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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, December 26, 1983

7-Down : Matador's cloak

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,466
Across
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Insect's feeler : PALP
5
Very small: Comb. form : MICR
9
Deceive : CHEAT
14
Saudi Arabian province : ASIR
15
Jacob's twin : ESAU
16
Main artery : AORTA
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English architect: 1632-1723 : CHRISTOPHERWREN
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Rag or rib : TEASE
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Shangri-La and Eden : PARADISES
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Fairy-tale opener : ONCE
24
Pose : SIT
25
Bridge : SPAN
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Invisible : UNSEEN
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In medias ___ : RES
34
Vocation : CAREER
36
Lick ___ promise : ANDA
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Yalie : ELI
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Greek marketplace : AGORA
39
Sault ___ Marie : STE
40
Crowbar : LEVER
42
Author Whitten : LES
43
Lady Jane or Zane : GREY
45
Take over, as control : ASSUME
46
H.S.T. follower : DDE
47
Comes to know : LEARNS
49
Washer cycle : SPIN
50
Loser to 46 Across : AES
51
Memorable Italian patron of the arts : ESTE
53
Follett's "Eye of ___" : THENEEDLE
58
Attack : ONSET
62
Cartoon character : WOODYWOODPECKER
64
Midwest airport : OHARE
65
Brainstorm : IDEA
66
Emerald Isle, formerly : EIRE
67
Loudness units : SONES
68
Kennedy and Williams : TEDS
69
Location : SPOT
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Treaty : PACT
2
Tennis great : ASHE
3
Italian monetary unit : LIRA
4
Inmate : PRISONER
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Convened : MET
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"Where knock ___ wide": C. Smart : ISOPEN
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Matador's cloak : CAPA
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German industrial region : RUHR
9
St. Louis nine or eleven : CARDINALS
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Beckett's "___ Is" : HOWIT
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Goofs : ERRS
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To ___ (perfectly) : ATEE
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Makes leather : TANS
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D.C. V.I.P. : SEN
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___ up (slackened) : EASED
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Mongrel : CUR
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Cooking direction : SCALD
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Summoned : PAGED
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Got up : AROSE
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Woodland deity : SATYR
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Chemical suffix : ENE
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Gun a motor : REVUP
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Varnish resin : ELEMI
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Femme fatale : SIREN
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Keen vision : EAGLEEYES
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Red or Dead : SEA
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Perfumes : ESSENCES
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Stitch again : RESEW
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Fool : ASS
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Required : NEEDED
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Benedict Arnold's cohort : ANDRE
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Digit : TOE
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Couples : TWOS
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Sounds from Santa : HOHO
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Of the dawn : EOAN
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Trifle : DOIT
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Rich source : LODE
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Leave out : SKIP
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Architect Saarinen : EERO
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Weight allowance, once : TRET
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Dance step : PAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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