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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Wednesday, June 11, 1986

54-Down : Decorative case

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.8
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,364
Across
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Croc's cousin : GATOR
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Macho party : STAG
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Set of actors : CAST
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"Far ___ Cayuga's waters" : ABOVE
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Diva's offering : ARIA
16
Home of some vino vendors : ASTI
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Quarrel : SCRAP
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Spring on the Rhein : LENZ
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National Park in 20 Across, with 33 Down : ISLE
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Largest of five : LAKESUPERIOR
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Sort : ILK
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Plea at sea : SOS
27
Jot : ATOM
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New Orleans team : SAINTS
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Chief : ARCH
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Annoy : IRK
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Head of a tale : ONCE
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Triple Crown winner: 1935 : OMAHA
37
Old card game : LOO
38
Best seller by Keillor: 1985 : LAKEWOBEGONDAYS
42
Underworld god : DIS
43
Golf-bag items : IRONS
44
Beehive state : UTAH
45
Roman id follower : EST
46
Girth control : DIET
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"Remington ___" of TV : STEELE
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Shake ___ (hurry) : ALEG
51
Numbers man, for short : CPA
52
Pulpit talk: Abbr. : SER
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Leading lady in the 40's : VERONICALAKE
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Major ending : ETTE
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Pinocchio's lie detector : NOSE
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Bring joy : ELATE
64
Regrets : RUES
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Inter ___ : ALIA
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Prey or plunder : RAVIN
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Affected manners : AIRS
68
Spare : LEAN
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Hard cookies : SNAPS
Down
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Vapor : GAS
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"Dr. Seuss's ___" : ABC
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High hill : TOR
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White House office : OVAL
5
Banquet : REPAST
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Bargain events : SALES
7
___ bien : TRES
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Japanese aborigine : AINU
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Andalusian cold soup : GAZPACHO
10
City in Ill. : CAIRO
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Absorbs : ASSIMILATES
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W.W. II battle site : STLO
13
Stadium area : TIER
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Puts down for the count : KOS
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Allen or Frome : ETHAN
23
Tristram's love : ISOLDE
24
Verandas in Hilo : LANAIS
25
Moped igniter : KICKSTARTER
29
Society-page word : NEE
30
Flower cluster : AMENT
31
First step to riches? : RAGS
33
See 19 Across : ROYALE
34
Fit to eat, to a rabbi : KOSHER
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Orchestra member : OBOE
39
Enlarge : WIDEN
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First : ORIGINAL
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Payable : DUE
47
Jacuzzi spot : SPA
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Available bettors : TAKERS
50
Wind-blown loam : LOESS
51
___ out (empty) : CLEAN
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Alice's friend on TV : VERA
54
Decorative case : ETUI
55
Porter who carried tunes in his head : COLE
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Mongol turf : ASIA
57
Joie de vivre : ELAN
61
She married Francis Albert : AVA
62
Gratuity : TIP
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Heggen's Pulver: Abbr. : ENS

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

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