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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Friday, May 31, 1985

45-Across : Lithe

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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R
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A
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G
5
R
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O
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A
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D
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C
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I
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R
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C
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E
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R
O
T
E
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E
R
S
E
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R
O
A
R
S
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A
R
A
T
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F
A
C
T
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E
L
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O
T
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M
E
X
I
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C
A
N
H
A
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T
D
A
N
C
E
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S
M
I
T
H
S
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I
O
O
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E
T
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E
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R
N
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H
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I
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H
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O
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A
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L
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S
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R
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N
I
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R
A
V
E
L
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R
E
T
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U
R
N
O
F
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T
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H
E
J
E
D
I
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A
V
E
R
Y
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L
E
O
S
43
S
Y
D
44
L
I
N
N
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S
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V
E
L
T
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P
E
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H
A
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N
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D
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E
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L
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M
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E
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T
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A
R
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A
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N
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Y
O
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J
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A
L
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B
I
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B
E
A
U
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O
N
E
A
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L
O
P
E
Z
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L
A
W
S
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R
A
M
P
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A
N
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E
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D
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,988
Across
1
Jutting rock : CRAG
5
Yellow Brick ___ : ROAD
9
"Odyssey" enchantress : CIRCE
14
Mechanical repetition : ROTE
15
Gaelic : ERSE
16
Veld sounds : ROARS
17
Smell ___ : ARAT
18
Datum : FACT
19
Prufrock's creator : ELIOT
20
A courtship custom, south of the border : MEXICANHATDANCE
23
Anvil bangers : SMITHS
24
C-note : IOO
25
Forever, old style : ETERNE
28
Nye's greeting to Steverino : HIHO
32
Kaline and Capp : ALS
35
Actor Santoni : RENI
36
Fray : RAVEL
37
A "Star Wars" sequel : RETURNOFTHEJEDI
41
Brundage or Fisher : AVERY
42
Papal names : LEOS
43
A Chaplin : SYD
44
Waterfall, in Dundee : LINN
45
Lithe : SVELTE
47
Noted urban architect : PEI
48
"Messiah" composer : HANDEL
53
Apocryphal line for Weissmuller : METARZANYOUJANE
59
Whodunit feature : ALIBI
60
Belle's swain : BEAU
61
Draft classification : ONEA
62
Ruy ___ (chess opening) : LOPEZ
63
Statutes : LAWS
64
Plane access : RAMP
65
Old-womanish : ANILE
66
Coastal cruiser : ERNE
67
Former Ottoman rulers : DEYS
Down
1
Stuffs : CRAMS
2
Composer from Ind. : ROREM
3
" ... down to get ya in ___, honey" : ATAXI
4
Jokester's question : GETIT
5
Tie again : REFASTEN
6
African port : ORAN
7
Author of "The Apostle" : ASCH
8
Hold back : DETAIN
9
Confession of faith : CREDO
10
Kan. city : IOLA
11
Parade spoiler : RAIN
12
Gator's kin : CROC
13
Borgia in-law : ESTE
21
Manhattan garnish : CHERRY
22
Ballerina's axis : TOE
26
Brian of Roxy Music : ENO
27
Ransack : RIFLE
28
Pilgrimage to Mecca : HAJ
29
Currier's partner : IVES
30
Actress Lamarr : HEDY
31
Opposite of fragrant : OLID
32
Soviet sea : ARAL
33
Dinah's avenger : LEVI
34
Sheppard-Turpin gun : STEN
36
Network : RESEAU
38
Vase on a base : URN
39
___ Aviv : TEL
40
Place for an orchid : HOTHOUSE
45
"___ you!" : SEZ
46
Likely to survive : VIABLE
47
Use a lever : PRIZE
49
Father of Freya : NJORD
50
Mother of Perseus : DANAE
51
Sulla, to Marius : ENEMY
52
Moves for Martins : LEAPS
53
Actress Powers : MALA
54
N.C. college : ELON
55
Plains dwelling: Var. : TIPI
56
"Green Mansions" man : ABEL
57
Kind of miss : NEAR
58
Ennui reaction : YAWN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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