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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, March 24, 1986

29-Down : Click beetle

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,285
Across
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Put in a container : CASED
6
Moist : DAMP
10
Chiromancy item : PALM
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Take for ___ (swindle) : ARIDE
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Addict : USER
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___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
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A small dog : MEXICANHAIRLESS
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Clergyman : PASTOR
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Raises : ELEVATES
22
Carrousel figure : HORSE
24
Concorde : SST
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Love, Latin style : AMOR
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Beginning : ONSET
30
Nile bird : IBIS
34
Overly : TOO
35
Counting everything : INALL
36
Do grammar work : PARSE
37
Petal product : ATTAR
39
Farrow of films : MIA
40
Replica : CLONE
41
Fertile soil : LOESS
42
Chamber group : OCTET
44
Beat man : COP
45
Goofs : ERRS
46
Less confined : FREER
47
"Peanuts" expletive : RATS
48
First mate : EVE
50
Thesaurus man : ROGET
52
Neon and mercury, e.g. : ELEMENTS
57
Strip : DIVEST
60
Beaumarchais comedy, with "The" : BARBEROFSEVILLE
62
Indigo : ANIL
63
Type style: Abbr. : ITAL
64
Burstyn or Glasgow : ELLEN
65
Hawaiian goose : NENE
66
Erotic : SEXY
67
Requirements : NEEDS
Down
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David is one : CAMP
2
Neighborhood : AREA
3
Revolver type : SIXSHOOTER
4
Blue-penciler : EDITOR
5
Ornamentation : DECOR
6
Grayish-brown steed : DUN
7
Wimbledon winner: 1975 : ASHE
8
Repast : MEAL
9
Clergyman : PRIEST
10
Stately : PALATIAL
11
Aid's partner : ABET
12
___-majesté : LESE
13
Disorder : MESS
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Fiery crime : ARSON
19
Campers for campers, for short : RVS
23
Charm : ENAMOR
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"___ of Two Cities" : ATALE
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Kind of home : MOTOR
28
Bad tee shot : SLICE
29
Click beetle : ELATER
31
Upholstery fabric : BROCATELLE
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"Love ___ All": Millay : ISNOT
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Oozes : SEEPS
35
Tax org. : IRS
36
Hundredth part: Abbr. : PCT
38
Collect : ASSEMBLE
43
Wear away : ERODE
46
Mythical Norse wolf : FENRIS
47
Scold : REVILE
49
Shirt's neck shape : VEE
51
Conceded : GIVEN
52
Abba of Israel : EBAN
53
Byway : LANE
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Sligo's land : ERIN
55
Carry : TOTE
56
Tunisian port : SFAX
58
Toboggan : SLED
59
Ratings for Retton : TENS
61
Crafty : SLY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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