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Betty Hinman
Betty Hinman

New York Times, Friday, June 7, 1991

47-Across : Debussy work

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: 277 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 18, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Betty Hinman has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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H
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M
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S
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S
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C
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D
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R
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H
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A
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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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N
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D
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S
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P
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R
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E
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C
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C
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R
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,186
Across
1
Scorch : CHAR
5
John Irving protagonist : GARP
9
Chutes : SLIDES
11
Shriver and Callas : MARIAS
13
Certain lotion : SKINCONDITIONER
16
Mad. Ave. hard sells : HYPES
17
Folk singer Guthrie : ARLO
18
Anklebones : TALI
19
Skiers' mecca : ALPS
20
Actor Richard from Peoria : PRYOR
21
One hundred yrs. : CEN
22
Scot's dissent : NAE
23
Hollows, to Keats : VALES
24
Cheaters : SPECS
26
Shortened, for short : ABR
27
Cousin of a via : ITER
28
Whirl : GYRATE
29
___ Rabbit : BRER
30
"But ___ buts" : MENO
31
Of a S.A. range : ANDEAN
34
Partner of dance : SONG
35
Grand ___, Evangeline's home : PRE
38
Reef material : CORAL
39
Kahn-Moret song: 1927 : CHLOE
40
Astronaut Evans : RON
41
Village street: Sp. : RUA
42
Lobster's claw : CHELA
43
Flank : SIDE
44
Actress Swenson : INGA
46
The water, in France : LEAU
47
Debussy work : LAMER
48
Scalp treatment : DANDRUFFSHAMPOO
51
Site of a 24-hour auto race : LEMANS
52
Buckeye and bungo : CANOES
53
Canasta card : TREY
54
Honey of a drink? : MEAD
Down
1
Yankee follower : CLIPPER
2
Basso Jerome ___ : HINES
3
Military assts. : ADCS
4
Classic car : REO
5
U. of Florida athlete : GATOR
6
Actress Meyers : ARI
7
Tohubohu : 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
Beautician's purchase : DRYER
15
Hair-care product : RINSE
20
Metal disk : PATEN
23
Of an infectious agent : VIRAL
24
"Riders to the Sea" playwright : SYNGE
25
Lanny Wadkins is one : PRO
28
Ligurian port : GENOA
29
Arthur or Lillie : BEA
30
Snail, e.g. : MOLLUSC
31
Bitter : ACRID
32
Of a certain part of speech : NOUNAL
33
Jack Webb opus : DRAGNET
34
Bundle : SHEAF
35
Groomed fussily : PRIMPED
36
Western outdoor events : RODEOS
37
January, in Lima : ENERO
39
Cuisine experts : CHEFS
42
Type of lace : CLUNY
43
Setting for "Rain" : SAMOA
45
Business exec. : ADMR
47
Priscilla or Abbe : LANE
49
Norma or Charlotte : RAE
50
Superheterodyne fan : HAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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