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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, March 5, 1985

21-Across : Jungle queen

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,901
Across
1
Atlas contents : MAPS
5
Excuse : ALIBI
10
Stain : SPOT
14
Inter ___ : ALIA
15
Unstable particle : MESON
16
S.A rodent : PACA
17
Radio-comics character : CAPTAINMIDNIGHT
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Annapolis graduates : ENSIGNS
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Jungle queen : LIONESS
22
___ Speedwagon (rock group) : REO
23
Lachrymal drop : TEAR
24
City on the Rhone : ARLES
27
Sun. talk : SER
28
Beethoven's "___ Solemnis" : MISSA
33
Bishop's seat : SEE
34
"Ode on a Grecian ___" : URN
35
Collar lining : FACING
36
Early Claude Rains film : THEINVISIBLEMAN
40
Blonde bombshell of the 30's : HARLOW
41
April 13, in Italy : IDI
42
Victoria's "We ___ not amused" : ARE
43
He plays Matt Houston's uncle : EBSEN
44
Crazy Horse, to Custer : FOE
45
Fastener : SCREW
47
Bus.-school course : ECON
49
Afternoon reception : TEA
50
Eight-sided figure : OCTAGON
54
Distorts reports : GARBLES
58
Frankie Frisch : THEFORDHAMFLASH
60
Informal goodbye : TATA
61
Size of type : ELITE
62
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
63
___-Neisse Line : ODER
64
Jewish feast : SEDER
65
Profound : DEEP
Down
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Spiked club : MACE
2
King of comedy : ALAN
3
Gladys Knight's backups : PIPS
4
Caricature : SATIRE
5
___ acids : AMINO
6
Optical glass : LENS
7
Doctrine : ISM
8
Heating tank : BOILER
9
Gandhi's land : INDIA
10
Rotate : SPIN
11
Youthful attendant : PAGE
12
Newspaper publisher: 1858-1935 : OCHS
13
Makes lace : TATS
18
Matures : AGES
19
Usual : NORMAL
23
Tautness : TENSION
24
___ crow flies : ASTHE
25
G.I. therapy : REHAB
26
Salacious looks : LEERS
27
___ Lanka : SRI
29
What Eliza crossed : ICE
30
Flowing robe : SIMAR
31
Trap : SNARE
32
Vice President before Ford : AGNEW
34
Alphabetic trio : UVW
35
G-men's org. : FBI
37
___ du Diable : ILE
38
External world : NONEGO
39
Fish or suffix : IDE
44
Caress : FONDLE
45
Slave of yore : SERF
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Sent by wire : CABLED
48
Pearmain centers : CORES
49
More insipid : TAMER
50
Hahn or Kahn : OTTO
51
Libyan neighbor : CHAD
52
Pierre's head : TETE
53
At a distance : AFAR
54
Ball-park figure : GATE
55
Narrow way : LANE
56
Padua neighbor : ESTE
57
Store : SHOP
59
Stashed away : HID

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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