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June A. Boggs
June A. Boggs

New York Times, Tuesday, December 31, 1991

48-Down : Temporary refuge

Author:
June A. Boggs
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
June A. Boggs has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,393
Across
1
Upright : ERECT
6
Danube feeder : ISAR
10
Unhinged : DAFT
14
Rogers contemporary : AUTRY
15
Beachcomber's concern : TIDE
16
___ Cristina : ISLA
17
Reversed parts? : STRAP
18
Adorned : CLAD
19
Confidence game : SCAM
20
Start of a timely verse : THENIGHTHASCOME
23
"Old chap" preceder : ISAY
24
Ford's successor : CARTER
25
Artificial : ERSATZ
28
Suffuse with liquid : BATHE
30
Mountain pass : COL
31
Poetic hue : EBON
33
List particulars : ITEMS
37
"And the ___" (more of verse) : COUNTDOWNSBEGUN
41
Guest or Poe : EDGAR
42
Calendar event, with 66 Across : LEAP
43
Bikers' org. : AMA
44
Mudder or bangtail : RACER
46
___ on (gather facts) : READUP
49
Locust tree : ACACIA
52
Baltic and Andaman : SEAS
53
"Hi, New Year! ___" (end of verse) : SOLONGNINETYONE
59
"Now hear ___!" : THIS
60
Protuberance : NODE
61
Violinist Mischa : ELMAN
62
Four-star review : RAVE
63
Fencer's weapon : EPEE
64
Argument : RUNIN
65
Individuals : ONES
66
See 42 Across : YEAR
67
Say "cheese" : SMILE
Down
1
Down ___ (Maine) : EAST
2
The Babe : RUTH
3
To be, in Tours : ETRE
4
Skulls : CRANIA
5
Pool member : TYPIST
6
Antsy : ITCHY
7
Sediment : SILT
8
A wife of Esau : ADAH
9
Edit : REDACT
10
Separate : DISCRETE
11
Tie or scarf : ASCOT
12
Heartthrob : FLAME
13
Less ferine : TAMER
21
Eyeballed : GAZED
22
Master, in Madras : SAHIB
25
___ homo : ECCE
26
Crucifix : ROOD
27
Shot of booze : SLUG
28
Cottage : BOWER
29
Naturalist Comstock : ANNA
32
Tree trunk : BOLE
34
Mild oath : EGAD
35
Voluminous dress : MUMU
36
Easy chore : SNAP
38
Stuporous states : NARCOSES
39
Retinue : TRAIN
40
Carousal : SPREE
45
Portrayer of 50 Down in 1942 : CAGNEY
47
Van Gogh's "The Potato ___" : EATERS
48
Temporary refuge : ASYLUM
49
Houston athlete : ASTRO
50
"Over There" songwriter : COHAN
51
Breathing : ALIVE
52
Show scorn : SNEER
54
Uh-uh : NOPE
55
Brainstorm : IDEA
56
Atlanta arena : OMNI
57
Polish preceder : NAIL
58
Kin of ette and trix : ENNE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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