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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Thursday, April 2, 1987

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 28.5
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
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G
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,659
Across
1
Main artery : AORTA
6
___ Boleyn : ANNE
10
Military group : UNIT
14
Abolitionist-martyr : BROWN
15
Nun or spar : BUOY
16
Like the Texas star : LONE
17
Statesman Henry ___: 1850-1924 : CABOTLODGE
19
Galba's garb : TOGA
20
College activist org. : SDS
21
Seek's companion : HIDE
22
Slave leader: 1800-31 : TURNER
24
Used a loom : WOVE
25
"My kingdom ___ horse!" : FORA
26
This goes with the grain : STAIN
29
Betty Ford's kin : BLOOMERS
33
Indeed : TRULY
34
Hialeah hustler : TOUT
35
Elide : OMIT
36
Rhyme scheme : AABB
37
Abolitionist Sojourner ___ : TRUTH
38
British seaside tract : DENE
39
Kind of club : GLEE
40
Emerald Isle : EIRE
41
Compact : DENSE
42
Abolitionist-editor : GARRISON
44
Henry M. Robert's concern : ORDER
45
Pool shark Minnesota ___ : FATS
46
Cold-shoulder : SHUN
48
H. H. Jackson heroine: 1884 : RAMONA
51
Victory: Ger. : SIEG
52
Sydney's state: Abbr. : NSW
55
Skunk's defense : ODOR
56
Create a mosaic : TESSELLATE
59
Word with brake or jockey : DISC
60
Mel and Ed of baseball : OTTS
61
Starwort : ASTER
62
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
63
Optimistic : ROSY
64
Abolitionist-author : STOWE
Down
1
Kindergarten subj. : ABCS
2
Direction of a buss : ORAD
3
Hijacks : ROBS
4
Company : TWO
5
Abolitionist-suffragette : ANTHONY
6
Manse or condo : ABODE
7
Duchamp's staircase descender : NUDE
8
Yule libation : NOG
9
Fang : EYETOOTH
10
Avant-garde : ULTRAMODERN
11
When both hands are up : NOON
12
The Gloomy Dean: 1860-1954 : INGE
13
Lachryma : TEAR
18
Actress Ullmann : LIV
23
Tail: Comb. form : URO
24
Abolitionist in England : WILBERFORCE
25
Galway's instrument : FLUTE
26
Legendary football coach : STAGG
27
Musical syllables : TRALA
28
"Fra Diavolo" composer : AUBER
29
Brook : BOURN
30
Correct, in a way : EMEND
31
Washer cycle : RINSE
32
Filet-mignon source : STEER
34
Gatlin Brothers et al. : TRIOS
37
His will is his way : TESTATOR
41
Lincoln-___ debates : DOUGLAS
43
Fleming or Hunter : IAN
46
Milksop : SISSY
47
Tee follower : HEE
48
Used a buckboard : RODE
49
This may lead to lead : ADIT
50
More than more : MOST
51
J.F.K. speedsters : SSTS
52
Treaty gp. : NATO
53
Ragout : STEW
54
Sergeant's "As you ___!" : WERE
57
D.D.E.'s command : ETO
58
Amphib. vessel : LST

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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