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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Friday, June 5, 1992

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { B Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 37.7
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,550
Across
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Roast beef au ___ : JUS
4
Passover feast : SEDER
9
Apple-pie creator : MOM
12
Present : INTRODUCE
14
Beach near San Luis Obispo : AVILA
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Cause of global warming : GREENHOUSEGASES
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Hand-me-down units : GENES
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Doxy : ISM
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Soap displayers : TVS
22
Low-priced C.D.'s : SSCS
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Ecologist's plea : PLANTATREE
27
Valentino classic : THESHEIK
29
Kind of hog or snake : WART
30
Fertile earth : LOAM
31
Curry and cloves : SPICES
33
A theme for World Environment Day: June 5, 1992 : SAVETHEPLANET
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Floral arrangements : SPRAYS
38
Commence a card game : DEAL
39
Fashion lines : HEMS
40
Wagner opera : PARSIFAL
44
U.N. system monitoring global environment : EARTHWATCH
47
Pan's pipe : REED
49
Stretch the budget : EKE
50
OPEC's "gold" : OIL
51
Chili con ___ : CARNE
52
Dust-bowl action : DESERTIFICATION
57
Misses, in Madrid: Abbr. : SRTAS
58
Essential : NECESSARY
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Porcine pad : STY
60
Gaggle gatherers : GEESE
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Congressman AuCoin : LES
Down
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Maggie's mate : JIGGS
2
Disquiet : UNREST
3
Bad smell : STENCH
4
"___ and Lovers": D. H. Lawrence : SONS
5
Old English letter : EDH
6
Pair : DUO
7
Former French coin : ECU
8
Set a screw again : RESINK
9
Molten material : MAGMA
10
Eggs : OVA
11
Make a drafting error : MISTRACE
13
Della of songdom : REESE
15
Young hare : LEVERET
16
Estate : ASSETS
18
Werner Erhard's program : EST
23
Units of illumination : PHOTS
24
Jacob's first wife : LEAH
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Drew a bead on : AIMEDAT
26
Womb mate : TWIN
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Weaver's reed : SLEY
31
Cut drastically : SLASH
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Hawaiian cliff : PALI
33
House chair : SPEAKER
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Car comforts : ARMRESTS
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Enormous : VAST
36
Forcible impact: Abbr. : PERC
37
Author Wilfrid and family : SHEEDS
40
Picket : PALING
41
Greek-letter gps. : FRATS
42
Rabbit ears : AERIAL
43
Poe's lost love : LENORE
45
Like equine enthusiasts : HORSY
46
Clever comedian : WIT
48
French patron saint : DENYS
51
Job for Perry Mason : CASE
53
Devour : EAT
54
Pay for Perry Mason : FEE
55
Surface for a Flame : ICE
56
These, in Toulon : CES

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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