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Stanley B. Whitten
Stanley B. Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, October 16, 1984

55-Down : Rail

Author:
Stanley B. Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Stanley B. Whitten has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
J
2
O
3
Y
4
C
5
E
6
O
7
B
8
I
9
S
10
E
11
C
12
R
13
U
14
O
N
E
O
N
15
R
E
N
E
16
L
O
I
N
17
S
T
A
I
D
18
A
G
R
A
19
R
I
A
N
S
20
S
O
N
N
E
21
T
22
I
O
L
E
23
L
S
U
24
D
O
25
N
N
A
S
U
26
M
M
E
R
27
T
28
O
29
P
30
I
31
R
A
N
D
32
B
O
I
S
E
33
A
N
O
N
34
A
S
I
35
E
R
N
36
J
O
N
A
37
T
H
A
N
38
W
39
I
N
T
E
40
R
41
S
42
T
R
A
43
G
I
N
44
A
R
E
A
45
O
46
D
I
U
M
47
B
A
N
K
48
R
S
V
P
49
L
I
F
T
A
50
F
I
N
G
E
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R
52
D
O
I
53
L
E
A
D
54
D
U
55
S
56
T
57
E
58
D
59
I
N
C
60
R
E
A
S
E
61
S
62
L
O
R
R
E
63
S
N
A
P
64
Z
E
N
O
65
E
R
A
S
E
66
H
E
L
M
67
E
D
D
Y
68
D
A
M
E
S
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,761
Across
1
"Ulysses" author : JOYCE
6
Sashes for geishas : OBIS
10
Beige : ECRU
14
"That's ___ you!" : ONEON
15
Descartes : RENE
16
Meat cut : LOIN
17
Settled : STAID
18
Advocates of land reform : AGRARIANS
20
Fourteen-line poem : SONNET
22
A daughter of Eurytus : IOLE
23
Baton Rouge col. : LSU
24
The Queen of Disco : DONNASUMMER
27
Pith helmet : TOPI
31
She wrote "Atlas Shrugged" : RAND
32
City in Idaho : BOISE
33
Shortly : ANON
34
"___ Lay Dying," Faulkner novel : ASI
35
Coastal flyer : ERN
36
Maude Frickert's creator : JONATHANWINTERS
42
___-la-la : TRA
43
Rummy variety : GIN
44
Location : AREA
45
Disgrace : ODIUM
47
Long mound : BANK
48
Invitation letters : RSVP
49
Make a slight effort : LIFTAFINGER
52
"How ___ love thee?" : DOI
53
___ off (begin) : LEAD
54
Did some housework : DUSTED
59
Adds to : INCREASES
62
Memorable character actor : LORRE
63
Break : SNAP
64
Stoicism founder : ZENO
65
Rub out : ERASE
66
Tiller : HELM
67
Whirlpool : EDDY
68
Titled women : DAMES
Down
1
Chinese idol : JOSS
2
Aware of the real meaning : ONTO
3
Bear a lamb : YEAN
4
Invent : COIN
5
Terminated : ENDED
6
A feast ___ famine : ORA
7
Alpha-omega combination : BEGINNINGANDEND
8
Sudden invasion : INROAD
9
Closes : SEALS
10
Yale alum : ELI
11
Diggers for anthracite : COALMINERS
12
Washes lightly : RINSES
13
Not certain : UNSURE
19
Type of sandwich : REUBEN
21
Pentateuch : TORAH
25
Space org. : NASA
26
Short-barreled cannon : MORTAR
27
___ Mahal : TAJ
28
Yoko : ONO
29
Arrogant; haughty : PONTIFICAL
30
Unpromisingly stuck : INARUT
37
Mexican dish : TAMALE
38
Hockey position : WING
39
Signed : INKED
40
Abbr. before Msgr. : REV
41
Fool : SAP
45
Somewhat aged : OLDISH
46
Quintuplets' family name : DIONNE
47
Slanted : BIASED
50
Unravel, nautical style : FEAZE
51
Governed : RULED
55
Rail : SORA
56
London trolley : TRAM
57
Gaelic : ERSE
58
Sandra and Ruby : DEES
60
Speed letters : RPM
61
Chinese condiment : SOY

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

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