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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Wednesday, July 25, 1984

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 22.7
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,678
Across
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"___ your wagon ... " : HITCH
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___ tree (cornered) : UPA
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John, Mary or Maureen : OHARA
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___ Gay : ENOLA
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Curved : PARABOLIC
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Gilmore of the N.B.A. : ARTIS
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Three-way divider : TRISECTOR
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Jogging Bolshevik? : LEONTROTSKY
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Consumed : ATE
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Afternoon party : TEA
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Being: Lat. : ESSE
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In single file : AROW
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F.B.I. agent : GMAN
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Caribou, e.g. : DEER
35
Sun-room : SOLARIUM
37
"There Is Nothing Like ___" : ADAME
38
Odor : SMELL
39
Cut down : MOW
41
Greek letter : SIGMA
42
Verbena trees : TEAKS
43
Soaped : LATHERED
45
Unit of loudness : SONE
46
Hereditary unit : GENE
47
Whale : CETE
48
Ready : RIPE
51
Turkish title : AGA
53
Retirement plan: Abbr. : IRA
56
Speedy "Guys and Dolls" author? : DAMONRUNYON
62
Astronaut on the move? : SALLYRIDE
64
"I could ___ unfold ... ": Shak. : ATALE
65
Palm marks : LIFELINES
66
City in Mo. : ROLLA
67
A Ford : EDSEL
68
Adherent : IST
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Cheerless, to Keats : DREAR
Down
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Make well : HEAL
2
Concerning : INRE
3
In ___ (as a whole) : TOTO
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"Cheyenne" hiker? : CLINTWALKER
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Swiftness : HASTE
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Incumbent on : UPTO
7
Share : PART
8
Gone up : ARISEN
9
Complies : OBEYS
10
Ad ___ committee : HOC
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Can. province : ALTA
12
Disorder : RIOT
13
Farm measure : ACRE
16
Queries : ASKS
20
African cereal grass : RAGI
24
Memorable entertainer who sounded horsy? : EDDIECANTOR
25
Helpers for a D.A. : ASSTS
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Ardent lover : ROMEO
27
City in N.Y. : OLEAN
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Silent : MUM
30
Soap substitute : AMOLE
32
Bore : EAGRE
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Irish patriot: 1778–1803 : EMMET
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English novelist: 19th century : READE
36
Literary monogram : RLS
37
Bat wood : ASH
40
Pale : WAN
44
Rip : TEAR
46
Zodiacal sign : GEMINI
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Pastoral scene : IDYLL
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Equal: Comb. form : PARI
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Protect : GUARD
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Man or Wight : ISLE
54
Sudden attack : RAID
55
Landon et al. : ALFS
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Lyric poems : ODES
58
Aerie : NEST
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Ivy League school : YALE
60
Spanish jar : OLLA
61
Close : NEAR
63
Grant or Majors : LEE

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

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