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Hal R. Hollinger
Hal R. Hollinger

New York Times, Wednesday, May 1, 1974

Author:
Hal R. Hollinger
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
Hal R. Hollinger has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,027
Across
1
Kipling direction : EAST
5
Torn of films : RIP
8
Burden : ONUS
12
Oriental nurse : AMAH
13
"For unto ___ child is born" : USA
14
Meal : REPAST
17
Fatigue : TIRE
18
Author Fleming : IAN
19
More weird : EERIER
20
Ceylon's new name : SRILANKA
22
Kind of child : ONLY
23
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
24
Bulldog, to an Eli : MASCOT
28
Edgar or dinner : GUEST
31
Chorus offerings : CANTATAS
33
Do speechmaking : ORATE
34
Take place : OCCUR
35
Juniper-berry product : GIN
37
Encore! : BIS
38
Kipling non-meeting word : TWAIN
39
Direction: Abbr. : NNE
40
Mat. day : SAT
41
Met's Marilyn : HORNE
42
Dane or Gatsby : GREAT
44
Of a certain philosophy : HEGELIAN
46
Sahara refuge : OASIS
47
Short poem : RONDEL
48
Oriental sash : OBI
49
Form, as a storm : BREW
51
Tomfoolery : ZANINESS
56
Upsets : ANGERS
59
Choose : OPT
60
Facial feature : BROW
61
From ___ riches : RAGSTO
62
Recent: Prefix : NEO
63
Kyushu port : OITA
64
Measure off : STEP
65
Psychic initials : ESP
66
Kipling direction : WEST
Down
1
Diner sign : EATS
2
Eastern official : AMIR
3
New Delhi wear : SARI
4
"___ Hurrah" : THELAST
5
Pompeii sights : RUINS
6
Miss Dinesen : ISAK
7
Area that proved Kipling wrong : PANAMACANALZONE
8
Natural resource : ORE
9
Formerly named : NEE
10
Displace : UPROOT
11
"The Eve of ___" : SAINTAGNES
15
Recital piece: Abbr. : SEL
16
Afflict : TRY
21
Fee of sorts : ANTE
25
___ régime : ANCIEN
26
Shock : STUN
27
Elevator cage : CAR
28
Oodles : GOBS
29
Heep : URIAH
30
Occasional White House cover-ups : EASTEREGGS
31
Warm-sea mollusk : COWRIE
32
Red Sea peninsula : SINAI
36
N.Y. athletes : NETS
38
Related : TOLD
41
"Nine, ten, a big fat ___" : HEN
42
Eastern arid region : GOBI
43
Showery-day delight : RAINBOW
45
Greeley words : GOWEST
48
Successful : ONTOP
49
Exclude : BAR
50
Acid initials : RNA
52
Zoo denizens : APES
53
Penna. port : ERIE
54
Drunkards : SOTS
55
Hit hard : SWAT
57
Way: Abbr. : RTE
58
Bribe : SOP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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