1984

3-Down : He had a golden touch

Author:
John H. Hales
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
John H. Hales has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,713
Across
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S.A. grasslands : PAMPAS
7
Inseparable companion of Lynceus : IDAS
11
To and ___ : FRO
14
Grieg temptress : ANITRA
15
"La ___," O. Lewis book : VIDA
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Sunrise goddess : EOS
17
Edit : REDACT
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Vitamin C compound : ENOL
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Grid. linemen : RTS
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High musical note : ELA
21
Best film: 1943 : CASABLANCA
24
Legal point : RES
25
End of a chess game: Abbr. : CHM
26
Sailing hazard : REEF
27
René's lady friends : AMIES
29
Debris : TRASH
33
A British crown colony : HONGKONG
37
Lake or canal : ERIE
38
Nimble : AGILE
39
Chi. Loop loopers : ELS
41
Hollywood award : OSCAR
42
City on the Truckee : RENO
43
Rodgers-Hammerstein musical: 1943 : OKLAHOMA
45
Kin of fewest : LEAST
47
Kind of preview : SNEAK
48
Ketch common to the Mideast : SAIC
50
Paul's ltrs. : EPS
51
Captain's record : LOG
54
Broadway hit: 1969 : OHCALCUTTA
58
Gaelic John : IAN
59
Chum : PAL
60
Ireland, once : EIRE
61
City NE of San Diego : LAMESA
64
Cassowary's cousin : EMU
65
Area at the head of a glacier : NEVE
66
Inadequate : MEAGER
67
Bird's bill : NEB
68
___ chic : TRES
69
Impose a tax : ASSESS
Down
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K.P. tool : PARER
2
Consecrate with oil, old style : ANELE
3
He had a golden touch : MIDAS
4
Sch. affiliate : PTA
5
Bowlike line : ARC
6
Louis Armstrong's nickname : SATCHMO
7
Singer Burl : IVES
8
Units of money in Libya : DINARS
9
Unburnt, sun-dried brick : ADOBE
10
Helmet for Richard III : SALLET
11
Bracken or brake : FERN
12
Mil. group on campus : ROTC
13
Greek peak : OSSA
22
Ammonia derivative : AMINE
23
Newly : AFRESH
25
Gingerbread. e.g. : CAKE
28
A king of Moab : EGLON
30
Direction for Perlman : ARCO
31
Thailand, formerly : SIAM
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Consort of Zeus : HERA
33
Filament of flax : HARL
34
Pointed arch : OGEE
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Actress Foch : NINA
36
Tongue : GLOSSA
40
Form of trapshooting : SKEET
41
Robles : OAKS
44
One of the Canaries : LAPALMA
46
Aptitude : TALENT
47
Sign on a mountain road : SCURVE
49
Less friendly : ICIER
51
City on the Meuse : LIEGE
52
Caravan stops : OASES
53
Kennel sounds : GNARS
54
Candid : OPEN
55
Harness piece : HAME
56
Cudgel : CLUB
57
Driving conveniences : TEES
62
Loser to D.D.E. : AES
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Family members : MAS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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