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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, June 11, 1984

8-Down : Praying ___

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { K Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,634
Across
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Encounter : MEET
5
Tender : WARM
9
S.R.O. show : SMASH
14
Can. province : ALTA
15
Literary Lamb : ELIA
16
Bingo relative : LOTTO
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Astronaut/bandleader : JOHNGLENNMILLER
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Unfolded : OPENED
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Substitutes : STANDINS
22
Rent again : RELET
23
Existence : BEING
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Pro ___ (in proportion) : RATA
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Holy : SAINTED
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Mad ___ hatter : ASA
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Mineral deposit : ORE
36
Water wheel : NORIA
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General/Oscar winner (1975) : ROBERTELEEGRANT
42
Spinal cord: Comb. form : MYELO
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One of Mickey's exes : AVA
44
Legume : PEA
45
Willow twigs : SALLOWS
48
Rainbow goddess : IRIS
51
Bullion : METAL
53
Pursue : CHASE
57
Michael Jackson's prized collection : GRAMMIES
61
Seethed : BOILED
62
Oscar winner (1964)/"Star Wars" star : REXHARRISONFORD
64
" ... a tale told by an ___ ... ": Macbeth : IDIOT
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Paradise : EDEN
66
Bangkok native : THAI
67
Band after bandits : POSSE
68
Wine: Comb. form : OENO
69
Garage or fire follower : SALE
Down
1
Barbara or Hoople : MAJOR
2
Run to wed : ELOPE
3
Waters or Merman : ETHEL
4
Roscoe of tennis : TANNER
5
Tuesday in Hollywood : WELD
6
Drink on draught : ALE
7
Washer cycle : RINSE
8
Praying ___ : MANTIS
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Discus thrower's activity : SLINGING
10
Pattern : MOLD
11
King of the Huns : ATLI
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Garbo contemporary : STEN
13
___ d'oeuvre : HORS
18
"I ___ Kick Out of You" : GETA
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"Give a ___ horse ... " : MANA
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Unadorned : BARE
25
Young child : TOT
27
Neighbor of Swed. : NOR
28
Snare : TRAP
29
One, to Fritz : EINE
30
Computer input : DATA
31
"A Farewell to ___" : ARMS
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Salty sauce : SOYA
33
Cain's victim : ABEL
35
Guido's high note : ELA
38
Building wing : ELL
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Sharer of lodgings : ROOMMATE
40
Satanic : EVIL
41
Corn unit : EAR
46
Dam : WEIR
47
Sound equipment : STEREO
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Religious image : ICON
50
Changes : SHIFTS
52
Notwithstanding : ASIDE
54
Hilo greeting : ALOHA
55
Ecologically changing : SERAL
56
Murphy or Albert : EDDIE
57
Luggage piece : GRIP
58
An anagram for rode : REDO
59
Losers in W.W. II : AXIS
60
Units of conductance : MHOS
61
Pro ___ publico : BONO
63
D.C. V.I.P. : SEN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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