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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Friday, June 5, 1992

30-Across : Fertile earth

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { B Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,550
Across
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Roast beef au ___ : JUS
4
Passover feast : SEDER
9
Apple-pie creator : MOM
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Present : INTRODUCE
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Beach near San Luis Obispo : AVILA
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Cause of global warming : GREENHOUSEGASES
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Hand-me-down units : GENES
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Doxy : ISM
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Soap displayers : TVS
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Low-priced C.D.'s : SSCS
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Ecologist's plea : PLANTATREE
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Valentino classic : THESHEIK
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Kind of hog or snake : WART
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Fertile earth : LOAM
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Curry and cloves : SPICES
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A theme for World Environment Day: June 5, 1992 : SAVETHEPLANET
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Floral arrangements : SPRAYS
38
Commence a card game : DEAL
39
Fashion lines : HEMS
40
Wagner opera : PARSIFAL
44
U.N. system monitoring global environment : EARTHWATCH
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Pan's pipe : REED
49
Stretch the budget : EKE
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OPEC's "gold" : OIL
51
Chili con ___ : CARNE
52
Dust-bowl action : DESERTIFICATION
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Misses, in Madrid: Abbr. : SRTAS
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Essential : NECESSARY
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Porcine pad : STY
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Gaggle gatherers : GEESE
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Congressman AuCoin : LES
Down
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Maggie's mate : JIGGS
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Disquiet : UNREST
3
Bad smell : STENCH
4
"___ and Lovers": D. H. Lawrence : SONS
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Old English letter : EDH
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Pair : DUO
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Former French coin : ECU
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Set a screw again : RESINK
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Molten material : MAGMA
10
Eggs : OVA
11
Make a drafting error : MISTRACE
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Della of songdom : REESE
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Young hare : LEVERET
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Estate : ASSETS
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Werner Erhard's program : EST
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Units of illumination : PHOTS
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Jacob's first wife : LEAH
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Drew a bead on : AIMEDAT
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Womb mate : TWIN
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Weaver's reed : SLEY
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Cut drastically : SLASH
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Hawaiian cliff : PALI
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House chair : SPEAKER
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Car comforts : ARMRESTS
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Enormous : VAST
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Forcible impact: Abbr. : PERC
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Author Wilfrid and family : SHEEDS
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Picket : PALING
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Greek-letter gps. : FRATS
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Rabbit ears : AERIAL
43
Poe's lost love : LENORE
45
Like equine enthusiasts : HORSY
46
Clever comedian : WIT
48
French patron saint : DENYS
51
Job for Perry Mason : CASE
53
Devour : EAT
54
Pay for Perry Mason : FEE
55
Surface for a Flame : ICE
56
These, in Toulon : CES

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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