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Wilson McBeath
Wilson McBeath

New York Times, Monday, October 9, 1989

Author:
Wilson McBeath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { H Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 30.1
Wilson McBeath has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,580
Across
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Young seal : PUP
4
Strike : SMITE
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Countenance : FACE
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At the peak : ATOP
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Monster: Comb. form : TERAT
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Land west of Pakistan : IRAN
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Iroquoian Indians : SENECAS
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Eurasian mountains : URALS
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Egyptian king, for short : TUT
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"___ Blue?": 1929 song : AMI
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Ingenuous : INNOCENTASALAMB
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Hangman's halter : NOOSE
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Protection : AEGIS
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Sound from the cote : MAA
36
Bog : MIRE
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Millay and Ferber : EDNAS
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Favorites : PETS
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Doctrine : ISM
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Actor Keith : BRIAN
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Sharp ridge : ARETE
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Out of it : DEADASAMACKEREL
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Choler : IRE
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Be under the weather : AIL
47
Loser to Dwight in the 50's : ADLAI
50
Fin : PINNULE
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Concept : IDEA
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Saw : ADAGE
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Border : EDGE
61
Cub Scout units : DENS
62
Former Times Square hotel : ASTOR
63
Superlative ending : EST
Down
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Seek gold : PAN
2
Actress Hagen et al. : UTAS
3
Jab : POKE
4
Sweet spice: Ex. 30:34 : STACTE
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Tableland : MESA
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Authors Levin and Wolfert : IRAS
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Muslim cap : TAJ
8
Greek letter : ETA
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Small filament : FIBRIL
10
Oratorio highlight : ARIA
11
Reiner or Sandburg : CARL
12
Odds' partner : ENDS
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A carbohydrate : PENTOSE
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Tie, in tennis : DEUCE
19
Ariz. Indians : YUMAS
23
Sale terms : ASIS
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"Glorious the sun ___-career": Smart : INMID
25
Racket : NOISE
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Southern constellation : NORMA
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Gymnast Comanici : NADIA
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Coffee-break time, for some : TENAM
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Guam's capital : AGANA
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Eastern notable : AMEER
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Smelting product : MATTE
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City on the Rhine : BASEL
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Gaelic : ERSE
38
Overture : PRELUDE
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Pertaining to atmospheric weight : BARIC
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Two of ___ (poker holding) : AKIND
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Namesakes of the hunt goddess : DIANAS
44
Preserver : CANNER
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Parched : ARID
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Miami's county : DADE
49
Mortgage : LIEN
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High schoolers' exam : PSAT
51
Drama villain : IAGO
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Deposit : LODE
53
Ova : EGGS
55
Motorists' org. : AAA
56
N.F.L. scores : TDS
57
Place : SET

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

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