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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Saturday, November 22, 1986

53-Down : Cause to sink

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,528
Across
1
Hawaiian volcano goddess : PELE
5
Quote : CITE
9
Military bigwigs : BRASS
14
On the summit : ATOP
15
Millay's "___ da Capo" : ARIA
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Trunk in a trunk : AORTA
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Prefix with body : ANTI
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Indicates agreement : NODS
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Crined : MANED
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Express mild criticism : RAISEANEYEBROW
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Actuary's concern : ODDS
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"Ulalume" poet : POE
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Ancient Greek units of length : STADIA
28
Crimson : BLOODRED
33
Excellence : MERIT
34
Doxologize : LAUD
35
Pub potation : ALE
36
Source of criticism, for 9 Across : ARMCHAIRGENERAL
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B'way letters : SRO
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Arid: Comb. form : XERO
42
Valor; virtue : ARETE
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Unyielding in one's political position : HARDLINE
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Idolizes : ADORES
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Type of painting : OIL
48
Brought to court : SUED
49
Mobile source of criticism : BACKSEATDRIVER
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Type of type : ELITE
57
Turkish regiment : ALAI
58
U.S.S.R. oil center : BAKU
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Innsbruck is its capital : TIROL
60
Irritate : ROIL
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Symbol of Venice : LION
62
Mimicry : APERY
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Nearly extinct goose : NENE
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Arethusa's home : ELIS
Down
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Carson's predecessor : PAAR
2
Borough near Pittsburgh : ETNA
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Viaud's pen name : LOTI
4
Incidental : EPISODIC
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Actor Lee: 1907-52 : CANADA
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Gyves : IRONS
7
Bay of Fundy phenomenon : TIDE
8
Favorite street, for many? : EASY
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Arborescent grass : BAMBOO
10
"The Mouse That ___," Sellers film : ROARED
11
Memorable cartoonist : ARNO
12
Mulligan, for one : STEW
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Downcast : SAD
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Dame ___ Sitwell : EDITH
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Horatian creation : EPODE
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Type of hit : SMASH
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___ alba (gypsum) : TERRA
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Mail : ARMOR
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Rail for Susan Jaffe : BARRE
29
Province of NW Spain : LUGO
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Less common : RARER
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Raise one's spirits : ELATE
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Strikes out : DELES
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Encumbrance : LIEN
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Parts of bracts : AXILS
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A TV portrayer of Ellery Queen : NADER
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Capable of being eaten away : ERODIBLE
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Mend : DOCTOR
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Apt : LIKELY
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Transmitted by cochlear nerves : AUDILE
48
Blemish : STAIN
49
Radar sight : BLIP
50
Yorkshire river : AIRE
51
Produce interest : EARN
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Plant used for sun-tan lotions : ALOE
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Cause to sink : VAIL
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A Nigerian people : EKOI
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Fish migrations : RUNS
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Greek letter : ETA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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