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Jordan S. Lasher
Jordan S. Lasher

New York Times, Wednesday, April 3, 1974

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 5, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,999
Across
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"Hog butcher for the world" : CHICAGO
8
Napes : SCRUFFS
15
Kind of guest : HONORED
16
Syllable omission : ELISION
17
City section : EASTEND
18
Country on the Black Sea : ROMANIA
19
Extra phones: Abbr. : EXTS
20
Lake Superior tribe : OJIBWA
22
Sixth-sense field: Abbr. : ESP
23
Inlet : RIA
24
Ceramics material : KAOLIN
25
Fast planes : SSTS
26
Dentist's work : INLAY
28
Snake : BOA
29
O. T. prophet : HOSEA
30
Certain lookers : OGLERS
32
Game shelter : COVERT
33
Mideast industry : OIL
34
Panay native : ATI
35
Comet man : HALLEY
38
At once : PRESTO
42
Ben Adhem et al. : ABOUS
43
Fireplace projection : HOB
46
Weasel's relative : OTTER
47
Miss Hutton, to friends : BABS
48
Indemnified : REPAID
50
Literary collection : ANA
51
French pronoun : ILS
52
Serve : WAITON
53
To ___ (unanimously) : AMAN
54
Adding up : TOTTING
56
Overseeing : BOSSING
58
Bring to light : UNEARTH
59
"___ of prevention ... " : ANOUNCE
60
Most uncanny : EERIEST
61
Emulates Judas : BETRAYS
Down
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Relative of hello : CHEERIO
2
Pulling a gag : HOAXING
3
Establish : INSTALL
4
Tent fixtures : COTS
5
Exist : ARE
6
Columbus's birthplace : GENOA
7
Minor work about the house : ODDJOB
8
Yugoslav region : SERBIA
9
Emmett Kelly, for one : CLOWN
10
Terza ___ : RIMA
11
U. N. member : USA
12
Bridge strategy : FINESSE
13
Rogue, formerly : FOISTER
14
Menaces, as a dog : SNAPSAT
21
Labor initials : ILO
24
Liturgical prayers : KYRIES
25
___ Union : SOVIET
27
Wind god : AEOLUS
29
Drag-strip vehicle : HOTROD
31
Cunning : SLY
32
Beanie : CAP
35
Frequent visitor : HABITUE
36
Seafood dish : ABALONE
37
Seafood dish : LOBSTER
39
Marathon-runner's forte : STAMINA
40
Temporary possession : TENANCY
41
Florida products : ORANGES
43
Zenith : HEIGHT
44
Choose : OPT
45
Old World fruit tree : BAOBAB
48
Carries on : RANTS
49
Hole-___ : INONE
52
Finish line : WIRE
53
Assyrian war god : ASUR
55
Siamese: Var. : TAI
57
Toper : SOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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