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Bette Sue Cohen
Bette Sue Cohen

New York Times, Thursday, January 26, 1984

Author:
Bette Sue Cohen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 29.0
Bette Sue Cohen has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 6 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,497
Across
1
Junta : CABAL
6
With 47 Down, Paul Newman film: 1977 : SLAP
10
Name of two English statesmen : PITT
14
___ a minute : AMILE
15
Where Waterloo is : IOWA
16
Indian of Okla. : OTOE
17
Newman film: 1961 : PARISBLUES
19
Ice-hockey structure : CAGE
20
Pres. Wilson was one : PHD
21
Pungency : SALT
22
Longtime companion of Gertrude Stein : TOKLAS
24
Rialto award : TONY
25
Mont. Indian : CREE
26
Ta-ta : SOLONG
29
19th-century English principles : CHARTISM
33
Air Force missiles : THORS
34
Pickens of films : SLIM
35
Lisa or Freeman : MONA
36
Produce interest : EARN
37
Hindu ascetic : SWAMI
38
Step ___ (get moving) : ONIT
39
Sevareid : ERIC
40
Prong : TINE
41
"Have ___ day" : ANICE
42
Picking up again : RESUMING
44
___ Pete (inferior wine) : SNEAKY
45
Abnormal breathing sound : RALE
46
"___ L," Newman film: 1966 : LADY
47
Excoriate : SCATHE
50
Kind of dancer : GOGO
51
"___ how they run!" : SEE
54
Israeli dance : HORA
55
Newman film: 1982 : THEVERDICT
58
Prefix with bus : OMNI
59
Tommy of "My One and Only" : TUNE
60
Shave : RAZOR
61
Newman in 1940 : TEEN
62
Baltic feeder : ODER
63
Astaire's sister : ADELE
Down
1
He created Daisy Mae : CAPP
2
Chinese nurse : AMAH
3
"Sweet ___ of Youth," Newman film: 1962 : BIRD
4
Actress MacGraw : ALI
5
Tutors' presentations : LESSONS
6
Goosey : SILLY
7
Oaf : LOUT
8
Windmill sail : AWE
9
Deli delicacy : PASTRAMI
10
Newman film: 1972 : POCKETMONEY
11
A type: Abbr. : ITAL
12
Garment for Galba : TOGA
13
Watson's pegs : TEES
18
Sudden loud noise : BANG
23
Above, to Poe : OER
24
Newman film: 1966 : TORNCURTAIN
25
___ in (interrupt) : CHIME
26
Direct : STEER
27
Great airport : OHARE
28
Lemur : LORIS
29
Sound in a body shop : CLANG
30
Ancient region on the Aegean : IONIA
31
Cut slightly : SNICK
32
British buddy : MATEY
34
Hogs : SWINE
37
Robbins book : STILETTO
41
Pyrenees land : ANDORRA
43
___-jongg : MAH
44
Kind of brush : SAGE
46
Paramour : LOVER
47
See 6 Across : SHOT
48
___ across (contribute) : COME
49
English composer : ARNE
50
A Kelly : GENE
51
Tailor's question : SIZE
52
Environmental sci. : ECOL
53
To be, in Metz : ETRE
56
Newman film: 1963 : HUD
57
Newman is one : DAD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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