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Betty Hinman
Betty Hinman

New York Times, Thursday, April 23, 1992

26-Across : Shorten, for short

Author:
Betty Hinman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 18, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Betty Hinman has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
H
3
A
4
R
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G
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A
7
R
8
P
9
S
L
I
C
E
10
S
11
M
A
R
I
A
12
S
13
S
K
I
N
C
O
N
14
D
I
T
I
O
N
E
15
R
16
H
Y
P
E
S
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A
R
L
O
18
T
A
L
I
19
A
L
P
S
20
P
R
Y
O
R
21
C
E
N
22
N
A
E
23
V
A
L
E
S
24
S
25
P
E
C
S
26
A
B
R
27
I
T
E
R
28
G
Y
R
A
T
E
29
B
R
E
R
30
M
E
N
S
31
A
32
N
33
D
E
A
N
34
S
O
N
G
35
C
36
R
37
O
38
C
O
R
A
L
39
C
H
L
O
E
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R
O
T
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R
U
A
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C
H
E
L
A
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T
I
D
E
44
I
N
G
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A
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L
E
A
U
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B
A
S
E
R
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D
A
N
D
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R
U
F
F
S
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H
A
M
P
O
O
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L
E
M
A
N
S
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K
A
R
E
L
S
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T
R
E
Y
54
M
A
R
Y
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,507
Across
1
Singe : CHAR
5
Robin Williams role : GARP
9
Pieces of a pie : SLICES
11
Shriver and Callas : MARIAS
13
Facial lotion : SKINCONDITIONER
16
Hoopla and put-on : HYPES
17
Woody's boy : ARLO
18
Anklebones : TALI
19
Skiers' mecca : ALPS
20
Comedian Richard : PRYOR
21
Recent: Comb. form : CEN
22
Negative in Oban : NAE
23
An anagram for slave : VALES
24
Glasses : SPECS
26
Shorten, for short : ABR
27
Cousin of a via : ITER
28
Twirl : GYRATE
29
___ Rabbit : BRER
30
Wear preceder : MENS
31
Peruvian, e.g. : ANDEAN
34
Sedaka product : SONG
35
___-Magnon : CRO
38
Reef material : CORAL
39
Milne's "___ Marr" : CHLOE
40
Decay : ROT
41
A Bantu of Zaire : RUA
42
Lobster's claw : CHELA
43
Spring or flood : TIDE
44
Actress Swenson : INGA
46
The water: Fr. : LEAU
47
More ignoble : BASER
48
Hair treatment : DANDRUFFSHAMPOO
51
French city of racing fame : LEMANS
52
Capek and namesakes : KARELS
53
Deuce topper : TREY
54
Pickford or Martin : MARY
Down
1
Hair trimmer : CLIPPER
2
Opera bass Jerome ___ : HINES
3
C.P.A.'s records : ACCS
4
Classic car : REO
5
Kin to a croc : GATOR
6
Mr. Onassis : ARI
7
Mob scene : RIOT
8
Cure-all : PANACEA
9
Space station : SKYLAB
10
Surly one : SNARLER
11
Director Forman : MILOS
12
Choose : SELECT
13
Writer Alexander : SHANA
14
Hair-set aid : DRYER
15
Follower of 48 Across : RINSE
20
Thin metal disk : PATEN
23
Pertaining to an infective agent : VIRAL
24
Irish author : SYNGE
25
Couples: Abbr. : PRS
28
Italian port : GENOA
29
Arthur or Lillie : BEA
30
Clam : MOLLUSK
31
Bitter : ACRID
32
Of a part of speech : NOUNAL
33
Jack Webb show : DRAGNET
34
Bundle of wheat : SHEAF
35
In a brisk way : CRISPLY
36
Western jamborees : RODEOS
37
Alamogordo's county : OTERO
39
Tall-hatted specialists : CHEFS
42
French town or lace : CLUNY
43
Not so wild : TAMER
45
Sch. supt., for one : ADMR
47
Silents vamp : BARA
49
Norma or Charlotte : RAE
50
Early seafarer : HAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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