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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, March 29, 1982

19-Down : Family in an Eliot novel

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,829
Across
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
5
Ermine : STOAT
10
Tarot, e.g. : CARD
14
___ and branch : ROOT
15
Uhlan's weapon : LANCE
16
Source of a bitter drug : ALOE
17
With 58 Across, a Dryden quotation : NONEBUTTHEBRAVE
20
Small heavenly body : STARLET
21
Alexander and Darius : ENEMIES
22
Protuberance : NODE
23
Fruity drink : ADE
24
Impassive : STOIC
27
Acres for grazing : RANGELAND
33
"___ all, folks" : THATS
34
Bottom of the barrel : LEES
35
U.S. cousin of the BBC : VOA
36
Weird : EERY
37
Direct attention to : REFER
39
Mecca for shoppers : MART
40
Compass pt. : ESE
41
Arnaz : DESI
42
Outmoded : PASSE
43
Sets right : REDRESSES
46
Michaelmas daisy : ASTER
47
Consumed : ATE
48
Examination : TEST
50
Laundry workers : IRONERS
54
Dressed : ATTIRED
58
See 17 Across : DESERVESTHEFAIR
60
Diminutive ending : ETTE
61
Come afterward : ENSUE
62
Dismiss : FIRE
63
Observes : SEES
64
Crucible product : STEEL
65
Scads : SLEW
Down
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Sea eagles : ERNS
2
Spree : TOOT
3
Writer Jaffe : RONA
4
Infinite time : ETERNITY
5
Turned around : SLUED
6
Torn piece : TATTER
7
Can. province : ONT
8
Discomfort : ACHE
9
Holden Caulfield, e.g. : TEENAGER
10
Mount in NW Israel : CARMEL
11
Jai ___ : ALAI
12
Divagate : ROVE
13
Sandra and Ruby : DEES
18
Coalitions : BLOCS
19
Family in an Eliot novel : BEDES
24
Guide : STEER
25
"On ___ I Stand," book by Countee Cullen : THESE
26
Rowed : OARED
28
Michael Caine movie: 1966 : ALFIE
29
French homophone for nay : NEE
30
Salt's "Halt!" : AVAST
31
West Scandinavians : NORSE
32
Librarian's device : DATER
37
National Guard of the U.S. : RESERVES
38
Tee predecessor : ESS
39
Large dogs : MASTIFFS
41
Discourage : DETER
42
Strass : PASTE
44
Wives of rajahs : RANEES
45
Phidian creation : STATUE
49
Cohan's first wife : ETHEL
50
April 13, e.g. : IDES
51
Plexus : RETE
52
Boniface, in Bologna : OSTE
53
Dispatched : SENT
55
Wading bird : RAIL
56
Name of a republic: 1937-49 : EIRE
57
Nancy ___, fictional sleuth : DREW
59
Dir. from Paris to Vichy : SSE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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