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Betty Hinman
Betty Hinman

New York Times, Thursday, April 23, 1992

48-Across : Hair treatment

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.
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R
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P
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C
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N
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V
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S
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P
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G
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B
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M
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A
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D
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S
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C
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R
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O
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R
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L
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K
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© 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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