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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Wednesday, June 19, 1991

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.9
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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C
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A
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L
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L
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M
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A
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S
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T
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S
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A
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A
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A
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B
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P
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H
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B
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C
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L
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S
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P
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G
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P
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R
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T
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M
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A
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R
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R
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S
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M
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S
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P
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C
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S
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D
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I
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L
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,198
Across
1
A visit : CALL
5
A brig has two : MASTS
10
Movie terrier : ASTA
14
Turkish regiment : ALAI
15
Prefix with coastal or mural : INTRA
16
Bash on the noggin : BEAN
17
Senate gofer : PAGE
18
Darling : SWEETHEART
20
Irish playwright : BEHAN
22
Some saxophones : ALTOS
23
Basements : CELLARS
25
"You ___ Love," 1927 song : ARE
26
Runt : SHRIMP
27
One of the Magi : GASPAR
31
Sea gull's relative : TERN
32
Grown-up fillies : MARES
35
British mil. school : RMA
36
Storm, to Simone : ORAGE
38
The "A" in MOMA : ART
39
Besmirch : SMEAR
41
Brooch : PIN
42
Lectured : SPOKE
44
Adolescent affliction : ACNE
45
Staid : SEDATE
47
Move to action : INCITE
49
Journey segment : LEG
50
Using the staff's work : INHOUSE
52
Hesitate : PAUSE
55
Appearances : MIENS
56
Juliet, to Romeo : INNAMORATA
59
Retained : HELD
63
Not of the cloth : LAIC
64
Wiser : SAGER
65
Hyena's home : LAIR
66
Feminine suffix : ETTE
67
Bergen's Mortimer : SNERD
68
Bar passer: Abbr. : ATTY
Down
1
Toy-pistol ammo : CAP
2
Pie ___ mode : ALA
3
Fall behind : LAG
4
Saar swain's darling : LIEBLING
5
Accident : MISHAP
6
Sadat : ANWAR
7
British guns : STENS
8
Three, in Turino : TRE
9
Held a session : SAT
10
White poplars : ABELES
11
Love ___ (small sofa) : SEAT
12
Poi source : TARO
13
Pismires : ANTS
19
Badger : HARASS
21
Street of horrors : ELM
23
Lille lover's darling : CHERIE
24
Mission : ERRAND
25
Iron or Stone : AGE
26
Lens settings : STOPS
28
Concise summary : PRECIS
29
Spanish suitor's darling : AMANTE
30
Street show : RAREE
32
Chinese Chairman, once : MAO
33
Ararat lander : ARK
34
Map abbr. : RTE
37
Regard highly : ESTEEM
40
Irishman's darling : MACUSHLA
43
Tee : PEG
46
___-Lorraine : ALSACE
47
"Music ___ with you ... ": Aiken : IHEARD
48
Negative prefix : NON
50
Reflection : IMAGE
51
Saltpeter : NITER
52
Nap : PILE
53
Premed study : ANAT
54
Entity : UNIT
57
W.W. II cloak-and-dagger outfit : OSS
58
Bled : RAN
60
Enjoy the takeout : EAT
61
Set aflame : LIT
62
Thirsty : DRY

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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