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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Wednesday, June 12, 1991

17-Across : Atlanta university

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,191
Across
1
Companion of alas : ALACK
6
What Hannibal crossed : ALPS
10
Norse narrative : SAGA
14
Worth : VALUE
15
Castle's defense : MOAT
16
Show approval : CLAP
17
Atlanta university : EMORY
18
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
19
Kennedy matriarch : ROSE
20
The grapevine: Slang : BUSHTELEGRAPH
23
Sphere : ORB
24
Chicle product : GUM
25
Inferior performer : BUSHLEAGUER
31
Sound of contempt : BAH
34
Loosens : UNTIES
35
Bruin legend : ORR
36
Ole Miss rival : BAMA
37
Matinee stars : IDOLS
38
Possess : OWN
39
He should beware : BUYER
40
Fontanne's partner : LUNT
41
Pasture sound : BAA
42
Wise lawgivers : SOLONS
43
Ruby or Frances : DEE
44
Gas plant : BURNINGBUSH
46
This has a vestibule : EAR
47
Vane readings : NES
48
White House motto? : LETGEORGEDOIT
55
Land of Lima : PERU
56
Musical combo : TRIO
57
"Contraries" author : OATES
59
Okla. city : ENID
60
Savoir-faire : TACT
61
One source of bran : WHEAT
62
___ down (soften) : TONE
63
Part of B.P.O.E. : ELKS
64
Delany role in "China Beach" : NURSE
Down
1
Sulla's salutation : AVE
2
A k a Elia : LAMB
3
Baseball family name : ALOU
4
Mongrels : CURS
5
Areas on hoopsters' courts : KEYHOLES
6
One-celled animal : AMOEBA
7
Laze about : LOLL
8
Geraldine or Patti : PAGE
9
Reel : STAGGER
10
"Go away!" : SCRAM
11
Unsymmetrical : ALOP
12
Nasty cut : GASH
13
Simian : APE
21
Very, in Versailles : TRES
22
Capek's classic : RUR
25
Construct : BUILD
26
Improper : UNDUE
27
Suffragist Lucy ___ : STONE
28
Épée part : HILT
29
The English daisy : GOWAN
30
Coffee brewer : URN
31
Mississippi, the ___ State : BAYOU
32
Ratifies : AMENS
33
Discordant : HARSH
36
Lily's origin : BULB
38
Put one's ___ in (meddle) : OAR
39
Stops progressing : BOGSDOWN
41
Chemist's glass tube : BURETTE
42
Dagger of yore : SNEE
44
Sack : BAG
45
Gold molds : INGOTS
46
Federigo Fiorillo offering : ETUDE
48
Carson stand-in : LENO
49
Actress Moran : ERIN
50
One form of history : ORAL
51
Mears of Indy fame : RICK
52
Waikiki's island : OAHU
53
On which Juvenal journeyed : ITER
54
An anagram for seat : TEAS
55
Kind of peeve : PET
58
Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.: Abbr. : STE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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