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Wilbur
Wilbur

New York Times, Wednesday, June 3, 1987

Author:
Wilbur
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 21.4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Wilbur has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,721
Across
1
Shank : CRUS
5
___ Weizmann, first president of Israel : CHAIM
10
Peril for Pavin : TRAP
14
Kind of dynamics : AERO
15
Medieval merchants' guild : HANSA
16
Water carrier : HOSE
17
20
Ethyl follower : ENE
21
Synthetic fabric : ORLON
22
Air Force general in W.W. II : EAKER
23
Kin of la grippe : FLU
24
Spring mo. : APR
25
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Washington's successor : ADAMS
34
Top ratings : AONES
35
Umbrella part : RIB
37
Adjective for a pittance : MERE
38
Young haddock : SCROD
39
Trademark : LOGO
40
Greek letter : ETA
41
Money in Bangkok : BAHTS
42
Carnegie, often : DONOR
43
46
Female rabbit : DOE
47
Simian : APE
48
Dutch genre painter : STEEN
51
Sierra ___, Wyo. range : MADRE
54
Elec. unit : AMP
57
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Cornelia ___ Skinner : OTIS
61
Vacuous : INANE
62
Barely passable : SOSO
63
Synthetic rubber : BUNA
64
Did a K.P. job : PARED
65
Photo : SNAP
Down
1
Type of society : CAFE
2
Control a colt : REIN
3
Yen : URGE
4
Trifle : SOU
5
Little innocent : CHERUB
6
Seek a taxi : HAIL
7
Part of A.D. : ANNO
8
"No man ___ island": Donne : ISAN
9
Singer Davis : MAC
10
" ... Noah, commanding ___": Kipling : THEARK
11
Mick Jagger's forte : ROCK
12
Nastase rival in the 70's : ASHE
13
Equal : PEER
18
Expensive car, for short : ROLLS
19
Rest, in Lyon : REPOS
23
Woman, to a lawyer : FEME
24
Tucked in : ABED
25
Appoint : NAME
26
"___ Psyche": Keats : ODETO
27
Monitor lizard : VARAN
28
No vessel for a vassal! : YACHT
29
Colonel in the news: 1986-87 : NORTH
30
Have ___ for news : ANOSE
31
Site of U. of Maine : ORONO
32
Energy : VIGOR
36
Camelot knight : BORS
38
Umpire's palms-down call : SAFE
39
Comstock ___ : LODE
41
Famous "Long Knife" : BOONE
42
Hornswoggled : DUPED
44
Early center of Christianity : EDESSA
45
Did a roofer's job : TARRED
48
Uppity person : SNOB
49
Nobelist for Peace: 1984 : TUTU
50
Mother Machree's land : ERIN
51
Avian mimic : MYNA
52
Jelly ingredient : AGAR
53
Native of Fyn : DANE
54
Soon : ANON
55
Sight in N.M. : MESA
56
Stage convenience : PROP
58
Mr. Van Winkle : RIP
59
Tee preceder : ESS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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