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S. E. Wilkinson
S. E. Wilkinson

New York Times, Monday, January 13, 1986

Author:
S. E. Wilkinson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
S. E. Wilkinson has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,215
Across
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The same : DITTO
6
Hunky-dory : JAKE
10
MacDonald's milieu : FARM
14
Valencia valediction : ADIOS
15
"___ may look on a king" : ACAT
16
Butterine : OLEO
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Dorothy's route : YELLOWBRICKROAD
20
Market : SELL
21
Lincoln : ABE
22
Aerie occupant : EAGLE
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Descartes : RENE
25
Ell or ala : WING
27
Egyptian king of the gods : AMON
29
Tryouts at Detroit : ROADTESTS
34
"Into ___ dew": E. Field : ASEAOF
36
Angelico, for one : FRA
37
Angle starter : TRI
38
Wary politician's route : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
42
Poem of praise : ODE
43
Broke bread : ATE
44
Ersatz gold : OROIDE
45
Open autos of yore : ROADSTERS
49
Tatting : LACE
50
Passage permit : VISA
51
Parroted : APED
53
Bar seat : STOOL
56
Novelist Andric : IVO
57
Used up : GONE
61
Route of concern to Frost : THEROADNOTTAKEN
65
Cantata part : ARIA
66
Cask contents : BEER
67
Tear-jerker : ONION
68
Mass : BULK
69
Comfy : COZY
70
Rocket stage : AGENA
Down
1
Numbered items, sometimes : DAYS
2
___ fixe (obsession) : IDEE
3
Cashbox : TILL
4
Revenue avenue : TOLLROAD
5
Mount ___, Colo. : OSO
6
Vapid verbiage : JABBER
7
Land measure : ACRE
8
Chiang ___-shek : KAI
9
Kin of et al. : ETC
10
Cow chow : FORAGE
11
Sleep like ___ : ALOG
12
Concrete : REAL
13
Standard operating procedure : MODE
18
Pallid : WAN
19
Dover's county : KENT
24
Organic compound : ENOL
25
Protuberance on a toad : WART
26
The Gem State : IDAHO
27
"Do as I say, not ___" : ASIDO
28
Greek sorceress : MEDEA
30
Bid : OFFER
31
Impassive : STOIC
32
Skilled work : TRADE
33
Track or walk preceder : SIDE
34
Love, to Ovid : AMOR
35
Tours de force : FEATS
39
Great Barrier Island : OTEA
40
Perry's creator : ERLE
41
Con crew : ROADGANG
46
"Wanda" composer : DVORAK
47
Grain container : SILO
48
Toothsome : SAVORY
52
Kitty : POT
53
Thrust of a sort : STAB
54
Kind of way : THRU
55
Trompe l'___ (illusion) : OEIL
56
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
58
Dust Bowl figure : OKIE
59
Type of sign : NEON
60
Sicilian resort : ENNA
62
Start of a kindergarten song : ABC
63
___ volente (God willing) : DEO
64
Done ___ turn : TOA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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