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William Baxley
William Baxley

New York Times, Tuesday, May 16, 1989

Author:
William Baxley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 25.7
William Baxley has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,434
Across
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Isolated flattop : MESA
5
Farmyard sound : CROW
9
Spelunker's milieu : CAVE
13
Controversial pesticide : ALAR
14
Thrashed : LACED
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Callas specialty : ARIA
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One who treats mental disorders : PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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Ancient Jewish brotherhood : ESSENES
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White poplars : ABELES
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Scarlet : RED
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From a distance : AFAR
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Mediterranean evergreens : CAROBS
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Pismires : ANTS
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Mrs., in Barcelona : SRA
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Hippodrome : ARENA
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Type of gin : SLOE
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Sweetsop : ATES
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Good judgment : LEVELHEADEDNESS
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Summers, in Paris : ETES
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Suffix with prefer : ENCE
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Central halls in Roman houses : ATRIA
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___ canto (singing style) : BEL
42
Sunbathe : BASK
43
Very thin : SKINNY
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Prepare the way : PAVE
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Cry of surprise : OHO
46
Villa d'Este site : TIVOLI
49
X-rated works : EROTICA
53
Genius's power : INTELLECTUALITY
56
God of love : EROS
57
Pleasure craft : YACHT
58
Miss Kett of comics : ETTA
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Depend : RELY
60
Early American cars : REOS
61
Stitcher's line : SEAM
Down
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Chart : MAP
2
Otherwise : ELSE
3
Utters : SAYS
4
Parts of circles : ARCS
5
Look-alikes : CLONES
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Evaluated : RATED
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Memorable newspaper publisher : OCHS
8
Minuscule : WEE
9
Frolic : CAPER
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Seed covering : ARIL
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Carpenter's need : VISE
12
Diner sign : EATS
15
Rookie at boot camp : DRAFTEE
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Book about plants : HERBAL
19
Arabs' sleeveless garments : ABAS
23
Positive terminal of an electron tube : ANODE
24
Diplomat Cushing: 1800-79 : CALEB
25
Sharp-crested ridge : ARETE
26
Carouse : REVEL
27
Individuals : ONES
28
Alas and ___ : ALACK
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Austere : STERN
30
Plant secretion : RESIN
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Analysis of an ore : ASSAY
33
Perception : SENSE
34
Against: Prefix : ANTI
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In a ponderous way : HEAVILY
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Sioux : DAKOTA
42
Formal dance : BALL
43
Talks in a loud voice : SHOUTS
44
Lovelace's forte : POESY
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Correct: Comb. form : ORTHO
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Row : TIER
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Concerning : INRE
48
Acronym for a convertiplane : VTOL
49
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
50
Aits in the Seine : ILES
51
Quote : CITE
52
"___ boy!" : ATTA
54
Sound receiver : EAR
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Sweet potato : YAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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