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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, March 7, 1983

26-Down : Knotty

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 241 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,172
Across
1
Expression of woe : ALAS
5
Cheer : ROOT
9
Capital of Norway : OSLO
13
Derby entry : COLT
14
Coronet : TIARA
15
At the peak : ATOP
16
In ___ (as a whole) : TOTO
17
Turkish officers : AGHAS
18
Legume family member : SOYA
19
Georgia tourist site : STONEMOUNTAIN
22
Always : EVER
23
Tailor's gore : INSET
25
Response : ANSWER
28
What a robber may cop : PLEA
30
Farrow : MIA
32
High tribunals : ROTAS
33
At the ___ (prior to the end) : LASTGASP
35
Gardenia, for one : ODOR
36
Smallest : LEAST
38
Being, to Aquinas : ESSE
39
Financial : MONETARY
41
Love affair : AMOUR
42
Enzyme : ASE
43
Magnani : ANNA
44
He gave the world a Mickey : DISNEY
45
Waned : EBBED
47
Sawyer's Polly : AUNT
48
Mick Jagger's group : ROLLINGSTONES
54
Soon : ANON
56
Praying figure : ORANT
57
Back of the neck : NAPE
58
Verb on a button in the 50's : LIKE
59
Evaluates : RATES
60
Level : EVEN
61
Luge or pung : SLED
62
Ruby and Sandra : DEES
63
Go to ___ (deteriorate) : SEED
Down
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Bible book : ACTS
2
Stolen goods : LOOT
3
Voice or instrument : ALTO
4
Pottery : STONEWARE
5
Harshness : RIGOR
6
Hawaiian isle : OAHU
7
Algerian seaport : ORAN
8
Most savory : TASTIEST
9
Caravan stopover : OASIS
10
Wall builder : STONEMASON
11
One of H. Fonda's last co-stars : LOY
12
W.W. II agency : OPA
14
More docile : TAMER
20
Dec. 24 and 31 : EVES
21
Biology subj. : ANAT
24
Interwoven series : TISSUE
25
See 35 Across : AROMA
26
Knotty : NODOSE
27
Busted : STONEBROKE
28
Desert basin : PLAYA
29
___ Vegas : LAS
31
Frye's forte : APERY
34
Minerals for jewelers : GEMSTONES
36
Innkeeper : LANDLORD
37
Osprey's cousin : ERN
40
Chinese unit of weight : TAEL
41
"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
44
Does light housework : DUSTS
46
Like some meat cuts : BONED
47
Moorehead or de Mille : AGNES
49
"Dies ___," ancient hymn : IRAE
50
Hoopster Archibald : NATE
51
Church part : NAVE
52
Sword of a sort : EPEE
53
Transmit : SEND
54
Jolson and Hirt : ALS
55
Nothing : NIL

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

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