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S. E. Wilkinson
S. E. Wilkinson

New York Times, Saturday, June 30, 1984

57-Down : Tip-off of a sort

Author:
S. E. Wilkinson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 385 (avg 2.08)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 13, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has duplicate clues.
S. E. Wilkinson has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,653
Across
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Pinchbeck : SHAM
5
Woodworkers' tools : RASPS
10
Sans ___ (peerless) : EGAL
14
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
15
U.S.S.R. part : UNION
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Aztec god of sowing : XIPE
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With, to Pierre : CHEZ
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Florida bay : TAMPA
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O.T. book : EZEK
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Violin virtuoso : ITZHAKPERLMAN
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Emblem of sovereignty : ORB
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Kind of knot or stitch : SLIP
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Hood's exit : LAM
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Fifty percent : HALF
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Infrequently : SELDOM
35
Sale words : ASIS
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Gretzky score : GOAL
39
Filmy fabric : GAUZE
40
Violin virtuoso : PINCHASZUKERMAN
43
Dote on : ADORE
44
"William ___," Rossini opera : TELL
45
Jolly boat : YAWL
46
Striped polecats : ZORILS
48
Wiener topper : SLAW
50
___ Miguel, Azores island : SAO
51
Rock star Jagger : MICK
53
___ Cliburn : VAN
55
Violin virtuoso : JASCHAHEIFETZ
61
One of "The Three B's" : BACH
62
Practical : UTILE
63
Bowed instrument : VIOL
65
Soprano Petina : IRRA
66
Facing : LINER
67
"___ music ... ": Gershwin : IGOT
68
Squalled : BLEW
69
A son of Boreas : ZETES
70
Space-vehicle units : LEMS
Down
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Wall St. watchdog : SEC
2
"Oh, it's ___-yee ... ": Gruber : HIHI
3
Jean Baptiste ___, French violinist : ANET
4
Kind of soprano : MEZZO
5
Swedish turnip : RUTABAGA
6
A giant of Palestine : ANAK
7
Dope : SIMP
8
John, Paul et al. : POPES
9
Complications : SNARLS
10
Model : EXEMPLARY
11
Sphinx site : GIZA
12
" ... his nose was as sharp as ___": Shak. : APEN
13
Rijn branch : LEK
21
Royal monogram : HRH
22
Meuse River city : LIEGE
25
Bolivian seat of government : LAPAZ
26
"Do as I say, not ___" : ASIDO
27
Musical scale : MINOR
29
"The ___ Chord" : LOST
30
Disconcerts : FAZES
32
Creator of Edmond Dantès : DUMAS
33
Conductor Seiji : OZAWA
34
Edison's ___ Park : MENLO
36
Ivory carving : SCRIMSHAW
38
Quiet : LULL
41
Spiral: Comb. form : HELIC
42
Instruments for 61 Across : KLAVIERS
47
Creator of "Peanuts" : SCHULZ
49
U.S.A.F. auxiliary : WAF
52
Porter's "___ Went to Haiti" : KATIE
54
Author Shute : NEVIL
55
Scandian chieftain : JARL
56
Realty unit : ACRE
57
Tip-off of a sort : HINT
58
Opponent of S. Grant : ELEE
59
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
60
Type of lens : ZOOM
61
Highchair wear : BIB
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Inf. officers : LTS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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