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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, April 18, 1989

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 40.1
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,406
Across
1
Off : AWAY
5
Stogie : CIGAR
10
Equipment : GEAR
14
Unit of metrical time : MORA
15
All together; in unison : ASONE
16
Bring to ruin : UNDO
17
1933 Kentucky Derby winner : BROKERSTIP
19
Pack : STOW
20
Part of T.G.I.F. : ITS
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Regret : RUE
22
Attestation : OATH
24
Lundigan-Hunt film : THEINSIDESTORY
29
A.F.L. merger partner : CIO
30
Author Wiesel : ELIE
31
Lout : OAF
33
Western resort lake : TAHOE
36
Delivery truck : VAN
37
" ... believe also ___": John 14:1 : INME
38
Persia, today : IRAN
39
Mimicking : APING
41
Judge : DEEM
42
Goofs : ERRS
43
Actress Barbara ___ Geddes : BEL
44
Middle, in law : MESNE
45
Séance sound : RAP
46
Slightly open : AJAR
47
"Ode ___ Nightingale": Keats : TOA
48
Groucho Marx quiz show : YOUBETYOURLIFE
54
Oil-cartel acronym : OPEC
55
Vane letters : NNE
56
Literary monogram : RLS
57
Containers : CANS
59
Pidgeon-Hodiak film : THESELLOUT
63
Curved molding : OGEE
64
Romeo : LOVER
65
Feed the kitty : ANTE
66
Sassy : PERT
67
Nobelist poet: 1923 : YEATS
68
Textile worker : DYER
Down
1
Circuit : AMBIT
2
Value : WORTH
3
Came up : AROSE
4
Wild ox of Tibet : YAK
5
Great operatic tenor: 1873-1921 : CARUSO
6
Post-1907 Japanese emigrant : ISSEI
7
Obtained : GOT
8
Cuckoo family member : ANI
9
At rest : REPOSING
10
Relish : GUSTO
11
Exalts : ENTHRONES
12
Fuss : ADO
13
Noisy quarrel : ROW
18
"Sesame Street" character : ERNIE
23
Consumed : ATE
25
Sacred images : ICONS
26
Diabolic magic : DEVILRY
27
Verve : ELAN
28
Mandarin's office : YAMEN
32
___ covert (married woman) : FEME
33
Layer : TIER
34
Deck out : ARRAY
35
Certain whaleman : HARPOONER
37
Perfect : IDEAL
39
In a servile way : ABJECTLY
40
Bog fuel : PEAT
44
Edible mushroom : MOREL
46
Vigoda or Burrows : ABE
47
Hi-fi components : TUNERS
49
Overturn : UPSET
50
Beginning : ONSET
51
Satiric wit : IRONY
52
Orchestra member : FLUTE
53
Organic compound : ESTER
57
One of the fuzz : COP
58
Iron or Bronze : AGE
60
Garden tool : HOE
61
Actress ___ Marie Saint : EVA
62
Youth : LAD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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