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S. E. Wilkinson
S. E. Wilkinson

New York Times, Saturday, September 10, 1983

26-Down : Like a boa

Author:
S. E. Wilkinson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 322 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
S. E. Wilkinson has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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P
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O
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L
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O
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H
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J
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C
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U
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T
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B
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L
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A
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P
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D
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G
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B
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C
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F
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C
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K
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G
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,359
Across
1
Elizabeth or Charles : CAPE
5
Miner's stake : CLAIM
10
Truant type, for short : AWOL
14
Buck heroine : OLAN
15
"___ Lessways": Bennett : HILDA
16
Hindu god : SIVA
17
Large sailing ship : WINDJAMMER
19
Irate fit : SNIT
20
Math abbr. : LCD
21
Space monkey : ENOS
22
A Nobelist for Peace: 1927 : QUIDDE
24
Tar's asset : SEALEGS
26
Corpulent : PUDGY
27
Pongid : APE
28
Wholesome : CLEANCUT
31
___ out (reprimand) : BAWL
34
Dickensian dish : GRUEL
35
A daughter of Cadmus : INO
36
Crook's ruse : ALIAS
38
Beat it : LAM
39
Follower of Low or Vulgar : LATIN
41
"Lady Windermere's ___": Wilde : FAN
42
"Riding on ___ ... " : APONY
44
Protagonist in "God's Little Acre" : TYTY
45
Cole entertainers : FIDDLERS
47
Speed unit : GAL
49
Actor Noah : BEERY
50
Indonesian island : CELEBES
54
Cousin of kielbasa : SALAMI
56
Singers Armen and Starr : KAYS
57
Bit for Fido : ORT
58
A son of Gad : AROD
59
Wouk work, with "The" : WINDSOFWAR
62
"Eye of ___": Shak. : NEWT
63
Graian Alps river : ISERE
64
Whale : CETE
65
Nigerian city : KANO
66
Actress Garson : GREER
67
Disagreeable chow : CROW
Down
1
Cenobites' habiliments : COWLS
2
Hatter's guest : ALICE
3
Ling-Ling is one : PANDA
4
Last straw : END
5
Transfigure : CHANGE
6
V.I.P.'s vehicles : LIMOS
7
Dole : ALMS
8
European carp : IDE
9
Theater awning : MARQUEE
10
Give out, as a task : ASSIGN
11
Chicago : WINDYCITY
12
"Heroides" author : OVID
13
Better than never : LATE
18
General Purpose Car : JEEP
23
Ariz. politician : UDALL
25
Refrain syllables : LALA
26
Like a boa : PLUMY
28
British herring measures : CRANS
29
Monad : UNIT
30
Certain award : TONY
31
Golf stroke : BAFF
32
"Merry" in a game name : ALAI
33
Like some hair styles : WINDBLOWN
34
Halo : GLORY
37
Scene of hysteria: 1692 : SALEM
40
Tamarisk tree : ATLE
43
Washington wore one : PERIWIG
46
___ rights (red-handed) : DEADTO
47
Phenomenon at Yellowstone : GEYSER
48
"___ sprach Zarathustra" : ALSO
50
Nucleus of sorts : CADRE
51
High card, in euchre : BOWER
52
One of the Nereids : ERATO
53
Disperse : STREW
54
Foundered : SANK
55
Precinct : AREA
56
Genu : KNEE
60
Rep. since 1948 : ISR
61
Agcy. controlling TV : FCC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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