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Whitten
Whitten

New York Times, Monday, December 26, 1983

Author:
Whitten
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 30.8
Whitten has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,466
Across
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Insect's feeler : PALP
5
Very small: Comb. form : MICR
9
Deceive : CHEAT
14
Saudi Arabian province : ASIR
15
Jacob's twin : ESAU
16
Main artery : AORTA
17
English architect: 1632–1723 : CHRISTOPHERWREN
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Rag or rib : TEASE
21
Shangri-La and Eden : PARADISES
22
Fairy-tale opener : ONCE
24
Pose : SIT
25
Bridge : SPAN
28
Invisible : UNSEEN
31
In medias ___ : RES
34
Vocation : CAREER
36
Lick ___ promise : ANDA
37
Yalie : ELI
38
Greek marketplace : AGORA
39
Sault ___ Marie : STE
40
Crowbar : LEVER
42
Author Whitten : LES
43
Lady Jane or Zane : GREY
45
Take over, as control : ASSUME
46
H.S.T. follower : DDE
47
Comes to know : LEARNS
49
Washer cycle : SPIN
50
Loser to 46 Across : AES
51
Memorable Italian patron of the arts : ESTE
53
Follett's "Eye of ___" : THENEEDLE
58
Attack : ONSET
62
Cartoon character : WOODYWOODPECKER
64
Midwest airport : OHARE
65
Brainstorm : IDEA
66
Emerald Isle, formerly : EIRE
67
Loudness units : SONES
68
Kennedy and Williams : TEDS
69
Location : SPOT
Down
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Treaty : PACT
2
Tennis great : ASHE
3
Italian monetary unit : LIRA
4
Inmate : PRISONER
5
Convened : MET
6
"Where knock ___ wide": C. Smart : ISOPEN
7
Matador's cloak : CAPA
8
German industrial region : RUHR
9
St. Louis nine or eleven : CARDINALS
10
Beckett's "___ Is" : HOWIT
11
Goofs : ERRS
12
To ___ (perfectly) : ATEE
13
Makes leather : TANS
18
D.C. V.I.P. : SEN
19
___ up (slackened) : EASED
23
Mongrel : CUR
25
Cooking direction : SCALD
26
Summoned : PAGED
27
Got up : AROSE
29
Woodland deity : SATYR
30
Chemical suffix : ENE
31
Gun a motor : REVUP
32
Varnish resin : ELEMI
33
Femme fatale : SIREN
35
Keen vision : EAGLEEYES
39
Red or Dead : SEA
41
Perfumes : ESSENCES
44
Stitch again : RESEW
45
Fool : ASS
48
Required : NEEDED
50
Benedict Arnold's cohort : ANDRE
52
Digit : TOE
53
Couples : TWOS
54
Sounds from Santa : HOHO
55
Of the dawn : EOAN
56
Trifle : DOIT
57
Rich source : LODE
59
Leave out : SKIP
60
Architect Saarinen : EERO
61
Weight allowance, once : TRET
63
Dance step : PAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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