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Jeff Herrington
New York Times, Tuesday, June 23, 1992
8-Down : Mil. woman
Author:
Jeff Herrington
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K M Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Jeff Herrington has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 P | 4 T | 5 C | 6 R | 7 E | 8 W | 9 S | 10 J | 11 O | 12 G | 13 S |
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14 O | L | I | O | 15 A | U | R | A | L | 16 O | R | L | E |
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17 T | O | N | S | 18 P | I | N | C | U | 19 S | H | I | O | N |
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20 S | E | S | S | 21 I | O | N | 22 G | E | N | E | V | A |
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23 T | E | R | N | 24 S | 25 I | G | N | 26 L | E | T |
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27 P | 28 U | R | S | E | S | 29 T | R | A | D | 30 E | ||||
31 A | N | I | 32 L | E | E | R | 33 O | 34 P | 35 E | 36 C |
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37 W | I | P | 38 E | 39 F | I | E | N | D | 40 N | I | N | A |
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41 S | T | E | R | 42 A | B | L | E | 43 N | I | P |
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44 S | 45 H | I | R | E | 46 A | 47 L | 48 L | U | D | E |
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49 A | 50 R | 51 C | 52 A | L | A | R | 53 B | E | E | P | ||||
54 S | H | O | 55 U | T | S | 56 D | O | W | A | G | 57 E | 58 R |
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59 P | I | N | F | E | A | 60 T | 61 H | E | R | 62 G | I | G | I |
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63 I | N | T | O | 64 F | A | U | L | T | 65 U | R | I | S |
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66 C | E | E | S | 67 E | A | R | L | S | 68 E | L | S | E |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,568
Across
1
Mil. rank : CAPT
5
Groups of seamen : CREWS
10
Exercises, in a way : JOGS
14
Hodgepodge : OLIO
15
Of the ear : AURAL
16
Wreath on a knight's helmet : ORLE
17
Steel units : TONS
18
Sewing-box item : PINCUSHION
20
Meeting : SESSION
22
Swiss city : GENEVA
23
Sea swallow : TERN
24
Catcher's gesture : SIGN
26
Rent : LET
27
Winnings : PURSES
29
Kind of war or wind : TRADE
31
Witch bird : ANI
32
Malicious look : LEER
33
Oil cartel : OPEC
37
Rub dry : WIPE
39
Satanic person : FIEND
40
Filmdom's Foch : NINA
41
Gang follower : STER
42
Talented : ABLE
43
Bite : NIP
44
British county : SHIRE
46
Refer to : ALLUDE
49
Electric spark : ARC
52
Winglike : ALAR
53
Honk : BEEP
54
Hollers : SHOUTS
56
Endowed widow : DOWAGER
59
Young plume : PINFEATHER
62
Caron role : GIGI
63
Toward the center : INTO
64
Rift : FAULT
65
Author Leon : URIS
66
So-so grades : CEES
67
Noblemen : EARLS
68
Other : ELSE
Down
1
Army beds : COTS
2
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
3
Suit pattern : PINSTRIPE
4
___ and turns : TOSSES
5
Poultry types : CAPONS
6
Word with wrack : RUIN
7
White-tailed bird : ERN
8
Mil. woman : WAC
9
Slothful one : SLUGGARD
10
Doe or Houseman : JOHN
11
Bay window : ORIEL
12
Mitt, e.g. : GLOVE
13
French law body : SENAT
19
Transmit : SEND
21
Wrath : IRE
24
Pittsburgh football player : STEELER
25
"Goodnight, ___" : IRENE
27
Handles clumsily : PAWS
28
Dyne or erg. : UNIT
30
Long, long time : EON
32
Zodiacal sign : LIBRA
34
Locker-door poster : PINUPGIRL
35
Arthurian lady : ENID
36
Cod or Horn : CAPE
38
Bitter vetch : ERS
39
Guaranteed to work : FAILSAFE
45
Detest : HATE
46
Terminates : ABORTS
47
Actor Ayres : LEW
48
Minor or bush ___ : LEAGUE
49
Meat jelly : ASPIC
50
Lorelei's river : RHINE
51
Richard of "Ocean's Eleven" : CONTE
55
Sky mysteries : UFOS
56
Secluded valley : DELL
57
Shield : EGIS
58
Stand up : RISE
60
Chinese pagoda : TAA
61
"Ben-___," 1959 film : HUR
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.