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Betty Jorgensen
Betty Jorgensen

New York Times, Wednesday, February 7, 1990

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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. 14,701
Across
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Bank transaction : LOAN
5
Tail end : LAST
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Certificate : SCRIP
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Rest : EASE
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Florence's river : ARNO
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Shiner : MOUSE
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Proofreader's word : STET
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Sports side : TEAM
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Downed, as doughnuts : EATEN
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Start of a quip : THATCHAP
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Minced : HASHED
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Deprivation : LOSS
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Uncovered wagon : CART
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Choose from the menu : ORDER
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Double this for a candy : BON
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Letters on a radio : AMFM
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More of the quip : HEISNTBALD
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Dr. Zhivago's love : LARA
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King topper : ACE
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Combat missions : SORTIES
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L.B.J. pooch : HIM
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Tedious routines : RUTS
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Still more of the quip : HEONLYHASA
45
Gaelic : ERSE
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Perceptive faculty : EAR
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Beds at sea : BUNKS
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Lecture : TALK
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Hairdo : COIF
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Soft shade : PASTEL
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End of the quip : TALLFACE
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Fall flower : ASTER
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President Carter's middle name : EARL
61
"___ Ordinary Man," song from "My Fair Lady" : IMAN
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Darling, in Dijon : CHERI
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Wise men : MAGI
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Boy, in Barcelona : NINO
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On edge : TENSE
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Blackthorn fruit : SLOE
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Obtains : GETS
Down
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"___ we forget ... " : LEST
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Vow : OATH
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On the Coral : ASEA
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Irritates : NETTLES
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Wood strips : LATHS
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Spaces : AREAS
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Cinch : SNAP
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Kind of cat : TOM
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Besmirch : SMEAR
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Of the seashore : COASTAL
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Sultan of Swat : RUTH
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Words of understanding : ISEE
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Hang fire : PEND
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Toe tormentors : CORNS
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"Xerxes" composer : HANDEL
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Bobwhite : COLIN
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Chicago airport : OHARE
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Happen again : RECUR
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Fights fat : DIETS
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Ulan ___, Mongolia : BATOR
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Naval historian : MAHAN
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Search a suspect : FRISK
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Papas' helpmeets : MAMAS
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"___, allegiance!": Shak. : TOHELL
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Shatter : BREAK
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Disraeli work that caused factory reform : SYBIL
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Hunting dogs : SETTERS
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Blowing hard : HUFFING
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High home : AERIE
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Freighter's load : CARGO
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Stan's sidekick : OLLIE
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Agreement : PACT
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Tennis great : ASHE
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British gun : STEN
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Afrikaans : TAAL
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Pierre's girlfriend : AMIE
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Tilt : CANT
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Slaughter of baseball : ENOS
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Printers' measures : EMS

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

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