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Betty Jorgensen
New York Times, Tuesday, September 28, 1993
35-Across : Loosen a boot
Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 40.3
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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11 A | T | L | A | N | T | A | 12 H | 13 A | I | R | N | E | 14 T |
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15 W | H | E | N | S | E | N | 16 T | E | N | C | E | D | T | O |
17 N | E | E | D | 18 I | R | A | T | E | 19 E | A | R |
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20 E | N | V | Y | 21 S | T | I | R | 22 G | R | I | M |
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23 R | A | E | 24 M | E | O | 25 D | 26 E | 27 M | E | S | N | E |
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28 H | E | R | B | 29 S | 30 N | O | R | E | E | N |
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31 S | 32 I | 33 B | E | R | I | A | A | 34 C | T | O | R | A | R | T |
35 U | N | L | A | C | E | 36 W | O | R | D | Y | ||||
37 B | R | A | V | E | S | 38 T | 39 M | A | Y | 40 W | 41 A | 42 S |
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43 J | U | N | E | 44 R | 45 A | M | P | 46 L | I | L | T |
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47 E | S | K | 48 A | 49 S | I | D | E | 50 A | N | T | A |
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51 C | H | I | 52 L | L | Y | C | O | N | 53 C | 54 A | R | N | E | Y |
55 T | E | N | S | I | L | E | 56 T | A | G | G | E | R | S |
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57 S | G | T | S | 58 S | N | E | E | R | S |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,030
Across
1
Guru's headquarters : ASHRAM
7
Gloomy : DOUR
11
Hawks' home : ATLANTA
12
Snood : HAIRNET
15
Start of a quip : WHENSENTENCEDTO
17
Require : NEED
18
Provoked : IRATE
19
Musical talent : EAR
20
One of seven deadly sins : ENVY
21
Swizzle : STIR
22
Unyielding : GRIM
23
"Norma ___" : RAE
24
Indochinese aborigine : MEO
25
Estate : DEMESNE
28
Dill, garlic, etc. : HERBS
30
Ephron, perhaps, were she a colleen : NOREEN
31
Quip: Part II : SIBERIAACTORART
35
Loosen a boot : UNLACE
36
Verbose : WORDY
37
Most gutsy : BRAVEST
39
Merry time : MAY
40
Quip: Part III : WAS
43
Dad's and grad's month : JUNE
44
Freeway access : RAMP
46
Cadence : LILT
47
Inuit: Abbr. : ESK
48
Digression : ASIDE
50
Rectangular pilaster : ANTA
51
End of quip : CHILLYCONCARNEY
55
Stretchable : TENSILE
56
Stock markers : TAGGERS
57
Some NCO's : SGTS
58
Disdainful looks : SNEERS
Down
1
Zeus's head goddess : ATHENA
2
Place for a lover's heart : SLEEVE
3
Convenient : HANDY
4
T.L.C. givers : RNS
5
Noshed : ATE
6
A Prarie Province : MANITOBA
7
Bones of Las Vegas : DICE
8
Neighbor of Nev. : ORE
9
Submarine : UNDERSEA
10
Attendant of many years : RETAINER
11
Grain processing machine : AWNER
12
Got wind of : HEARD
13
Tidbit for an echidna : ANT
14
Agony : TORMENT
16
Penta minus bi : TRI
21
Continuing entertainment : SERIES
22
Madison V.P. of redistricting fame : GERRY
24
Cunningham of dance : MERCE
26
Capture : ENTRAP
27
Depressed : MOODY
28
Fling : HEAVE
29
Adage : SAW
31
Put through : SUBJECT
32
Bay of Fundy tides : INRUSHES
33
Shutting out : BLANKING
34
Remarks : COMMENTS
38
Jiffy : TRICE
40
Oscar recipient : WINNER
41
Changes to fit : ALTERS
42
Abides : STAYS
45
Teapot tempest : ADO
46
Economy size : LARGE
48
Baba and Pasha : ALIS
49
Part of a wd. : SYL
52
W.W. II craft : LST
53
Prepare tuna for market : CAN
54
Reason, for one : AGE
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 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.