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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, April 2, 1985

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.9
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
J
2
O
3
Y
4
C
5
E
6
A
7
N
8
N
9
G
10
L
11
Y
12
N
13
U
B
O
A
T
14
B
I
O
15
L
O
O
I
16
E
17
M
O
U
S
E
18
A
G
T
19
A
D
U
L
T
20
P
E
N
T
21
A
C
H
E
22
C
E
R
E
S
23
G
E
24
T
O
U
T
25
T
E
S
S
26
A
27
F
B
28
A
N
S
A
29
T
E
30
T
H
31
I
32
S
33
M
A
L
34
I
C
E
35
T
H
E
36
L
O
O
S
E
37
I
N
O
N
E
38
S
T
Y
39
U
N
W
E
D
40
S
C
O
T
T
41
I
S
H
42
A
R
E
O
N
E
43
H
Y
D
R
44
S
T
E
45
E
L
E
46
F
D
R
47
H
I
48
R
T
49
O
X
I
D
50
E
S
51
O
52
S
A
G
E
53
S
P
I
T
54
S
H
55
A
56
D
57
S
E
W
U
P
58
L
E
S
59
S
T
O
L
E
60
T
A
K
E
A
61
A
R
T
62
S
E
W
E
R
63
M
E
S
S
64
G
A
S
65
E
S
S
E
N
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,929
Across
1
He wrote "Ulysses" : JOYCE
6
Jillian or Miller : ANN
9
She wrote "Three Weeks" : GLYN
13
German sub of W.W. II : UBOAT
14
Life story, for short : BIO
15
Lieutenant, to G.I. Joe : LOOIE
17
Black eye : MOUSE
18
Broker: Abbr. : AGT
19
Grown-up : ADULT
20
Type of house : PENT
21
Feel flu symptoms : ACHE
22
Goddess of agriculture : CERES
23
Publish : GETOUT
25
Hardy girl : TESS
26
Mather or Maxwell: Abbr. : AFB
28
Having a handle : ANSATE
30
"___ Gun for Hire" : THIS
33
Evil intent : MALICE
35
On ___ (free) : THELOOSE
37
___ ear and out the other : INONE
38
Piggery : STY
39
Not married : UNWED
40
Type of terrier : SCOTTISH
42
"Eternity and I ___": Howells : AREONE
43
Water: Comb. form : HYDR
44
TV's "Remington ___" : STEELE
46
H.S.T.'s predecessor : FDR
47
Trumpeter Al : HIRT
49
Rust and alumina : OXIDES
51
Type of orange : OSAGE
53
Narrow reef : SPIT
54
Food fish : SHAD
57
Monopolize : SEWUP
58
Author Whitten : LES
59
Long scarf : STOLE
60
___ gander (look over) : TAKEA
61
Skill : ART
62
Underground drain : SEWER
63
Jumble : MESS
64
Yak away : GAS
65
W. German city : ESSEN
Down
1
A move in checkers : JUMP
2
Hautboy : OBOE
3
Wouk novel : YOUNGBLOODHAWKE
4
Hindu social class : CASTE
5
A season, in Arles : ETE
6
Calculating device : ABACUS
7
Marx Brothers film, with "A" : NIGHTATTHEOPERA
8
Short letter : NOTE
9
Candied : GLACE
10
Magnetite : LODESTONE
11
Caesar-Coca TV program: 1950–54 : YOURSHOWOFSHOWS
12
Cleopatra's river : NILE
16
Dolls named for a film alien : ETS
21
First-class : AONE
24
Be silent: Mus. dir. : TACET
25
Golf gadget : TEE
26
Some Mennonites : AMISH
27
Caprice : FANCY
29
"___ kingdom come ... " : THY
31
"Whom shall ___ ... ?": Isa. 6:8 : ISEND
32
Jewish feast : SEDER
34
Schemes : INTRIGUES
36
Enticed : LURED
38
Concorde : SST
41
Adherent of: Suffix : IST
42
Dismounted : ALIT
45
Is : EXISTS
48
Meal, in Metz : REPAS
50
Kefauver : ESTES
51
Bone: Comb. form : OST
52
Sewing line : SEAM
53
Dross : SLAG
55
Toward shelter, at sea : ALEE
56
A "Coming Home" star : DERN
59
Compass pt. : SSE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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