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Bette Sue Cohen
Bette Sue Cohen

New York Times, Thursday, February 25, 1982

27-Down : "Till the ___ Time," 1945 song

Author:
Bette Sue Cohen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bette Sue Cohen has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 6 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,797
Across
1
Campus org. : ROTC
5
Biotite, e.g. : MICA
9
Kind of school : PREP
13
He made tents : OMAR
14
Sellers : PETER
15
Silverdome sound : ROAR
16
Book by Agatha Christie : PERILATENDHOUSE
19
Opp. of WSW : ENE
20
Sluggish : INERT
21
Feminine suffixes : ETTES
22
The Kingston ___ : TRIO
23
Beverage for Robin Hood : ALE
24
Book by Victoria Holt : THESECRETWOMAN
31
___ avis : RARA
32
Not on the rocks : NEAT
33
Chitchat : GAB
35
Construction-work piece : IBAR
36
Long-Legs or Warbucks : DADDY
38
Graph or phone prefix : HOMO
39
___ boss (casino employee) : PIT
40
Mediocre : SOSO
41
Vexed : IRED
42
Book by Norah Lofts : TOSEEAFINELADY
47
Switch positions : ONS
48
Soothe : LULL
49
Jerk : START
52
Nome transportation : SLEDS
54
Foofaraw : ADO
57
Book by Taylor Caldwell : THEEAGLESGATHER
60
Features on some pitchers : EARS
61
Glove material : SUEDE
62
Hindu prince : RAJA
63
Read the ___ act : RIOT
64
Adjective for a sou : MERE
65
Israeli statesman : EBAN
Down
1
Kind of dancer or walker : ROPE
2
"The ___," Peck vehicle : OMEN
3
Counterweight : TARE
4
Dernier ___ : CRI
5
Atmospheric phenomenon : METEOR
6
Roman road : ITER
7
Ante in a "friendly" poker game : CENT
8
Dull suffix : ARD
9
For the time being : PROTEM
10
Rabble : ROUT
11
Facility : EASE
12
D.D.E. or H.S.T. : PRES
14
"___ in the Streets," 1950 film : PANIC
17
Throwaways at the Trevi : LIRE
18
Serf : HELOT
22
Alexandra's husband, for one : TSAR
23
Farther from the pin : AWAY
24
___ up (catch) : TRIP
25
Practice : HABIT
26
Sister of Thalia : ERATO
27
"Till the ___ Time," 1945 song : ENDOF
28
Knight seen on TV : TED
29
Israeli monetary unit : AGORA
30
Nominated for office : NAMED
34
"Whose ___?" (Sayers book) : BODY
36
Acts on : DOES
37
Botanist Gray : ASA
38
One of seven in Rome : HILL
40
Actress Berger : SENTA
43
Most tender : SOREST
44
___ la Société : ILESDE
45
Elbow : NUDGE
46
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
49
Team follower : STER
50
Siamese : THAI
51
Dynamics predecessor : AERO
52
Twist : SLUE
53
Cousin of ogle : LEER
54
Melville captain : AHAB
55
___ vu (paramnesia) : DEJA
56
Algerian port : ORAN
58
Loser to R.M.N. : GSM
59
Three, to Gina : TRE

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

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