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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, November 18, 1986

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 65.4
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,524
Across
1
Porcelain : CHINA
6
Overlook : MISS
10
Current events : NEWS
14
Home-run king : AARON
15
Step ___ (accelerate) : ONIT
16
Diamond Head's isle : OAHU
17
Undaunted : STOUT
18
Director Preminger : OTTO
19
Emerald Isle : ERIN
20
Patti Page hit record : TENNESSEEWALTZ
23
Lascivious look : LEER
24
Like: Suffix : ISH
25
Whim : MAGGOT
29
Hitchcock's "___ Window" : REAR
32
Sine ___ non : QUA
35
Anchor position : ATRIP
36
Cenetaph : TOMB
37
Sweet rolls : BUNS
38
Ty Cobb's sobriquet : THEGEORGIAPEACH
41
Outfit : TOGS
42
Business transaction : DEAL
43
Tarsus : ANKLE
44
D.C. agcy. for senior citizens : SSA
45
Borscht ingredient : BEET
46
Invisible : UNSEEN
47
___ Speedwagon, rock group : REO
49
Very small quantity : IOTA
51
Metrodome home team : MINNESOTATWINS
58
Plunder : LOOT
59
Bonito's kin : TUNA
60
Kovacs or Pyle : ERNIE
61
"___ Show of Shows" : YOUR
62
Having wings : ALAR
63
Soprano Mitchell : LEONA
64
Gaelic : ERSE
65
Lollapalooza : LULU
66
One year's history : ANNAL
Down
1
Play company : CAST
2
Detest : HATE
3
Press : IRON
4
Grammar item : NOUN
5
Dik-dik or kudu : ANTELOPE
6
Beast weighing up to 1,800 lbs. : MOOSE
7
Questioning : INTERROGATIONAL
8
Location : SITE
9
Pack away : STOW
10
Christmas carols : NOELS
11
Richter-scale event : EARTHQUAKE
12
Expert : WHIZ
13
Our star of stars : SUN
21
Tennis unit : SET
22
Broadcast : AIR
25
Helm and Houston : MATTS
26
A friend of Porthos : ATHOS
27
Sociable : GREGARIOUS
28
Fish spears : GIGS
30
Author Ludwig : EMIL
31
Lawyers' gp. : ABA
33
Sam or Remus : UNCLE
34
Pale : ASHEN
36
Chimp's nesting place : TREE
37
Hogan and Vereen : BENS
39
Pindaric work : ODE
40
Slender cigar : PANATELA
45
___ vivant : BON
46
Actress Hagen : UTA
48
___ nous (confidentially) : ENTRE
50
Japanese port city : OTARU
51
Heath : MOOR
52
Abbr. after a list of names : ETAL
53
Philippine archipelago : SULU
54
Birdhouse resident : WREN
55
Look ___ (visit) : INON
56
A 1492 ship : NINA
57
Close an envelope : SEAL
58
Caustic : LYE

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

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