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Mark Blakeburn
Mark Blakeburn

New York Times, Tuesday, August 6, 1991

37-Across : Ultimatum words

Author:
Mark Blakeburn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Mark Blakeburn has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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D
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E
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S
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K
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D
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O
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E
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S
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S
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H
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E
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L
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F
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A
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N
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D
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A
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E
E
L
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R
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B
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L
O
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N
G
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G
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O
R
O
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O
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L
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N
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A
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L
U
M
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E
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B
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A
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L
L
O
T
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O
L
E
G
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A
M
O
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S
A
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F
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E
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S
T
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T
A
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M
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P
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K
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N
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E
L
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N
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T
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I
T
O
R
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E
R
G
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S
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N
I
P
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C
I
T
E
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R
A
F
T
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Z
O
D
I
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A
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C
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O
O
P
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S
L
E
Y
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I
N
S
A
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E
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N
R
A
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L
R
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O
N
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G
L
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A
S
S
Y
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S
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I
L
E
N
C
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E
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B
U
L
B
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A
T
O
N
E
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P
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R
O
L
O
N
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G
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E
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D
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N
E
W
E
R
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I
A
N
A
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E
A
S
Y
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S
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S
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Y
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C
H
E
R
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R
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,246
Across
1
Office need : DESK
5
Performs : DOES
9
Ledge : SHELF
14
Soon : ANON
15
Brainstorm : IDEA
16
Conger catcher : EELER
17
Placed properly : BELONGING
19
U. of Maine town : ORONO
20
Cut of meat : LOIN
21
Some graduates of 19 Across : ALUMNAE
23
Round of votes : BALLOT
26
Actor Vidov : OLEG
27
First of a Latin trio : AMO
28
Most secure : SAFEST
32
Pack in : TAMP
35
___-Tiki : KON
36
Kite : ELANET
37
Ultimatum words : ITOR
38
Work units : ERGS
40
Bite : NIP
41
Allude to : CITE
42
Finn's transport : RAFT
43
Astrological chart : ZODIAC
46
Alley ___ of comics : OOP
47
Loom reed : SLEY
48
Mad : INSANE
49
Gun lobby: Abbr. : NRA
50
Writer ___ Hubbard : LRON
52
Smooth : GLASSY
54
"Golden" quality : SILENCE
57
Tulip's origin : BULB
58
Make right : ATONE
59
Drew out : PROLONGED
64
More recent : NEWER
65
Suffix for Victor or Boswell : IANA
66
Facile : EASY
67
Pert : SASSY
68
Sonny's ex-mate : CHER
69
Type of learning : ROTE
Down
1
Stroke lightly : DAB
2
Compass dir. : ENE
3
Roman sun god : SOL
4
Hillock : KNOLL
5
Fingerlike : DIGITAL
6
Norse god : ODIN
7
Poetic twilight : EEN
8
"Volsunga ___" : SAGA
9
Capital of South Korea : SEOUL
10
Airtight : HERMETIC
11
Extensions : ELONGATIONS
12
Singer Horne : LENA
13
Cleaving tool : FROE
18
Rope loop : NOOSE
22
Ronnie of N.F.L. fame : LOTT
23
Carroll and Joe Don : BAKERS
24
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
25
"Evangeline" author's family : LONGFELLOWS
29
Maniple : FANON
30
Bagnold and Haupt : ENIDS
31
Brownish color : SEPIA
33
Tours : MOTORS
34
Remit beforehand : PREPAY
39
Synthetic rubber bases : STYRENES
43
Metallic element : ZINC
44
Lean : ANGULAR
45
Yoyo Ma's instrument : CELLO
51
Cantankerous: Var. : ONERY
53
Baseball's Doubleday : ABNER
54
___ souci (carefree) : SANS
55
Virginia willow : ITEA
56
"Beowulf," for one : EPIC
57
Tibia or femur : BONE
60
Cheer : RAH
61
Gov. watchdog agency : GAO
62
East: Fr. : EST
63
Color : DYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 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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