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Jeff Herrington
Jeff Herrington

New York Times, Friday, July 5, 1991

7-Across : Not so tough

Author:
Jeff Herrington
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { B F G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jeff Herrington has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,214
Across
1
Fertilizer : POTASH
7
Not so tough : EASIER
13
Theater offering : MATINEE
14
Embraced : CLASPED
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Posse's quarry : OUTLAWS
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Franc segment : CENTIME
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Arafat's gp. : PLO
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Small couch : SETTEE
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Mountain pass : COL
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Ariz. Indian : PIMA
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Shad output : ROE
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Smoke, as ham : CURE
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Growing out : ENATE
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Hub : NAVE
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Approximately : ORSO
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Under canvas : TENTED
34
Filmdom's Turner : KATHLEEN
36
Basic : ELEMENTAL
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Affable one : PUSSYCAT
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Sidesteps : ELUDES
45
Dill of the Bible : ANET
46
First-aid boxes : KITS
48
Tomato blight : EDEMA
49
Inlets : RIAS
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Shavetails: Abbr. : LTS
52
Spot : ESPY
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Do something : ACT
54
Versailles ___ : TREATY
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Suffix with Israel : ITE
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" ... my heart is ___": Burns : NOTHERE
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Letter opener : DEARSIR
63
Francis and Dahl : ARLENES
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Ascribes : IMPUTES
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Least used : NEWEST
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Charge : ASSESS
Down
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Film critic Kael : PAULINE
2
Footstool : OTTOMAN
3
Sesame : TIL
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Collections of sayings : ANAS
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Ninja Turtles' hangout : SEWER
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Ben Hur portrayer : HESTON
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"___ homo" : ECCE
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Not windward : ALEE
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Preceder of Marco or Marcos : SAN
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Follower of Mao : IST
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Selective gourmand : EPICURE
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Penitent's emotion : REMORSE
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Young child : MOPPET
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Explorer Ponce ___ : DELEON
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Kitchen container : TEAKETTLE
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Bears witness : ATTESTS
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Plot : COLLUDE
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Slippery : EELY
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Fourgon : VAN
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Satin add-on : ETTE
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All the cards : DECK
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Philip Nolan's creator : HALE
37
___ tai (rum drink) : MAI
38
Former capital of Argentina : PARANA
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Fabulous horselike creature : UNICORN
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Mariners' home : SEATTLE
42
Stops : DESISTS
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Deprives of contents : EMPTIES
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"Gaudy Night" author : SAYERS
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Method of surveying : STADIA
51
Holds back : STEMS
54
___ bien : TRES
55
Take ten : REST
56
Jabbers : YAPS
59
Chop : HEW
60
Ethyl follower : ENE
62
Regret : RUE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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