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Petschke
Petschke

New York Times, Thursday, April 14, 1983

63-Across : Porthos, to Athos

Author:
Petschke
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Petschke has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,210
Across
1
Photo or hemo follower : STAT
5
Plat, e.g. : MAP
8
Jot : WHIT
12
Ringworm : TINEA
14
Round sound : TRA
15
Thurber forte : HUMOR
17
Excites one's attention : INTERESTS
19
Ammonia derivative : IMINE
20
Cussler novel: 1976 : RAISETHETITANIC
22
Where a future ens. is trained : USNA
23
Flush : EVEN
24
Nipa palm : ATAP
27
Third king of Judah : ASA
29
Not ___ (no one) : ASOUL
32
Sexual: Comb. form : GON
33
Pig or ingot: Abbr. : CSTG
34
Fork parts : TINES
36
Israeli seaport : HAIFA
38
Trouble : AIL
40
Madison Ave. type : ADMAN
41
Famous victim at sea: Apr. 15, 1912 : ASTOR
42
Prevaricator : LIAR
44
Inner: Prefix : ESO
45
Boat covers, for short : TARPS
47
Finale : END
48
Swivet : STEW
49
___ Basin (German coal area) : SAAR
51
Festive : GALA
53
Walter Lord book, with "A" : NIGHTTOREMEMBER
60
Abdul's Almighty : ALLAH
61
Tomfoolery : HORSEPLAY
62
Orange Bowl site : MIAMI
63
Porthos, to Athos : AMI
64
Recipe direction : SAUTE
65
On the Atlantic : ASEA
66
Formerly named : NEE
67
Loch of fame : NESS
Down
1
Ado : STIR
2
Actress Louise : TINA
3
Pro's opposite : ANTI
4
Prepares to drive : TEESUP
5
Calif. peak : MTSHASTA
6
A Johnson : ARTE
7
Clobber : PASTE
8
___ Line (owners of the "unsinkable ship") : WHITESTAR
9
Common sci-fi character : HUMANOID
10
"___ the Mood for Love" : IMIN
11
Writer Morrison : TONI
13
Greek Mars : ARES
16
Platter for a deejay : REC
18
Spirit lamps : ETNAS
21
Marsh elder : IVA
24
Moslem title : AGHA
25
Emcee's proposal : TOAST
26
Bryant or Loos : ANITA
28
Like a gymnast : AGILE
30
Not yet considered or solved : UNMET
31
Let : LEASE
33
Rescue ship: Apr. 15, 1912 : CARPATHIA
35
Phoebe of songdom : SNOW
37
Scolder's words : FORSHAME
39
Slips, e.g. : LINGERIE
43
Smith and West : ADAMS
46
Apr. 16, 1983 : SAT
48
Small Chinese boat : SAMPAN
50
Famed French feudal family name : ROHAN
52
Grant and Marvin : LEES
53
Asian land, to some vets : NAM
54
Bones at the hips : ILIA
55
Knell of a Moselle bell : GLAS
56
Erie Canal town : ROME
57
Oceanic hue : BLUE
58
Grub : EATS
59
Whiskies : RYES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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