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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Wednesday, May 3, 1989

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 46.6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,421
Across
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NW Italian wine center : ASTI
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Symbol of authority : MACE
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John Drew was one : ACTOR
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Midday : NOON
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Musical Fitzgerald : ELLA
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Linger : TARRY
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Remove one's hat : DOFF
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Rise above the ordinary : SOAR
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Hackneyed : TRITE
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Achieves success : TURNSUPTRUMPS
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"Gassy" beginning : AER
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Sharpen : HONE
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Gives a start to : SCARES
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Inspector Clouseau, frequently : CLUELESS
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Sat for one's portrait : POSED
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Descended : ALIT
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By way of : VIA
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Achieves success : LANDSONONESFEET
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Adherent: Suffix : ITE
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Bell sound : DING
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Zestful : TANGY
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Boring : TIRESOME
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Persiflage : BANTER
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Antitoxins : SERA
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Lend a hand : AID
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Achieves success : MAKESTHEGRADE
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He hit 61 homers in '61 : MARIS
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Corn Belt state : IOWA
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Dudley Do-Right's girl : NELL
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Soul : ANIMA
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Peck film, with "The": 1976 : OMEN
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Festive occasion : GALA
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Emulate Andrew Carnegie : ENDOW
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Clodhopper's cousin : NERD
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Frankfurt's river : ODER
Down
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Moreover : AND
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What a chimneysweep sweeps : SOOT
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Soybeans product : TOFU
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Describing invisible rays : INFRARED
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Letter opener : MESSRS
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Felipe, Jesus or Matty : ALOU
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Applaud : CLAP
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Alien, to a Martian : EARTHLING
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Bring into harmony : ATTUNE
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Israel's Mount ___ : CARMEL
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___ the light fantastic (dance) : TRIP
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Food scraps : ORTS
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"Comin' Thro' the ___" : RYE
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Requires : NEEDS
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Way to go : ROUTE
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Bowler's bane : SPLIT
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Raccoon's relative : COATI
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Lou Grant portrayer : ASNER
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"The Boys From Brazil" character : CLONE
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Happening : EVENT
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___ Perilous (Round Table seat) : SIEGE
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Bacchus attendant : SATYR
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Disney speciality : ANIMATION
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Fragrances : ODORS
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One way up : STAIR
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Spanish dance : FANDANGO
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Igloo inhabitant : ESKIMO
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"Two for the ___," Gibson play : SEESAW
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___ baggage (completely) : BAGAND
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Director Delbert ___ : MANN
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Jejune : ARID
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Type of plate or rule : HOME
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Water pitcher : EWER
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The Grateful ___ (rock group) : DEAD
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Model Macpherson : ELLE
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Dogpatch's Daisy ___ : MAE
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Malayan gibbon : LAR

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4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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