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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Saturday, July 30, 1988

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.5
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,144
Across
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Sacred bull of Egypt : APIS
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Star followers : MAGI
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Social prohibition : TABOO
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"Children of a Lesser God" star : HURT
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Approval indicator : AMEN
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Surrounded by : AMONG
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Sandarac tree : ARAR
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Polaroid name : LAND
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N.L.'s homer champ: 1946-52 : KINER
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Begin a conversation : BREAKTHEICE
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Sooner than, to Spenser : ERE
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Anger : IRE
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Limey lockup : GAOL
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Trying beginning experiences : BAPTISMSOFFIRE
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Pub brew : ALE
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Bench : SEAT
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Cause follower : EFFECT
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Lighter or tender : BOAT
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Also : TOO
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Bard's "enough" : ENOW
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Use one's key : UNLOCK
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Spasm of distress : PANG
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Samuel's mentor : ELI
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Begin cautiously : GETONESFEETWET
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Wallet fillers : ONES
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Gooden stat : ERA
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"___ Joey" : PAL
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Begin, nautically : GETUNDERWAY
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Tarkington's "___ Adams" : ALICE
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Germanic greeting : HEIL
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Record : TAPE
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Twin of mythology : REMUS
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French magazine : ELLE
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Met highlight : ARIA
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Patton portrayer : SCOTT
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Marsh grass : REED
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Approach : NEAR
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Jezebel's husband : AHAB
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Pleased kitten's sound : PURR
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Dies ___ : IRAE
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Hecate is one : STRAIT
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"The ___ Falcon" : MALTESE
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Nanking nanny : AMAH
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Hereditary unit : GENE
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Blue dye : INDIGO
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Caricature : TAKEOFF
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"What an ass ___!": Hamlet : AMI
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Type of china : BONE
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Unique individual : ONER
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Folklore monster : OGRE
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Malayan's short sword : KRIS
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Coffeehouse : CAFE
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One type of sentence : LIFE
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Hindu "mister" : BABU
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Onward : ALONG
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"Positive thinking" advocate : PEALE
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Pin setting : MAT
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Knobs on pipe organs : STOPS
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Subscribe again : RENEW
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Mulhouse schoolhouse : ECOLE
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Bothersome person : TWIT
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Young animal : TOTO
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Clodhopper : OAF
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Overcrowd : CONGEST
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Strike-zone boundary : KNEE
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Heckled : NEEDLED
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"American Gigolo" star : GERE
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Vashti's successor : ESTHER
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Plaid cloth : TARTAN
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Goals for duffers : PARS
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Hardy villain : ALEC
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Exec's vehicle : LIMO
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Ubangi tributary : UELE
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Shade of green : NILE
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Pottery : WARE
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Western Samoan capital : APIA
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Mercury's 88 days : YEAR
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Director's directive : CUT

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

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