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S. E. Wilkinson
S. E. Wilkinson

New York Times, Saturday, April 28, 1984

45-Across : Similitudes of sorts

Author:
S. E. Wilkinson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
S. E. Wilkinson has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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T
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,590
Across
1
Head of David's army : JOAB
5
Master, in colonial India : SAHIB
10
R.W.R., e.g. : PRES
14
Hot-rod rod : AXLE
15
Galley-proof word : PRIMA
16
Given name of Hussein's wife : LISA
17
Duplicate : DEADRINGER
19
One of the Gigantes : ANAX
20
Captivate : ENDEAR
21
Soapbox spiel : HARANGUE
23
___ the Impaler, 15th-century Hungarian prince : VLAD
25
Pineapples or mints : NANAS
26
Set in a church tower : CARILLON
30
Whirl : GYRATE
33
"Our Town" girl : EMILY
34
"I ___ Lassie," old song : LOVEA
36
Bleat : BAA
37
Rackets : DINS
38
Rank : FETID
39
Bills : NEBS
40
Kin of trig. : ALG
41
___ belli : CASUS
42
"La ___ de Chaillot": Giraudoux : FOLLE
43
Pass on, as gossip : RETAIL
45
Similitudes of sorts : PARABLES
47
Cathode's vis-à-vis : ANODE
49
Miedaner's "The ___ of Anna Klane": 1977 : SOUL
50
Tale tellers, sometimes : SPINNERS
53
One of the Five Nations : ONEIDA
57
Spicy stew : OLLA
58
Big-top bigwig : RINGMASTER
60
Achilles' vulnerable spot : HEEL
61
Of less than 90 degrees : ACUTE
62
Better this than sorry : SAFE
63
Partner of ends : ODDS
64
Means of support : LABOR
65
Cómo follower : ESTA
Down
1
Amulet stone : JADE
2
Babe and kin : OXEN
3
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
4
Harrows : BEDEVILS
5
Helical form : SPIRAL
6
Alder tree, in Ayr : ARN
7
On Everest : HIGH
8
" ... ___ what I say ... ": Alice : IMEAN
9
Blitzed : BARRAGED
10
Flat : PLANAR
11
Awakes a memory : RINGSABELL
12
Name meaning "hairy" : ESAU
13
___-Altenburg, Germany : SAXE
18
Sports-car event : RALLY
22
Author Seton : ANYA
24
Senator and Cabinet member : DOLES
26
Type of waxwing : CEDAR
27
"A miss is as good as ___" : AMILE
28
Like a raccoon : RINGTAILED
29
___ to par (ailing) : NOTUP
31
Gateleg, for one : TABLE
32
Slackens : EASES
35
Certain endorsements : VISAS
38
Nonsense : FALDERAL
39
Peerage : NOBLESSE
41
Plant shoot : CION
42
Region's animals : FAUNA
44
Historical accounts : ANNALS
46
Boniface's customer : ROOMER
48
Heath : ERICA
50
London district : SOHO
51
Presented a case : PLED
52
Cold shoulder : SNUB
54
Philippine group : ITAS
55
Dexterous : DEFT
56
Bailiwick : AREA
59
John Wilkin's hit song: 1964 : GTO

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

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