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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Monday, September 28, 1987

9-Down : Deck opening

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,838
Across
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Accumulate : AMASS
6
Cold or ready follower : CASH
10
Like many a Texas ranch : VAST
14
Overalls material : DENIM
15
On the China : ASEA
16
French magazine : ELLE
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Lapsus linguae : SLIPOFTHETONGUE
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Sting a customer : SOAK
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Scary cinema sounds : SCREAMS
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"Raiders of the Lost ___" : ARK
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Cycle beginning : TRI
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Hurry along : HIE
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Speak thoughtfully : WEIGHONESWORDS
33
Westminster follower : ABBEY
34
Dizzy or Daffy : DEAN
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High mountain : ALP
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Type of act : RIOT
38
Jupiter or Zeus : DEITY
40
Code predecessor : AREA
41
Mr. and Ames : EDS
42
Play it close to the ___ : VEST
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Sacrificial site : ALTAR
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Cry of disgust : UGH
49
Hoover, for one : DAM
50
Color changer : DYE
51
Aftermath of a mistake : ERASURE
55
Press : IRON
57
Speak without result : WASTEONESBREATH
62
Kitchen follower : ETTE
63
Actor Robert De ___ : NIRO
64
Uncanny : EERIE
65
Peruse : READ
66
Star of 67 Across : EDEN
67
"I ___ of Jeannie" (TV oldie) : DREAM
Down
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TV commercials : ADS
2
Brooks or Tillis : MEL
3
Black cuckoo : ANI
4
Drinks slowly : SIPS
5
Slick talker : SMOOTHY
6
Ament : CATKIN
7
Bat wood : ASH
8
Comprehends : SEES
9
Deck opening : HATCHWAY
10
Wood overlay : VENEER
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Seaweed : ALGA
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Urban blight : SLUM
13
Eighteen at Augusta : TEES
18
Gambling game : FARO
19
Artemis' victim : ORION
22
Cognizant : AWARE
23
Some bridge calls : REBIDS
24
Put the ___ on (squelch) : KIBOSH
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Obtain : GET
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Archie's "dingbat" : EDITH
30
Tennis unit : SET
31
Moved swiftly : DARTED
32
Cheap; shoddy : SLEAZY
36
City associated with a farm exodus? : PAREE
38
Remove from power : DETHRONE
39
Dec., in N.Y.C. : EST
40
Brewed beverage : ALE
42
Fashion : VOGUE
43
Like some military vehicles : ARMORED
45
Dispossessed : OUSTED
46
Menlo Park name : EDISON
47
Fishhook part : BARB
51
Pitcher : EWER
52
Give a 10, e.g. : RATE
53
Film dog : ASTA
54
Site of Vance A.F.B. : ENID
56
___-do-well : NEER
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Bard's preposition : ERE
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"Chances ___," Mathis hit : ARE
60
Avila aunt : TIA
61
Margin : HEM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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