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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, September 6, 1988

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 22.2
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,182
Across
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Sacred bull of Egypt : APIS
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Up in ___ (indignant) : ARMS
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French or Melba follower : TOAST
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Traditional knowledge : LORE
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Tempt : BAIT
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At the right moment : ONCUE
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Summit : APEX
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Actress Samms : EMMA
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City on the St. Lawrence : SOREL
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Fabricates : MINTS
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Aviary inhabitants : BIRDS
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Sappho creation : ODE
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Harry James hit record : ONEOCLOCKJUMP
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D.C. gun lobby : NRA
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Bobbins : SPOOLS
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Boxing great : ALI
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___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
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Sever : SLIT
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Reeve-Seymour film: 1980 : SOMEWHEREINTIME
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Roman Catholic leader : POPE
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Capital of Bangladesh, old style : DACCA
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Adage : SAW
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City in ancient Laconia : SPARTA
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Terminus : END
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Dexter Gordon film: 1986 : ROUNDMIDNIGHT
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Wager : BET
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More scarce : RARER
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Vicious, coarse person : YAHOO
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U.F.O. crew member : ALIEN
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Expression of worry : ALAS
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Aladdin's find : LAMP
68
List of candidates : SLATE
69
"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Wallet items : ONES
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Type of bar : SALAD
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Indigo : ANIL
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City on Lake Michigan : GARY
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Cottonwood : ALAMO
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Visit unexpectedly : POPIN
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Goddess of peace : IRENE
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Church official : SEXTON
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Honest one : ABE
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Stallone role : RAMBO
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Ape : MIMIC
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Desolate : STARK
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Even chance : TOSSUP
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Yoko ___ : ONO
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Parthenon's site : ACROPOLIS
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Brought to court : SUED
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Far: Comb. form : TELE
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Fastening device : SCREW
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Radio personalities : DJS
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Switch : LASH
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Greatest : MOST
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Capital of Peru : LIMA
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Mulligan : STEW
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Vipers : ASPS
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Chicago business district : LOOP
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Fair : IMPARTIAL
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Knight or Danson : TED
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Period of note : ERA
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N.Y.S.E. watchdog : SEC
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Architect Saarinen : EERO
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Frozen : ICED
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Child's nurse : NANNY
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Diverted : TURNED
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
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Conversation : DIALOG
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Play : DRAMA
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Cantaloupe : MELON
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Teheran resident : IRANI
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W African country : GHANA
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Four-bagger : HOMER
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Stowe grower : TOPSY
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Orchestra member : BASS
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First lady of scat : ELLA
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Greek letter : ETA
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Mineo or Maglie : SAL

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

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