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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Thursday, November 10, 1988

55-Down : S-shaped curve

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,247
Across
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Violin precursor : REBEC
6
Oriental nurse : AMAH
10
Indian of Peru : INCA
14
Muse of poetry : ERATO
15
Fountain fare : SODA
16
Best Actress awardee: 1963 : NEAL
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Establish a scholarship : ENDOW
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Type of coat or wind : TAIL
19
Labor : TOIL
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"___ Abner" : LIL
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Excessive wealth : PRETTYPENNY
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Jane ___, Henry VIII's third wife : SEYMOUR
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Up in the ___ (undecided) : AIR
27
Excessive wealth : AKINGSRANSOM
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Luxurious : SILKEN
36
Disencumber : RID
37
Harem room : ODA
38
Northern constellation : ARIES
39
Nocturnal flier : BAT
40
Iberian Peninsula country : SPAIN
42
Actress Rita : GAM
43
Any Phoenix N.B.A. player : SUN
44
"Tristram Shandy" author : STERNE
45
Rolling in money : ONEASYSTREET
49
Argon, e.g. : GAS
50
Sculler : OARSMAN
54
Excessive wealth : MONEYTOBURN
59
"Death in the Afternoon" cheer : OLE
60
Exchange premium : AGIO
61
Neglect : OMIT
62
Bring together : UNITE
64
Vend : SELL
65
Kent's friend : LANE
66
Stuck in the mud : MIRED
67
Pay attention : HEED
68
Brings to a conclusion : ENDS
69
Coast Guard women : SPARS
Down
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Staggers : REELS
2
"Sesame Street" character : ERNIE
3
Very much: Colloq. : BADLY
4
D.D.E.'s command : ETO
5
Range riders : COWPOKES
6
Toward the back, to Halsey : ASTERN
7
Defensive ditch : MOAT
8
Mine entrance : ADIT
9
Sail rope : HALYARD
10
Dr. Salk, once : INTERN
11
Night light : NEON
12
Father of Enoch : CAIN
13
Helper : ALLY
22
Dilapidation : RUIN
23
Singer-actress Zadora : PIA
25
Construct : MAKE
28
Appomattox figure : GRANT
29
Pose : SIT
30
Emulate an eagle : SOAR
31
Host at Valhalla : ODIN
32
Encolure : MANE
33
Edible starch : SAGO
34
Where Kerman is : IRAN
35
Soil conditioner : LIME
39
Inge's "___ Stop" : BUS
40
Breastbones : STERNUMS
41
Fondles : PETS
43
Heart contraction : SYSTOLE
44
Wither : SEAR
46
Ancient : AGEOLD
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Utter : SAY
48
Highways : ROUTES
51
Dancer Shearer : MOIRA
52
Modify : ALTER
53
Requires : NEEDS
54
Prepare potatoes : MASH
55
S-shaped curve : OGEE
56
Aswan Dam river : NILE
57
Arabian sultanate : OMAN
58
Tie tightly : BIND
63
Short snort : NIP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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