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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Wednesday, February 28, 1990

42-Down : Claws

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Betty Jorgensen has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,722
Across
1
Sheik's steed : ARAB
5
Perfect : IDEAL
10
Kett of comics : ETTA
14
Millstream : RACE
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___ Dame : NOTRE
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"On Golden Pond" bird : LOON
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Start of a quip : THEJOBSTRINGING
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Evening social : SOIREE
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Exxon Valdez, e.g. : OILER
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River to the North Sea : YSER
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Leather works : TANNERY
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Played an accompaniment : RIFFED
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Van Gogh lived here : ARLES
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___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
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Kind of TV box or board : IDIOT
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___ Hurok, memorable impresario : SOL
34
More of the quip : VIOLINSDOESTAKE
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Winter time in N.Y.C. : EST
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Christmas carols : NOELS
40
"Woe is me!" : ALAS
41
Cursed : SWORE
42
Hungarian wines : TOKAYS
44
Road construction sign : ONELANE
47
W African republic : MALI
48
Hue : COLOR
49
Fla. city : DELAND
51
End of the quip : AGOODDEALOFGUTS
56
Finn's neighbor : LAPP
57
Where people get tired? : AKRON
58
Dust-bowl victim : OKIE
59
Pub drinks : ALES
60
Parts of some hammers : PEENS
61
Sense : FEEL
Down
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MOMA offering : ART
2
Stadium cheer : RAH
3
Experts : ACES
4
"In the day of prosperity ___ ... ": Eccl. 7:14 : BEJOYFUL
5
Native : INBRED
6
Mommy, when Junior has the flu : DOSER
7
Major or kitchen follower : ETTE
8
J.F.K. posting : ARR
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Aloha garland : LEI
10
Cities in Ill. and Scotland : ELGINS
11
Sheer linen : TOILE
12
Cosmetic preparation : TONER
13
Hopping mad : ANGRY
18
River to the Seine : OISE
19
Certain combos : NONETS
23
More combos : TRIOS
24
Medicinal plant : ALOE
25
Laudatory review : RAVE
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Sacred wading bird : IBIS
27
Pedal pusher : FOOT
28
Confuse : ADDLE
30
Grenoble's department : ISERE
31
Casa component : SALA
32
Give the go-ahead : OKAY
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Not so much : LESS
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Private; secret : INWARD
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High time : NOON
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"The ___ Pelham One Two Three" : TAKINGOF
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Sailboats : SLOOPS
42
Claws : TALONS
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Norwegian king : OLAF
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Fla. city : OCALA
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Walnut: Sp. : NOGAL
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Decamp for romance : ELOPE
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Cantaloupe or honeydew : MELON
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Challenge : DARE
50
University at Durham : DUKE
52
Skip stones : DAP
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Squeeze by, with "out" : EKE
54
Ascot : TIE
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Poivre's partner : SEL

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

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