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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Wednesday, February 22, 1989

63-Across : Smile smugly

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,351
Across
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Bridge coup : SLAM
5
Dear ___, advice column : ABBY
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Babble : PRATE
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Rug surface : PILE
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___ avis : RARA
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Much-used pet name : HONEY
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Pub quaffs : ALES
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Kind of exam : ORAL
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"I do" site : ALTAR
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Start of a quip : RICHFUDGEISLIKE
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Important O.R. group : RNS
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Female ruff : REE
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Not liquid : SOLID
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Ex-coach Parseghian : ARA
30
Symbols of poverty : RAGS
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Fit out again : RERIG
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Lifting device : CRANE
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Dernier ___ : CRI
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More of the quip : ADIVINITYINTHAT
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The way, in China : TAO
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Is overly fond : DOTES
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Goes on a losing spree? : DIETS
44
Sicilian resort : ENNA
46
Practical joker Eulenspiegel : TYL
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Jittery : TENSE
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Actress Joanne : DRU
50
Ditty syllable : TRA
51
End of the quip : ITSHAPESOURENDS
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Accepted : TAKEN
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A Turner : LANA
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Legal wrong : TORT
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Smile smugly : SMIRK
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So be it : AMEN
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Material for an idol's feet? : CLAY
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Cathedral parts : APSES
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Cozy place : NEST
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Abhor : HATE
Down
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Bandy words : SPAR
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Caron role : LILI
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Anchovy sauce : ALEC
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Interlock : MESH
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"Don't Get ___ Much Anymore" : AROUND
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Poets : BARDS
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Toot one's own horn : BRAG
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Where G.R.F. studied law : YALE
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Stage : PHASE
10
Hair curler : ROLLER
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Against : ANTI
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Deck wood : TEAK
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Brontë's Jane : EYRE
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Very cold : FRIGID
22
Middle East native : IRANI
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Four-door vehicle : SEDAN
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Hunter in the heavens : ORION
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Actress Ullmann : LIV
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U.S.S.R. workers' cooperative : ARTEL
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Sun's output : RAYS
31
Yearns : ACHES
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Fireplace fixture : GRATE
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Poses : SITS
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Deserve : RATE
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Metropolis : CITY
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Make beloved : ENDEAR
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Still abed : NOTUP
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Kind of type or horn : TIN
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Stick : ADHERE
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AWOL student : TRUANT
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Grades : RANKS
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Musical sounds : TONES
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"___ girl!" : ITSA
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Pack down : TAMP
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Takes to the slopes : SKIS
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Panache : ELAN
55
Identical : SAME
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Engrave with acid : ETCH
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V. Lopez theme song : NOLA
58
Mild oath : DRAT
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Eye problem : STYE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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