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Kenneth Haxton
Kenneth Haxton

New York Times, Saturday, February 6, 1988

68-Across : Tree knot

Author:
Kenneth Haxton
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 236 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Kenneth Haxton has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,969
Across
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"A ___ With a View": Forster : ROOM
5
Evian and Marienbad : SPAS
9
Lake in U.S. and Canada : ERIE
13
Town in Italy : ATRI
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Provider of ordnance : ARMER
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Duchess presiding at Wimbledon : KENT
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Farrow and Slavenska : MIAS
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"El Capitan" composer : SOUSA
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Name of three English rivers : OUSE
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Lake in La. : PONTCHARTRAIN
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"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
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Moray : EEL
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City in Japan : ITO
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She wrote "Children of Violence" : LESSING
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Farm must : TRACTOR
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Winter precipitation : SLEET
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Leander's beloved : HERO
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Lake in Saskatchewan : DIEFENBAKER
40
Certain corner : AMEN
42
African antelopes : TORAS
43
Inhabits : RESIDES
47
Scrutiny : PERUSAL
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Asian language : TAI
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Caesarean or Augustan : ERA
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___ nous : ENTRE
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River in Quebec : SAINTFRANCOIS
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Italian wine center : ASTI
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Made a blunder : ERRED
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Waves, on the Ebro : OLAS
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___ Scott case : DRED
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River in France : SAONE
65
Wine: Comb. form : OENO
66
Lake in Calif. or La. : SODA
67
Strokes softly : PETS
68
Tree knot : KNAR
Down
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French flautist : RAMPAL
2
Idle : OTIOSE
3
Praying figures : ORANTS
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Lake in Quebec : MISTASSINI
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Obi, e.g. : SASH
6
Malayan vessel : PROA
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Sino-Russian river : AMUR
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Sonnet part : SESTET
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Nigerian native : EKOI
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Rift mender : REUNITER
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Elected officials : INS
12
Summer, to Deneuve : ETE
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More like a day in June : RARER
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Scottish dwarf : CRILE
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Mode or carte preceders : ALA
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Rocky peak : TOR
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Río de ___, district of Spanish Sahara : ORO
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Ship-shaped clock : NEF
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Direction to a horse : GEE
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Lake in Me. : CHESUNCOOK
34
Explosive : TNT
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Stopped : DESISTED
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Bravura jazz : BOP
38
100 square meters : ARE
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Actress Black : KAREN
40
Sculpture or woodcarving : ART
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___ culpa : MEA
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Agnus ___ : DEI
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Lake and river in Ireland : ERNES
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Petty tyrant : SATRAP
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Purloined : STOLEN
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Ancient Asian region : ARIANA
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Landlord : LESSOR
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Amonasro's daughter : AIDA
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Cleaving tool : FROE
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Asunder : RENT
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Lime drinks : ADES
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Come-ons : ADS
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Angel's favorite sign : SRO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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