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Mary Cee Whitten
Mary Cee Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, November 12, 1985

67-Across : Resign

Author:
Mary C. Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1
Mary Cee Whitten has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Mary C. Whitten is an alias for Mary Cee Whitten.
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A
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C
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H
4
E
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S
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F
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A
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I
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L
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C
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A
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S
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T
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R
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L
U
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R
E
A
R
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R
I
A
T
A
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O
R
A
N
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O
R
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F
R
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N
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N
Y
A
N
D
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Z
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O
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Y
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H
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D
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I
N
N
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E
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M
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P
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L
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Y
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L
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A
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P
P
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A
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C
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T
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T
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P
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J
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N
E
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D
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R
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H
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L
A
N
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G
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R
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L
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O
M
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E
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D
Y
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E
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S
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A
G
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S
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A
P
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O
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L
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N
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D
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Y
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O
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L
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I
B
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S
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N
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S
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M
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T
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,153
Across
1
Yearns : ACHES
6
Fall short : FAIL
10
Dramatis personae : CAST
14
Perch : ROOST
15
Entice : LURE
16
Kind of admiral : REAR
17
Dogie catcher : RIATA
18
Algerian port : ORAN
19
Heraldic border : ORLE
20
J. D. Salinger work : FRANNYANDZOOEY
23
Owned : HAD
24
Caravansary : INN
25
Use : EMPLOY
29
Northern European : LAPP
32
Perform : ACT
35
Obstruct : TIEUP
36
Curtin or Seymour : JANE
37
___ mater : DURA
38
Humperdinck's fairy opera : HANSELANDGRETEL
41
Leave out : OMIT
42
Nelson or Mary Baker : EDDY
43
Upper crust : ELITE
44
Transgress : SIN
45
Iron and Stone : AGES
46
Faye and Ghostley : ALICES
47
Dunderhead : SAP
49
Chemical suffix : OSE
50
Film comedy team : LAURELANDHARDY
58
Christiania, today : OSLO
59
Footnote abbr. : IBID
60
Lorelei, e.g. : SIREN
62
Thailand, formerly : SIAM
63
Grind grain : MILL
64
Bring joy : ELATE
65
Scarlett's spread : TARA
66
Mind : OBEY
67
Resign : DEMIT
Down
1
Timetable abbr. : ARR
2
Arrange hair : COIF
3
Grayish-white : HOAR
4
This, in Taxco : ESTA
5
Horse-drawn carriage : STANHOPE
6
Patterson of boxing fame : FLOYD
7
Nimbus : AURA
8
Persia, today : IRAN
9
Give temporarily : LEND
10
Sing softly : CROON
11
Concerning aircraft : AERONAUTIC
12
Garage or yard event : SALE
13
Low card : TREY
21
Voice vote : NAY
22
Type of code : ZIP
25
Group character : ETHOS
26
"___ Vice," TV program : MIAMI
27
Like Malaya or Istria : PENINSULAR
28
Keen desire : LUST
29
Alights : LANDS
30
Griffith or Williams : ANDY
31
Cribbage piece : PEG
33
Where Minos ruled : CRETE
34
Stories : TALES
36
Green stone : JADE
37
Cold-cuts center : DELI
39
Journey part : LEG
40
Freed : RELEASED
45
Simian : APE
46
Residue : ASH
48
Fragrance : AROMA
49
In a strange way : ODDLY
50
Misplaced : LOST
51
Gobi's site : ASIA
52
V.I.P.'s car : LIMO
53
Ancient Hebrew month : ABIB
54
Green color : NILE
55
Vex : RILE
56
Apothecary's weight : DRAM
57
Abominable Snowman : YETI
61
Bottom line, often : NET

Answer summary:
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