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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Saturday, March 15, 1986

46-Down : Get together

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,276
Across
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Titan or Minuteman : ICBM
5
"Of course!": Slang : NATCH
10
Cuckoo : ANI
13
V. Lopez theme : NOLA
14
Go with the flow : AGREE
15
Hwys. : RTES
16
Plant shoot : CION
17
Railroad-yard feature : ROUNDHOUSE
19
Dan McGrew's clime : ARCTIC
21
Don the thinking cap : COGITATE
22
Type of sugar : KETOSE
24
Guido's high note : ELA
25
Decathlon entrant : ATHLETE
27
Cyclotron item : ISOTOPE
31
Disgruntled shout : BOO
32
Verb for Destry : RIDES
34
Calyx part : SEPAL
35
Word with pura or vitae : AQUA
37
On this side: Prefix : CITRA
39
Sandy tract in England : DENE
40
Persnickety : FUSSY
42
Longest French river : LOIRE
44
N.T. book : REV
45
Adolescent : TEENAGE
47
Gates : PORTALS
49
River in Brazil : ICA
50
The land of Israel : BEULAH
51
More lustrous : BRIGHTER
55
Lady of Spain : SENORA
58
Pharos : LIGHTHOUSE
60
Member's obligation : DUES
61
Gershwins' "___ Rhythm" : IGOT
62
"Oklahoma!" aunt : ELLER
63
Essential being : ESSE
64
Duffer's dream : PAR
65
Actress Martha et al. : RAYES
66
Starter for physics : META
Down
1
Cuzco resident : INCA
2
Rope fiber : COIR
3
Pioneer fort : BLOCKHOUSE
4
Fireplace shelf : MANTEL
5
Opiate : NARCOTIC
6
Before now : AGO
7
White-flag event : TRUCE
8
Common: Comb. form : CENO
9
Steeplechase hurdles : HEDGES
10
Polynesian god : ATUA
11
Nutcracker's suite : NEST
12
What video means : ISEE
15
Spun : ROTATED
18
Hawaiian city and bay : HILOS
20
Kin of a strada : ITER
23
Chancel seat : SEDILE
25
Behind, on the briny : ABAFT
26
Pert chapeau : TOQUE
27
" ... our cause ___": Shak. : ISRIPE
28
Teatro San Carlo, e.g. : OPERAHOUSE
29
Jury : PANEL
30
Empire State Bldg. necessities : ELEVS
33
Ike's command in W.W. II : ETO
36
As black ___ : ASNIGHT
38
Reveilles : AROUSERS
41
Australia II or Liberty : YACHT
43
Gardner of whodunits : ERLE
46
Get together : GATHER
48
Daisy's bike : TANDEM
50
Belgian town : BRULY
51
Radar signal : BLIP
52
Baltic port : RIGA
53
Conductor Buketoff : IGOR
54
Bayou Boeuf village : EOLA
56
Musical hiatus : REST
57
With the fleet : ASEA
59
Diocese : SEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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