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Jeff Herrington
Jeff Herrington

New York Times, Monday, May 18, 1992

23-Across : Air-conditioner letters

Author:
Jeff Herrington
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeff Herrington has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,532
Across
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Horn and Cod : CAPES
6
Players : CAST
10
Impetuous : RASH
14
Nimble : AGILE
15
Cupid : AMOR
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Pa. city : ERIE
17
Subscription word : RENEW
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Betty Grable, in W.W. II : PINUPGIRL
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Fairy-tale opener : ONCE
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Before : ERE
22
Sent : MAILED
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Air-conditioner letters : BTU
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The Greatest : ALI
25
Word play : PUN
26
Join at the ends : SPLICE
29
Slip by : ELAPSE
33
Grate stuff : ASHES
35
Neglects : OMITS
37
Using medicine : ILL
38
Two of the same : PAIR
39
Small brown birds : WRENS
40
A grandson of Adam : ENOS
41
Couples, e.g. : PRO
42
Belief : TENET
43
Pour on liquid : BASTE
44
Tree decoration : TINSEL
46
Atlantic City is one : RESORT
48
Moccasin : PAC
49
Gear : RIG
50
Gypsy gentleman : ROM
53
Valedictory, e.g. : SPEECH
56
Above: Poet. : OER
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Pliability : GIVE
58
Rotating fireworks : PINWHEELS
60
Watergate items : TAPES
61
Put up : ANTE
62
Engrossed : RAPT
63
Mimes : APERS
64
Require : NEED
65
Takes to court : SUES
66
Irritable : TESTY
Down
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Locust bean : CAROB
2
Person like 007 : AGENT
3
Seamstress's aid : PINCUSHION
4
Robert ___ : ELEE
5
Stitch : SEW
6
Zodiacal sign : CAPRICORN
7
Girlfriend, in Grenoble : AMIE
8
Heir, sometimes : SON
9
Blares : TRUMPETS
10
Saskatchewan's capital : REGINA
11
Seed covering : ARIL
12
Bold Ruler, to Secretariat : SIRE
13
Retained : HELD
19
Muni and Harvey : PAULS
21
Biblical judge : ELI
24
Hirt and Smith : ALS
27
For each : PER
28
Arab V.I.P. : EMEER
30
Features on Yankee uniforms : PINSTRIPES
31
Groove : SLOT
32
Other : ELSE
33
Date-book abbr. : APPT
34
Eastern garb : SARI
36
Stimulates curiosity : INTERESTS
39
Renegers : WELCHERS
40
Muff site : EAR
42
Instruct : TEACH
43
Fen : BOG
45
Ejected : SPEWED
47
Title Drake held : SIR
51
Open : OVERT
52
Like Junior's room : MESSY
53
Cross : SPAN
54
State tree of Ark. : PINE
55
Being, in Barcelona : ENTE
56
Flask for Socrates : OLPE
57
Yawn : GAPE
59
___ de Cologne : EAU
60
Make picots : TAT

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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