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H. Hastings Reddall
H. Hastings Reddall

New York Times, Thursday, September 17, 1987

24-Down : Estuary

Author:
H. Hastings Reddall
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
H. Hastings Reddall has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,827
Across
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Celebration of the Eucharist : MASS
5
Low, marshy land : SWALE
10
Works with needle and thread : SEWS
14
Domestic feudal slave : ESNE
15
Buenos ___ : AIRES
16
Askew : AWRY
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Work of the Founding Fathers : THECONSTITUTION
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Hurricane center : EYE
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Plunges briefly : DIPS
22
___ Domingo : SANTO
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N.J. five : NETS
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Like some wheels or keels : FLANGED
26
Speculative plan : THEORY
29
Mortgages : LIENS
30
Roof overhang : EAVE
31
Mass of glacial ice : SERAC
32
___ Branco, Brazil : RIO
35
What 17 Across sets forth : THELAWOFTHELAND
39
Feminine suffix : ESS
40
Colonel in the news : NORTH
41
Opposed : ANTI
42
Azimov product : STORY
43
Clergyman Mather : COTTON
45
To the nth degree : TOTALLY
48
Rizzuto, e.g. : CAPE
49
St.-Cyr-l'___, French town : ECOLE
50
Virginia of Va. : DARE
51
Windmill sail : AWE
54
Chief U.S. law officer : ATTORNEYGENERAL
58
Sharp : KEEN
59
Sea eagles : ERNES
60
Year in Claudius I's reign : LIII
61
Orch. section : STRS
62
Henbit and yarrow : WEEDS
63
Netman Wilander : MATS
Down
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Allot : METE
2
Pallid : ASHY
3
Koko's weapon : SNEE
4
Wall St. watchdog : SEC
5
Soundness of reason : SANITY
6
Small amounts of smoke : WISPS
7
___ and sciences : ARTS
8
Oahu garland : LEI
9
Triple this for a wine : EST
10
Fiends : SATANS
11
Patrick of the Knicks : EWING
12
Inscribed : WROTE
13
Assembly of churchmen : SYNOD
18
Central European river : ODER
19
Income from wealth : USANCE
23
Christmas : NOEL
24
Estuary : FIRTH
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A daughter of Laban : LEAH
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Ornamented wig : TETE
27
Cries of surprise : HAHS
28
Twain's "___ Diary" : EVES
29
Southpaw : LEFTY
31
Wretched : SORRY
32
Rave's partner : RANT
33
Division word : INTO
34
Valhalla deity : ODIN
36
Deer horn : ANTLER
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What the ewe grew : WOOL
38
Recent : LATE
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Formal drawing rooms : SALONS
43
Fondle : CARESS
44
___ sesame : OPEN
45
East Indian trees : TEAKS
46
Group of eight : OCTET
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Burden carrier : TOTER
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Imprisoned : CAGED
50
Unit of force : DYNE
51
A Met score : ARIA
52
"Hurry up and ___" : WAIT
53
Yalies : ELIS
55
Unused : NEW
56
Previous to, in poesy : ERE
57
Shade tree : ELM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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