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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

THE BATTERED BARD

New York Times, Sunday, December 8, 1991

60-Down : Smelting refuse

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 86, Avg Word Len: 4.93, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 540 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 111, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,370
Across
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Beatty film: 1981 : REDS
5
Trek to Mecca : HADJ
9
Behave : ACT
12
Cordwood measure : STERE
17
Frenzied : AMOK
18
Penthouse? : AERIE
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Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
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Tempting dangler : CARROT
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Child and Howe, grab, L.B.J. pet : JULIASSEIZEHER
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Arabian group : OMANIS
25
___ cantata (sung Mass) : MISSA
26
A John : ELTON
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Like a wet hen : MAD
28
"___ Man Answers," Darin hit : IFA
31
Dregs : LEES
32
Torch : BURN
33
P.D.Q. : PRESTO
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Parsons' homes : MANSES
39
Swan's victim : LEDA
40
Haggard novel : SHE
42
Mix : STIR
43
Performed one's work : PLIED
44
Spanish blue, look at, young fox : AZULEYEKIT
47
Fight seg. : RND
48
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
49
Brief look : GLIM
50
Classify : RATE
51
Prescribed amount : DOSE
52
Mauna ___ : LOA
53
He wrote "A Delicate Balance" : ALBEE
54
Green spaghetti sauce : PESTO
56
Concert halls : ODEA
57
Tools, riches, accompany, expand : AWLSWEALTHATTENDSWELL
62
Thespians' org. : AEA
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Rainbow : ARC
64
Ethiopian prince : RAS
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Topic, Magi gift, intone, range part, you and me : THEMEMYRRHCHANTOVENUS
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Beatles film: 1965 : HELP
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"And ___ with the setting moon": Tennyson : AHUSH
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Entertainer Della : REESE
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Número ___ : UNO
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Mayan and Mundane : ERAS
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A ___ apple : ASIN
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Meadows : LEAS
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Reclined : LAIN
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Tate offering : ART
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Relative, joy, slip : KINGLEEERR
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___ Delgada, E Azores : PONTA
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Equal : PEER
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High dudgeon : IRE
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Miller and Blyth : ANNS
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Aliens' transport : SAUCER
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Add value to : ENRICH
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Touch upon : ABUT
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Health clubs : SPAS
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Double curve : ESS
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Luau food : POI
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Squirrel away : STORE
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Puts a stop to : HALTS
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Emphasis : ACCENT
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Center, classic car, put down, headland : COREREOLAYNESS
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Brunei's location : BORNEO
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Washington bill : ONE
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Having roof extensions : EAVED
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Flag : IRIS
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Canton dwellers : SWISS
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Koppel or Knight : TED
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Stowe book : DRED
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Tangy : TART
Down
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"The ___ Quartet": Paul Scott : RAJ
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Big bird : EMU
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U.S. currency : DOL
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Hydroplane : SKIM
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Wiesbaden's state : HESSE
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Spaces : AREAS
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MIV halved : DII
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Wicked, shameless woman : JEZEBEL
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Vanishing table item : ASHTRAY
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Antigone's uncle : CREON
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Mountain pool : TARN
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Philippine island : SAMAR
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Exchanges : TRADES
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Sea eagle : ERN
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Dauphin's dad : ROI
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Ands, in Nice : ETS
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Dolts : ASSES
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Vie : COMPETE
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Felt ill : AILED
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Dodge : ELUDE
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African antelope : IMPALA
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Uncultivated : FALLOW
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A kingdom : ANIMAL
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Walked triumphantly : STRODE
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Clinquant : TINSEL
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Trial : ORDEAL
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Marmara, e.g. : SEA
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"Network" director : LUMET
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Ray : SKATE
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Come up with, as an idea : HITON
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Provençal love song : ALBA
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Goal, in Geesthacht : ZIEL
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Once, once : ERST
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Shine : GLEAM
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Waterwitch : DOWSE
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"Just ___ doch-an'-dorris": Lauder : AWEE
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Desiccate : PARCH
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Emulate Goya : ETCH
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Corn porridges : SAMPS
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Cries of surprise : HAHS
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Smelting refuse : DROSS
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Except : SAVE
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Karloff film: 1940 : THEAPE
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Gentlemen, in München : HERREN
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Click beetle : ELATER
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Arafat : YASIR
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Lorelei's river : RHINE
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Ladder part : RUNG
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Van Gogh's "Room at ___" : ARLES
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___ -do-well : NEER
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Binge : TEAR
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Nicety : NUANCE
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Joins : UNITES
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Sub detectors : SONARS
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Emperor of Japan : AKIHITO
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McGrew's lady : LOU
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Unnatural; stiff : LABORED
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Accustom : ENURE
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Matriculated : ENTERED
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Meat pie : PASTY
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Ages : RIPENS
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Greens dish : SALAD
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Volcanic peaks : CONES
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Make up for : ATONE
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Thrust : SHOVE
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Lost color : PALED
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Boswell was one : SCOT
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Agitated state : SNIT
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Not pres. : ABS
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Intimidate : COW
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Dernier ___ : CRI
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Musical acuity : EAR
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Failed NOW goal : ERA
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Title Drake held : SIR
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Concorde, e.g. : SST

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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