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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Tuesday, September 8, 1987

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 35.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,818
Across
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Caldwell's "Tobacco ___" : ROAD
5
Con man's scheme : SCAM
9
Insensitive : BLUNT
14
Give the eye : OGLE
15
Spanish appetizer : TAPA
16
Made public : AIRED
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Copper and iron : ORES
18
Hebrew dry-measure unit : OMER
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Fountain fizzes : SODAS
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Persevere : KEEPONESCHINUP
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Toast topping : OLEO
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Singleton : ONE
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Endured : LASTED
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More hardhearted : CRUELLER
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Opposed : ANTI
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Promote : BOOST
35
Common verb : ARE
36
Persevere : STICKTOONESGUNS
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Cochlea's site : EAR
41
Reclines : LOLLS
42
Mine entrance : ADIT
43
Answers : RESPONDS
45
Analyzes grammatically : PARSES
47
Toronto's prov. : ONT
48
Wampum : PEAG
49
Persevere : HOLDONESGROUND
56
Japanese gateways : TORII
57
Coup d'___ : ETAT
58
Belgian river : YSER
59
Taken ___ (disconcerted) : ABACK
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Capital of Manche : STLO
61
Castor's mother : LEDA
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Gift receiver : DONEE
63
Drain pit : SUMP
64
Formerly, once : ERST
Down
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Castle for Kasparov : ROOK
2
Monster : OGRE
3
Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
4
Tyrannical : DESPOTIC
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In one's cups : STONED
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Small featured role : CAMEO
7
Imitates : APES
8
Artist Chagall : MARC
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Steel helmets : BASINETS
10
Vibes player Hampton : LIONEL
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Pakistani language : URDU
12
Tide type : NEAP
13
HB's goals : TDS
21
Señor's shout : OLE
22
Theater audience : HOUSE
25
"Star Wars" beam : LASER
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Architectural pillars : ANTAE
27
Budges : STIRS
28
Becomes indifferent : COOLS
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Howard and Reagan : RONS
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Praises : LAUDS
31
Pyle or Ford : ERNIE
32
Takes five : RESTS
34
Intrepid : BOLD
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Gold-rush site: 1890's : KLONDIKE
38
Silverheels role : TONTO
39
Gutter garnish : GARGOYLE
44
Men in blue : POLICE
45
Spinning toy : PEGTOP
46
Swiss river : AAR
48
Sacred song : PSALM
49
King of the road : HOBO
50
Algerian seaport : ORAN
51
Promontory : NESS
52
"___, Brute!" : ETTU
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Employer : USER
54
Buntline and Beatty : NEDS
55
Mild oath : DRAT
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Urchin : TAD

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

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