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Stanley B. Whitten
Stanley B. Whitten

New York Times, Saturday, December 12, 1992

Author:
Stanley B. Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Stanley B. Whitten has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,740
Across
1
Blow one's own horn : BRAG
5
Ski town in Colo. : ASPEN
10
Ship on which Hercules sailed : ARGO
14
An avatar of Vishnu : RAMA
15
Bogart or Cortez role : SPADE
16
Close : NEAR
17
Superstar born Dec. 12, 1915 : OLBLUEEYES
19
Cobbler's sparable : NAIL
20
"Crimes and Misdemeanors" director : ALLEN
21
Easy target for criticism : AUNTSALLY
23
Tint : DYE
24
U. of Md. football team : TERPS
26
One-tenth of MDX : CLI
27
"Winnie-the-___": Milne : POOH
28
European cavalryman : HUSSAR
31
Mad : SORE
34
Stopped : CEASED
37
Fort Worth inst. : TCU
38
John Barrymore : THEGREATPROFILE
41
"No, No, Nanette" quartet : ENS
42
Truly : INDEED
43
Medieval shields : ECUS
44
Popular pet : POODLE
46
Wriggling : EELY
48
Betty Ford, ___ Bloomer : NEE
49
Key military-training group : CADRE
51
Neighbor of Gr. : ALB
54
Jacob and Esau, to Abraham : GRANDSONS
57
Sly's "Rocky" co-star : TALIA
59
Very small fry : RUNT
60
John Nance Garner : CACTUSJACK
62
Eleven, in Ávila : ONCE
63
A rival in "The Rivals" : ACRES
64
Date for Duclos : AMIE
65
Henbit or plantain : WEED
66
Soothing word : THERE
67
Molders : ROTS
Down
1
Wide : BROAD
2
Come from behind : RALLY
3
Saunter : AMBLE
4
Oz girl's surname : GALE
5
Ibsen character : ASE
6
Lead an attack : SPEARHEAD
7
Completely discharge a debt : PAYUP
8
Anthony and Clarissa : EDENS
9
Avian hangout : NEST
10
Chronicle : ANNALS
11
Practical : REALISTIC
12
Gold medalist Devers: 1992 : GAIL
13
A Paris airport : ORLY
18
Biblical preposition : UNTO
22
Old silver coin of Italy : SCUDO
25
Epoch of the Tertiary Period : EOCENE
27
Dowel : PEG
28
Sheep drover : HERDER
29
U.S. rights org. : ACLU
30
Bitter herbs : RUES
31
Phase : STEP
32
Words of despair : OHNO
33
Rapport; empathy : RESONANCE
35
Mischievous Olympian : ATE
36
Word for 12 Down : SPEEDSTER
39
Mad : RILED
40
Enchanted : FEY
45
Like a clunker's fender : DENTED
47
Court calls : LETS
49
Mike Ditka, e.g. : COACH
50
Moline : ANCRE
51
Bowie's last stand : ALAMO
52
Legal : LICIT
53
Some social gatherings : BAKES
54
Expand : GROW
55
Magic incantation : RUNE
56
Fitzgerald's forte : SCAT
58
Not in harmony : AJAR
61
Employ : USE

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

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