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Betty Hinman
Betty Hinman

New York Times, Wednesday, January 29, 1992

Author:
Betty Hinman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Spans: 2
Betty Hinman has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
T
2
A
3
L
4
C
5
S
6
R
7
T
8
A
9
B
10
O
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R
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G
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O
R
A
L
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N
O
U
S
15
E
16
E
W
E
R
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O
C
T
O
18
A
B
N
E
R
19
A
L
V
A
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T
H
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A
21
F
R
I
C
A
N
22
Q
U
E
E
N
23
K
I
L
N
24
A
U
S
T
I
N
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B
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O
27
U
R
N
E
28
R
29
A
N
I
30
S
L
Y
31
A
R
L
O
32
D
33
R
A
P
I
N
34
G
35
L
E
M
O
36
N
37
A
G
E
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T
R
39
A
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C
41
Y
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M
A
43
S
T
E
R
44
S
45
E
C
H
O
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O
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B
48
E
49
C
L
A
D
50
P
51
L
A
T
E
N
52
B
O
L
53
E
R
O
54
T
E
S
T
55
S
T
A
T
E
O
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F
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T
H
E
U
N
58
I
59
O
60
N
61
E
T
T
U
62
P
R
I
E
D
63
E
D
N
A
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S
L
E
D
65
S
A
T
I
E
66
S
E
A
N
67
S
E
R
E
68
T
O
R
R
69
S
A
N
A
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,422
Across
1
After-shave powder : TALC
5
Sp. Miss : SRTA
9
Tennis star Bjorn ___ : BORG
13
Type of exam : ORAL
14
Of ___ (ineffectual) : NOUSE
16
Jug : EWER
17
Eight, to Cato : OCTO
18
Capp's Li'l ___ : ABNER
19
Thomas ___ Edison : ALVA
20
Hepburn-Bogart film: 1951 : THEAFRICANQUEEN
23
Oast : KILN
24
Capital of Tex. : AUSTIN
25
Stream or Cape Cod town : BOURNE
28
Rajah's lady : RANI
30
Crafty : SLY
31
Woody's boy : ARLO
32
Hanging : DRAPING
35
Detroit dud : LEMON
37
Ripen : AGE
38
Hepburn's co-star in 55 Across : TRACY
42
Golf tournament at Augusta : MASTERS
45
"Little Sir ___" : ECHO
46
Brit. honor : OBE
49
Garbed : CLAD
50
Roller on a typewriter : PLATEN
52
Ravel classic : BOLERO
54
Kind of pilot : TEST
55
Hepburn film: 1948 : STATEOFTHEUNION
61
"___, Brute" : ETTU
62
Snooped : PRIED
63
Ferber or Millay : EDNA
64
Winter transport : SLED
65
"Socrate" composer : SATIE
66
Actor Connery : SEAN
67
Dried out : SERE
68
Unit of pressure : TORR
69
"Mens ___ in corpore sano" : SANA
Down
1
Sound a horn : TOOT
2
Roguish : ARCH
3
Tardy : LATE
4
Place for outerwear : CLOAKROOM
5
Tangled : SNARLED
6
Spring herald : ROBIN
7
Durrell novel : TUNC
8
Sailing on the Red : ASEA
9
Suitors : BEAUS
10
Young hooters : OWLETS
11
Awakening, in Amiens : REVEIL
12
___ Smith (green apple) : GRANNY
15
Verdi opera : ERNANI
21
Fish's flipper : FIN
22
One of a famous five : QUINT
25
Palais social event : BAL
26
Mine find : ORE
27
Einstein's birthplace : ULM
28
Spread unchecked : RAGED
29
Mimic : APER
33
Pro ___ (proportionately) : RATA
34
Amplitude : GREATNESS
36
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
39
Play unit : ACT
40
Fidel pal : CHE
41
"Round ___ virgin ... " : YON
43
Longboats : SLOOPS
44
He goes like 60 : SPEEDER
46
Preoccupy abnormally : OBSESS
47
John Barleycorn's vessel : BOTTLE
48
Day maker : ELATER
51
Inst. at Baton Rouge : LSU
53
Musical composition : ETUDE
54
Possessive pronoun : THEIR
56
Group at 51 Down : FRAT
57
Ex-leader at Belgrade : TITO
58
Notion : IDEA
59
Second son of Judah : ONAN
60
Zola protagonist : NANA

Answer summary:
4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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