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Jeff Herrington
Jeff Herrington

New York Times, Monday, June 15, 1992

18-Across : Feigned

Author:
Jeff Herrington
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1
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. 15,560
Across
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Large black bird : RAVEN
6
Wading bird : IBIS
10
Small brown bird : WREN
14
Friend, to Zapata : AMIGO
15
"Of ___ and Men" : MICE
16
Flying: Comb. form : AERO
17
Links piece : DIVOT
18
Feigned : PRETENDED
20
Fall, for one : SEASON
22
Defeat thoroughly : DRUB
23
Sleeve dweller? : ACE
24
Barely defeats : NIPS
26
Fabric patterns : PRINTS
28
Australian bird : COCKATOO
32
Wino : SOT
33
English school : ETON
34
Fairy : ELF
35
Opp. of windward : ALEE
39
Alaskan city : NOME
40
Burma and Tobacco : ROADS
43
Small crested bird : LARK
44
Wild duck : TEAL
45
Corpulent : FAT
46
Emerald or coral ___ : ISLE
47
___ Paul and Mary Ford : LES
50
Flowed out : EMANATED
52
Lumber tool : RIPSAW
55
Kick in a chip for a pot : ANTE
56
Gold, in Granada : ORO
57
Chair or stool : SEAT
59
Birds of prey : EAGLES
64
Gripe : BELLYACHE
67
Employee's delight : RAISE
68
Signs : INKS
69
Weight allowance : TRET
70
Gladden : ELATE
71
Uncluttered : NEAT
72
Withered : SERE
73
Challenged : DARED
Down
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Energy units : RADS
2
French girlfriend : AMIE
3
Long live! : VIVA
4
Selves : EGOS
5
___ bet (no way) : NOTONA
6
Mischievous child : IMP
7
Cronies : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
8
Bakery worker : ICER
9
Entrapments : SETUPS
10
Languid : WAN
11
Fortification : REDAN
12
Build : ERECT
13
Lumps : NODES
19
Spain's longest river : EBRO
21
Gunpowder ingredient : NITER
25
Prince Charles's sport : POLO
27
Roma is here : ITALIA
28
Ten mills : CENT
29
A Siouan : OTOE
30
Deep sleep : COMA
31
Tolls : KNELLS
36
Poor queue position : LAST
37
A Gardner : ERLE
38
Scratched out a living : EKED
41
Condemn : DAMN
42
Condition : STATE
48
Fictional captain : EASY
49
Beads up : SWEATS
51
Came closer : NEARED
52
Spring bird : ROBIN
53
Filmdom's Dunne : IRENE
54
Lively dance : POLKA
58
Farm unit : ACRE
60
Festive : GALA
61
Prevaricator : LIAR
62
Noted Italian family : ESTE
63
Morsel for a blue jay : SEED
65
Landing barge : LST
66
July in Marseille : ETE

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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