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S. E. Wilkinson
S. E. Wilkinson

New York Times, Saturday, February 17, 1990

46-Down : Capital

Author:
S. E. Wilkinson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.41, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
S. E. Wilkinson has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,711
Across
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Famous pan handler : CHILD
6
Fencing item : SABER
11
Fey : STRANGE
13
Poe poem : ULALUME
16
Drama by Euripides : ORESTES
17
Kind of cat or rug : PERSIAN
18
It hangs around the house : PAPER
19
At full length : INEXTENSO
21
Doglike creature : HYENA
22
Skirt insert : GORE
23
Notwithstanding : NONOBSTANTE
30
They have the goods : SALESMEN
34
Lake Geneva resort : EVIAN
35
Truckled (to) : TOADIED
36
TV's Rivera : GERALDO
38
Like failed goals : UNMET
39
Doughty : FEARLESS
40
43
Millstone : ONUS
44
Fatale woman : FEMME
49
In opposite order : VICEVERSA
54
Nonesuch : IDEAL
55
Characterized by feeling : EMOTIVE
56
Kriegspiel : WARGAME
58
Chihuahua food : TAMALES
59
Annual publication : ALMANAC
60
Prepared : ALERT
61
Certain revolutions' durations : YEARS
Down
1
Crinkled cloth : CREPE
2
"Dondi" cartoonist : HASEN
3
On the way : INTRANSITU
4
Opposite of sml. : LGE
5
Emulated Blass : DESIGNED
6
Crackerjack : SUPERB
7
Haley and Trebek : ALEXES
8
A Maverick brother : BART
9
If not : ELSE
10
Rack's partner : RUIN
11
Last year's frosh, today : SOPH
12
Ice container : TRAY
14
Kettle and Perkins : MAS
15
Rock producer Brian : ENO
20
High time? : NOON
24
Where the 'eart is : OME
25
Dry land : TERRAFIRMA
26
Grandparental : AVAL
27
Green shade : NILE
28
Little bits : TADS
29
"The Dukes of Hazzard" spinoff : ENOS
30
Bowl over : STUN
31
Top-drawer : AONE
32
Lighter of a sort : LAMP
33
Henry James biographer : EDEL
36
Flees : GETSAWAY
37
Canal site : EAR
39
Winter bugs : FLUS
41
In any way : SOEVER
42
Turbulence : UNREST
45
Mystery writer's award : EDGAR
46
Capital : MEANS
47
Vicki Lawrence role : MAMA
48
Current sci. : ELEC
49
Grognard, for short : VET
50
Cohan's "___ Popular Man" : IMA
51
Cook book : COMA
52
Short list shortener : ETAL
53
Wretched : VILE
57
Pub potable : ALE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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