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Maver
Maver

New York Times, Saturday, November 26, 1983

Author:
Maver
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.6
Maver has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,436
Across
1
Trellis piece : SLAT
5
Light brown : ALOMA
10
Gritty : GAME
14
Candy striper : AIDE
15
Pith helmet : TOPEE
16
Middle name of No. 21 : ALAN
17
Culbertson coup : SLAM
18
Whirligig of a sort : ROTOR
19
Skirt length for Mickey's girlfriend? : MINI
20
Middle name accidentally given to No. 18 : SIMPSON
22
Annulled : VACATED
24
Prune : LOP
25
Inclusive abbr. : ETAL
26
Actor Don or footballer Alan : AMECHE
29
Vestige : RESIDUE
33
Kegler's org. : PBA
34
Hebrew month : IYAR
36
He wrote "The Bramine's Journal" : STERNE
37
Caribbean vacation spot : ARUBA
39
Tear : RIP
41
Liquid portion of fat : OLEIN
42
Picayune objections : CAVILS
44
At some remove : AFAR
46
Hordeolum : STY
47
Famed yacht : AMERICA
49
Racket for a sport : CROSSE
51
Winter Palace resident : CZAR
52
Obsession : TIC
53
Pleats : GATHERS
56
Middle name of No. 37 : MILHOUS
60
Mozart's "Porgi amor" : ARIA
61
End : FINIS
63
Any large exhibition : EXPO
64
Klinger of "M*A*S*H" : FARR
65
Play : ENACT
66
Manx murmur : MEOW
67
Lynn of baseball : FRED
68
Martina's ex-mentor : RENEE
69
Sothern and Sheridan : ANNS
Down
1
Soprano Silvia ___ : SASS
2
"Hi-___, Hi-Lo," 1952 song : LILI
3
Furniture style : ADAM
4
Pantheon, e.g. : TEMPLE
5
Degeneration : ATROPHY
6
Diving bird : LOON
7
Choose : OPT
8
"Hey, Look ___," 1960 song : MEOVER
9
Causes to sparkle : AERATES
10
Middle name of No. 29 : GAMALIEL
11
Came down : ALIT
12
Leo's pride : MANE
13
Tennyson character : ENID
21
Mix at a party : SOCIALIZE
23
Palma-Christi derivative : CASTOROIL
26
Middle name of No. 20 : ABRAM
27
Purple dye : MAUVE
28
Unit of corn : EAR
30
Frock : DRESS
31
Join : UNITE
32
Counting-out word : EENY
33
Agouti's cousin : PACA
35
Narrow inlet : RIA
38
Middle name of No. 19 : BIRCHARD
40
Future NCO? : PFC
43
Beveling-machine operator : SCARFER
45
Expert : ARTISTE
48
Poisonous gas that smells like garlic : ARSINE
50
Outline : SCHEMA
53
Fishhook : GAFF
54
Ancient name of the Saône : ARAR
55
Flag : TIRE
56
Apollo 17 passengers : MICE
57
The yoke is on them : OXEN
58
In the know : UPON
59
Plants : SOWS
62
One of the Bobbsey twins : NAN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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