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Bette Sue Cohen
New York Times, Tuesday, September 15, 1987
Author:
Bette Sue Cohen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 20.5
Bette Sue Cohen has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 6 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 T | 2 R | 3 A | 4 Y | 5 F | 6 L | 7 I | 8 P | 9 G | 10 I | 11 B | 12 B |
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13 W | A | K | E | 14 T | R | A | D | E | 15 O | N | E | E |
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16 I | T | I | S | 17 A | W | O | R | L | D | 18 T | O | S | E | E |
19 T | E | N | 20 M | I | S | S | Y | 21 O | D | O | N | T |
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22 C | O | S | T | 23 S | P | A | ||||||||
24 P | 25 O | 26 V | E | R | T | Y | 27 I | 28 S | N | O | S | 29 I | 30 N | |
31 O | P | E | N | 32 N | O | E | L | 33 S | A | 34 Y |
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35 K | E | N | T | 36 P | 37 U | L | S | E | 38 A | L | D | A |
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39 E | R | A | 40 S | O | L | E | 41 P | A | I | R |
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42 A | L | 43 L | P | O | E | T | 44 S | 45 A | 46 R | E | M | A | D |
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47 E | A | R | 48 T | O | A | D | ||||||||
49 A | 50 N | 51 E | N | T | 52 S | 53 M | A | R | T | 54 A | 55 R | 56 K |
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57 W | A | R | I | S | 58 A | C | O | N | T | A | 59 G | I | O | N |
60 E | M | I | T | 61 T | O | S | C | A | 62 A | N | T | E |
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63 D | E | N | Y | 64 E | T | T | E | 65 S | T | E | W |
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,825
Across
1
Salver : TRAY
5
Comic Wilson : FLIP
9
Family name in rock : GIBB
13
Ship's creation at sea : WAKE
14
Occupation : TRADE
15
First-floor apartment : ONEE
16
Words from John Lyly : ITISAWORLDTOSEE
19
Second-highest pinochle card : TEN
20
Gold of "Benson" : MISSY
21
Tooth: Comb. form : ODONT
22
Price : COST
23
Fashionable resort : SPA
24
Words from George Herbert : POVERTYISNOSIN
31
Event for Irwin : OPEN
32
Carol : NOEL
33
Utter : SAY
35
Superman : KENT
36
Throb : PULSE
38
TV's Hawkeye : ALDA
39
Period : ERA
40
Flatfish : SOLE
41
Twins or socks, e.g. : PAIR
42
Words from Robert Burton : ALLPOETSAREMAD
47
Corn unit : EAR
48
Bufo : TOAD
49
Concerning : ANENT
52
Bright : SMART
54
Torah repository : ARK
57
Words from F.D.R. : WARISACONTAGION
60
Give off, as light : EMIT
61
Puccini heroine : TOSCA
62
Poker stake : ANTE
63
Disavow : DENY
64
Kitchen or major suffix : ETTE
65
Mulligan : STEW
Down
1
Taunt : TWIT
2
Deserve : RATE
3
Related : AKIN
4
Nod's meaning : YES
5
Snowman of song : FROSTY
6
Papa of TV's "Mama" : LARS
7
In a lazy way : IDLY
8
Foot: Comb. form : PED
9
As ___ gold : GOODAS
10
___ many words : INSO
11
"I've ___ to London ... " : BEEN
12
Borscht ingredient : BEET
14
Contort : TWIST
17
Cupid : AMOR
18
Actor in "Fiddler ... " : TOPOL
22
Penny : CENT
23
Snick and ___ : SNEE
24
Jab : POKE
25
Verdi work : OPERA
26
Mercenary : VENAL
27
Creek : INLET
28
Help! : SOS
29
Moslem faith : ISLAM
30
Gymnast Comaneci : NADIA
34
Word with arm or stick : YARD
36
___ Clare (nun) : POOR
37
Rubber tree : ULE
38
Mimicked : APED
40
Gaiters : SPATS
43
Clemency : LENITY
44
Golfer's posture : STANCE
45
Arterial trunk : AORTA
46
Pro ___ : RATA
49
Filled with reverence : AWED
50
Call : NAME
51
Moran of "Happy Days" : ERIN
52
Glaswegian : SCOT
53
Maximum : MOST
54
"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
55
By ___ (mechanically) : ROTE
56
Recognized : KNEW
58
Tea anagram : ATE
59
Petrol : GAS
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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