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Wilson McBeath
Wilson McBeath

New York Times, Monday, November 11, 1991

38-Across : A porgy

Author:
Wilson McBeath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Wilson McBeath has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,343
Across
1
Plaintiff's activity : SUING
6
Oily stone : SHALE
11
O.D. wearers : GIS
14
Smith's purchase : ANVIL
15
Paint tester : TONER
16
Port. monetary unit : ESC
17
Mich. city + Iowa city : WAYNENEWTON
19
Neb. Indian : OTO
20
Actress Patricia et al. : NEALS
21
Slip-up : ERROR
23
"Cats," e.g. : MUSICAL
27
Rectangle, for one : ISOGON
28
Bryan or Webster : ORATOR
29
"Panama ___" : HATTIE
31
___ macabre : DANSE
32
Chromosome units : GENES
33
Draft org. : SSS
36
Handy one : ANDY
37
Vituperates : RANTS
38
A porgy : SCUP
39
Actress Myrna : LOY
40
Laissez-___ : FAIRE
41
Picked : CHOSE
42
Petite : DAINTY
44
Convalescent : SHUTIN
45
Homecoming honorees : ALUMNI
47
Biased : SLANTED
48
Five: Comb. form : PENTA
49
Kind of energy : SOLAR
51
Felt shoe : PAC
52
French city + Mich. city : NANCYWALKER
58
___ rule (generally) : ASA
59
Box : CRATE
60
Plow pioneer : DEERE
61
Author Deighton : LEN
62
Guest or Poe : EDGAR
63
Thralls of yore : ESNES
Down
1
Adage : SAW
2
Actress Merkel : UNA
3
Prestigious league : IVY
4
Author Anaïs : NIN
5
Chicago suburb : GLENCOE
6
Go silently : STEAL
7
Ululate : HOWL
8
Pismires : ANTS
9
Composer Delibes : LEO
10
Borgnine and Hemingway : ERNESTS
11
N.Y. lake + Okla. peak : GEORGESCOTT
12
"This ___ butch for be!": Kipling : ISTOO
13
Disdain : SCORN
18
Close : NEAR
22
"Vive le ___" : ROI
23
Of manner : MODAL
24
Heavens: Comb. form : URANO
25
Me. river + Okla. city : SANDYDUNCAN
26
___-bitsy : ITSY
27
Residents of: Suffix : ITES
29
Fonda or Ford : HENRY
30
Part of A.M. : ANTE
32
Trot or pace : GAIT
34
"If You Knew ___ ... " : SUSIE
35
Use a credit card : SPEND
37
Sari wearer : RANI
38
Eschew : SHUN
40
Supply capital : FINANCE
41
Blatant pretense : CHARADE
43
Sum total: Abbr. : AMT
44
Side dish : SLAW
45
Horrify : APPAL
46
Hire : LEASE
47
More guileful : SLYER
49
Obstacle : SNAG
50
Eight: Comb. form : OCTA
53
Dull follower : ARD
54
Brown of renown : LES
55
Murray or Berry : KEN
56
Before, in poesy : ERE
57
Musical notes : RES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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