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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Wednesday, November 16, 1988

17-Down : Suave and glib

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,253
Across
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Champagne word : BRUT
5
Iron or gold : METAL
10
Craze : FAD
13
Air: Prefix : AERO
14
Dwelling : ABODE
15
Nev. city : ELKO
16
Start of a quotation : BEGOODSWEETMAID
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Supplement, with "out" : EKE
20
Causes wrath : IRES
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Cake topping : ICING
22
Mountain valley : GLEN
23
Loath : AVERSE
24
Berlin favorite : ALWAYS
27
Plant used in cosmetics : ALOE
28
Pullman track : RAIL
29
Entire : TOTAL
31
Moonstruck : MAD
34
With 42 Across, end of quotation : ANDLETWHOWILLBE
38
Busy insect : BEE
39
Greek poet who rode on a dolphin : ARIAN
40
Haste, in Hamburg : EILE
41
British gun : BREN
42
See 34 Across : CLEVER
44
Deprived : BEREFT
47
God of thunder : THOR
48
Japanese seaport : OTARU
49
Ireland's ___ Islands : ARAN
50
Little devil : IMP
53
Author of quotation : CHARLESKINGSLEY
57
Lamarr of "Ecstasy" : HEDY
58
Sully : TAINT
59
Rend : TEAR
60
Sounds of hesitation : ERS
61
Queen ___ lace : ANNES
62
Car part : AXLE
Down
1
Paul Bunyan's ox : BABE
2
Smell strongly : REEK
3
Encourage : URGE
4
Also : TOO
5
Mothers, in Madrid : MADRES
6
Barnaby Jones portrayer : EBSEN
7
Pulls : TOWS
8
Summer cooler : ADE
9
C.S.A. V.I.P. : LEE
10
Panache : FLAIR
11
Claude of TV : AKINS
12
Elude : DODGE
15
Show host : EMCEE
17
Suave and glib : OILY
18
Copenhagen's ___ Gardens : TIVOLI
22
Moxie : GALL
23
"There oughta be ___" : ALAW
24
Swift steed : ARAB
25
Country road : LANE
26
Broad : WIDE
27
Like ___ of bricks : ATON
29
One of Cybill Shepherd's offspring : TWIN
30
Cry of amused surprise : OHA
31
Year in Macbeth's reign : MLIV
32
Qualified : ABLE
33
Hart : DEER
35
Scolding : EARFUL
36
Weight allowance : TRET
37
Villainous look : LEER
41
Ken or Chuck : BERRY
42
Intones : CHANTS
43
Extended : LONG
44
German, to a W.W. I poilu : BOCHE
45
An anesthetic : ETHER
46
Electric fishes : RAADS
47
Group of three : TRINE
49
Related : AKIN
50
Holly : ILEX
51
Repast : MEAL
52
This stack'll crackle : PYRE
54
Greek vowel : ETA
55
Pedro or Francisco : SAN
56
Depot: Abbr. : STA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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