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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Tuesday, September 27, 1988

41-Down : Continuous

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,203
Across
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Norse deity : ODIN
5
Networks : WEBS
9
High up : ALOFT
14
Unconvincing : LAME
15
Tropical plant : ALOE
16
Miffed : RILED
17
Stress : EMPHASIZE
19
Sport groups : TEAMS
20
American painter: 1887-1986 : GEORGIAOKEEFFE
22
Regret : RUE
23
Sun. talk : SER
24
Morse-code character : DIT
26
Proverbs : SAWS
30
Fate : KISMET
35
River in Turkey : ARAS
37
Decays : ROTS
39
Excuse of a sort : ALIBI
40
Bluegrass honorary title : KENTUCKYCOLONEL
43
Console : ANCON
44
Flat, broad and thick piece : SLAB
45
Saucy : PERT
46
Staggered : REELED
48
Patron saint of Sweden : ERIC
50
Wall and Broad: Abbr. : STS
51
Masonry pin : NOG
53
Type of grass : OAT
55
Stately fowl? : RHODEISLANDRED
63
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
64
Calcutta dungeon : BLACKHOLE
65
Colo. ski resort : ASPEN
66
Windbag : BORE
67
___ even keel (steady) : ONAN
68
Single entity : THING
69
Weddell and Ross : SEAS
70
Penny : CENT
Down
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Cassini of fashion : OLEG
2
Matron : DAME
3
Consequence : IMPORTANCE
4
Indian prime minister: 1947-64 : NEHRU
5
"Able ___ ere I saw Elba" : WASI
6
Lamb's pen name : ELIA
7
Burly fellow : BOZO
8
Searches for : SEEKS
9
Like certain roads : ARTERIAL
10
Willingly : LIEF
11
Scandinavian king : OLAF
12
Wife, legally : FEME
13
Six-pointers: Abbr. : TDS
18
Long time : AGES
21
Comic-book screech : EEK
24
Capital of Senegal : DAKAR
25
Goddess of peace : IRENE
27
Part of a circle : ARC
28
Chinese cooking pans : WOKS
29
Fashion : STYLE
31
Watery snow : SLOP
32
Thick soup : MINESTRONE
33
Chicago-based film critic : EBERT
34
Slopes : TILTS
36
Type of aircraft, for short : STOL
38
Cicatrix : SCAR
41
Continuous : UNENDING
42
Sash : OBI
47
Buck's mate : DOE
49
Hit on the head : CONK
52
"Her Nibs" of songdom : GIBBS
54
Type of committee : ADHOC
55
Reckless : RASH
56
Pueblo dweller : HOPI
57
Augur : OMEN
58
Blackthorn : SLOE
59
Zhivago's love : LARA
60
Experts : ACES
61
Verve : ELAN
62
Fender mishap : DENT
63
___ King Cole : NAT

Answer summary:
4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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