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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, September 13, 1988

32-Down : Trim

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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N
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A
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W
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P
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B
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,189
Across
1
Emulate beavers : GNAW
5
Fragment : SCRAP
10
Gush forth : SPEW
14
Shakespearean villain : IAGO
15
Self-assurance : POISE
16
Jacob's third son : LEVI
17
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
20
Lift : HOIST
21
Animal doc : VET
22
Spacious : AMPLE
23
More orderly : NEATER
25
Independent : FREE
26
Motor coach : BUS
28
Frigid : ICY
29
Lose force : DIE
30
Buttons or Skelton : RED
33
Slenderized : ATTENUATED
36
Bridge expert Sharif : OMAR
37
St. ___ (Leeward island) : KITTS
38
Socko! : BAM
39
Tee shot : DRIVE
40
Kind of chamber : ECHO
41
Linguistic forms : ALLOPHONES
43
"Norma ___" : RAE
44
Type of bread : RYE
45
A.F.T. rival : NEA
46
Six-pointers : TDS
47
Feds : GMEN
49
Stone foundation : RIPRAP
51
"___ Grows in Brooklyn" : ATREE
53
Spanish aunt : TIA
54
Mutton and veal : MEATS
57
Mortimer Snerd's friend : CHARLIEMCCARTHY
60
Spiral : COIL
61
Fear : DREAD
62
Bit of news : ITEM
63
Melody : TUNE
64
Move sideways : SIDLE
65
Watches : EYES
Down
1
Lillian of acting fame : GISH
2
Alliance letters : NATO
3
Displeasing : AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
4
From bad to ___ : WORSE
5
Bad Ems, e.g. : SPA
6
Fit to be transported : CONVEYABLE
7
Added clause : RIDER
8
Vice prin., e.g. : ASST
9
Favorite : PET
10
Thin mud : SLIME
11
"Peanuts" character : PEPPERMINTPATTY
12
Daredevil Knievel : EVEL
13
Sagacious : WISE
18
Blots : STAINS
19
Almost unique : RARE
24
Fort Worth inst. : TCU
25
Topmast support : FID
26
Pieman : BAKER
27
City in the Empire State : UTICA
29
Fiendish : DEMONIACAL
31
Like chalet roofs : EAVED
32
Trim : DRESS
34
Ike's W.W. II command : ETO
35
Soviet chess expert : TAL
36
Mountain: Comb. form : ORO
39
Cosmic order, in Buddhism : DHARMA
41
Author Rand : AYN
42
Vigor : PEP
44
Stagger : REEL
48
Actress Oberon : MERLE
49
Coated with hoarfrost : RIMED
50
Eagle's nest : AERIE
51
Nos. person : ACCT
52
One grand, for short : THOU
53
Actress Garr : TERI
55
"Of ___ I Sing" : THEE
56
Sylvia ___, British leading lady : SYMS
58
Psyche parts : IDS
59
Alphabetic trio : CDE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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