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Joan Whitman
New York Times, Monday, April 11, 1983
44-Down : Van Druten's "___ Camera"
Author:
Joan Whitman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q U V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Joan Whitman has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 L | 3 O | 4 D | 5 S | 6 A | 7 R | 8 A | 9 A | 10 B | 11 O | 12 D | 13 E |
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14 R | O | P | E | 15 E | P | I | C | 16 R | A | P | I | D |
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17 I | L | E | S | 18 W | A | S | H | 19 A | C | I | N | G |
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20 B | A | C | K | 21 P | A | C | K | E | 22 R | 23 K | N | E | E |
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24 I | R | E | 25 A | 26 L | T | E | R | S |
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27 J | 28 A | 29 B | 30 B | E | D | 31 F | 32 A | T | S | O | ||||
33 A | R | O | A | R | 34 L | A | I | D | B | 35 A | 36 C | 37 K |
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38 M | I | S | C | 39 C | 40 L | A | R | O | 41 A | L | A | I |
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42 B | A | C | K | 43 T | A | L | K | 44 I | C | E | R | S |
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45 H | O | R | D | E | 46 B | A | K | E | R | S |
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47 T | 48 A | 49 T | A | M | I | 50 S | A | M | ||||||
51 E | T | O | N | 52 B | 53 A | 54 C | K | G | A | 55 M | 56 M | 57 O | 58 N |
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59 P | O | N | D | 60 S | 61 H | A | I | G | 62 E | I | N | E |
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63 I | N | N | E | R | 64 E | R | L | E | 65 A | R | E | A |
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66 D | E | E | D | S | 67 M | E | L | D | 68 T | E | S | T |
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,207
Across
1
Dolt : CLOD
5
A Roosevelt : SARA
9
Home : ABODE
14
Lasso : ROPE
15
"Iliad," e.g. : EPIC
16
Swift : RAPID
17
Seine sights : ILES
18
Ship's wake : WASH
19
Activity on a court : ACING
20
One who likes to hike : BACKPACKER
23
Leg joint : KNEE
24
Wrath : IRE
25
Makes different in details : ALTERS
27
Poked : JABBED
31
Skinny's opposite : FATSO
33
Booming : AROAR
34
Relaxed, California style : LAIDBACK
38
Varied: Abbr. : MISC
39
Mild cigar : CLARO
41
Jai ___ : ALAI
42
Sass : BACKTALK
44
Champagne buckets : ICERS
45
Throng : HORDE
46
___ dozen : BAKERS
47
Straw mat : TATAMI
50
___ Browne belt : SAM
51
British public school : ETON
52
Popular board game : BACKGAMMON
59
Inland waters : PONDS
61
Reagan's first Sec. of State : HAIG
62
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
63
Obscure : INNER
64
A Gardner : ERLE
65
Tract : AREA
66
Mr. Cooper in town : DEEDS
67
Blend : MELD
68
Trial : TEST
Down
1
Cattle pen : CRIB
2
Actress Montez : LOLA
3
Acronym for an oil cartel : OPEC
4
Music stand : DESK
5
Alaskan peninsula : SEWARD
6
Quickly : APACE
7
Hazard : RISK
8
Feel pity : ACHE
9
Sports commentator Parseghian : ARA
10
Square-dance figure : BACKTOBACK
11
Deem : OPINE
12
Truck stop : DINER
13
Sidles : EDGES
21
Bridge support : PIER
22
Proportion : RATIO
26
Hallucinogen, for short : LSD
27
Side of a door : JAMB
28
"Casta diva" is one : ARIA
29
Sweet, russet winter fruit : BOSC
30
Sarcastic; equivocal : BACKHANDED
31
Peel off : FLAKE
32
Bern's river : AAR
35
Away from the wind : ALEE
36
Union general at Gettysburg : CARR
37
Toffee confection : KISS
39
S.A. Indian : CARIB
40
Honorary law deg. : LLD
43
Male animal : TOM
44
Van Druten's "___ Camera" : IAMA
46
Caught : BAGGED
47
Lacking enthusiasm : TEPID
48
Expiate : ATONE
49
1,000 kilograms : TONNE
50
Deftness : SKILL
53
Throat-clearing sound : AHEM
54
Relief org. : CARE
55
Gist : MEAT
56
Mud : MIRE
57
Units : ONES
58
Undiluted : NEAT
60
C.C.N.Y. group : SRS
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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