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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Saturday, December 14, 1985

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 35.8
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,185
Across
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___ off (leave) : SHOVE
6
___ throat : STREP
11
Cr.-card item : CHG
14
Sculled : OARED
15
Sen. Hawkins from Fla. : PAULA
16
Own: Scot. : HAE
17
Gallinacean alarm clock : CHANTICLEER
19
Yes vote : AYE
20
Batman's creator : KANE
21
Songdom's Sal : GAL
22
Beefeaters : GUARDS
24
T.W.A. rival : EAL
26
Crimson : CARMINE
27
A finch : SPARROW
31
Wind: Comb. form : ANEMO
32
McGrew's lady : LOU
33
Partner-in-crime : COHORT
35
Aleutian isle : ATTU
38
Pluto, when in Rome : ORCUS
40
A Wright bro. : ORV
41
Close, to Cowper : ANEAR
42
Volstead's opposition : WETS
43
One of the "Greats" : PETERI
45
Coop find : EGG
46
"None that ___ love than myself": Shak. : IMORE
48
Miscreant's second thoughts : REMORSE
50
A. Hitchcock specialty : SHOCKER
52
Part of r.p.m. : PER
53
"Lord Jim" author : CONRAD
54
Rickenbacker was one : ACE
56
Sometimes it's one cent : ANTE
60
Caviar : ROE
61
Thomas Paine, e.g. : PAMPHLETEER
64
Haw. liquor : OKE
65
"___ wise father ... ": Shak. : ITISA
66
Nonitalic type : ROMAN
67
German article : DER
68
A Sevillian : SENOR
69
End of a Stein line : AROSE
Down
1
Place for a clock : SOCK
2
Sunk fence : HAHA
3
G.I.'s 1942 landing site : ORAN
4
Gloss : VENEER
5
Summer time in N.Y.C. : EDT
6
Humane org. : SPCA
7
How heroes stand : TALL
8
Actress McClanahan : RUE
9
Splendiferous : ELEGANT
10
Matched set of jewelry : PARURE
11
Messala, e.g. : CHARIOTEER
12
"The Seasons" composer : HAYDN
13
Anserine creatures : GEESE
18
Place to park a parka : IGLOO
23
Jordanian capital : AMMAN
25
Spotlights : ARCS
26
He made axle grease from peanuts : CARVER
27
Like molasses : SLOW
28
Tiny opening : PORE
29
Grown man who cries : AUCTIONEER
30
Whatever person, in poesy : WHOEER
34
Leaving : ORT
36
Auto ID's : TAGS
37
Exhort : URGE
39
Backup org. for gyrenes : USMCR
41
Bien-___ (French darling) : AIME
43
Write tomorrow's check today : PREDATE
44
Use an insectifuge : REPEL
47
Giraffes' kin : OKAPIS
49
Red Jacket was one : ORATOR
50
Grand Banks denizen : SCROD
51
English physicist: 1635–1703 : HOOKE
54
Lhasa ___ : APSO
55
Soho mopper : CHAR
57
Remote telecast : NEMO
58
Brews : TEAS
59
Irish lake : ERNE
62
Gump's wife : MIN
63
Stat. for Dr. K : ERA

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

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