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Kenneth Witte
Kenneth Witte

New York Times, Thursday, June 18, 1987

Author:
Kenneth Witte
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 47.2
Kenneth Witte has 30 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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J
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E
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L
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A
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P
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P
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C
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O
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O
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B
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S
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K
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K
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T
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P
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S
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P
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R
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D
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R
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D
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A
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A
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E
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G
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O
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E
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S
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K
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A
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T
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S
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O
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P
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P
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B
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R
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W
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H
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N
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K
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R
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R
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D
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A
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M
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,736
Across
1
Agree : JIBE
5
Arctic Circle native : LAPP
9
"Saturday Night Fever" music : DISCO
14
Viva voce : ORAL
15
Ancient Italian town : ELEA
16
Arkin to Falk, in a 1979 movie : INLAW
17
Big bundle : BALE
18
Negatives : NOES
19
Armadillo armor : SCUTE
20
Tactfully dismisses from a post : KICKSUPSTAIRS
23
Even-steven : TIED
24
Sweet wine : PORT
25
Small spars : SPRITS
28
Windowed, in a way : DORMERED
32
Animated : ALIVE
33
Nimbus : AURA
34
Down Under bird : EMU
35
Dismisses : GIVESONETHESACK
39
Chemical suffix : ENE
40
New Testament book : ACTS
41
Plains abode : TEPEE
42
Abridgments : SYNOPSES
45
Stages : PHASES
46
Apiarist's assets : BEES
47
Reduce a sail : REEF
48
Is dismissed, pirate style : WALKSTHEPLANK
53
Forearm bones : RADII
54
Aerial bombs : ROCS
55
Cattail : REED
57
Correct the camber : ALIGN
58
Opposed : ANTI
59
Oscar's girlfriend? : EMMY
60
Distributes : METES
61
Actor Errol: 1881-1951 : LEON
62
Funambulist's need : ROPE
Down
1
Employer's offering : JOB
2
Saudi Arabian neighbor : IRAK
3
Indonesian island : BALI
4
Optional : ELECTIVE
5
Eyepieces : LENSES
6
Not sotto voce : ALOUD
7
Nest sound : PEEP
8
Travelers' papers : PASSPORTS
9
Win over by persuasion : DISARM
10
Egg on : INCITE
11
Disparage : SLUR
12
Webber musical : CATS
13
Be indebted : OWE
21
Birds of prey : KITES
22
Pentateuch : TORAH
25
Wise ones : SAGES
26
Roman naturalist : PLINY
27
Split apart : RIVEN
28
Compositions for two : DUETS
29
Harvests : REAPS
30
Roast host : EMCEE
31
Boxer's fists: Slang : DUKES
33
Atavistic : ANCESTRAL
36
Saharan sights : OASES
37
Merman or Waters : ETHEL
38
Mariner : SEAFARER
43
Legally bind : OBLIGE
44
Chinese ducks : PEKINS
45
Stomach enzyme : PEPSIN
47
Right-hand page : RECTO
48
Cloth ridge : WALE
49
Comstock entrance : ADIT
50
Sharpen : HONE
51
Mysterious submarine captain : NEMO
52
A Presidential candidate : KEMP
53
Eric Dickerson, e.g. : RAM
56
Stain : DYE

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

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