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Betty Hinman
Betty Hinman

New York Times, Wednesday, September 5, 1990

Author:
Betty Hinman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 28.1
Betty Hinman has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
T
2
A
3
N
4
G
5
O
6
T
7
I
8
E
9
R
10
C
11
H
12
A
13
R
14
O
N
E
A
L
15
O
N
D
E
16
H
O
N
E
17
L
O
N
G
L
18
E
G
G
E
D
19
O
N
T
O
20
E
N
E
21
I
R
A
E
22
S
23
E
R
I
E
S
24
B
E
A
S
25
T
H
E
E
26
A
27
G
28
H
A
S
T
29
P
R
O
L
O
30
N
31
G
32
S
33
W
E
A
L
34
F
L
E
E
35
G
A
R
E
36
A
N
I
L
37
S
L
A
Y
S
38
R
A
I
D
39
R
I
L
E
40
W
I
N
S
41
A
C
M
E
42
D
I
S
T
43
R
A
C
T
44
D
45
A
P
P
E
R
46
O
I
N
K
47
B
A
C
H
48
D
49
E
50
R
M
A
L
51
T
A
L
C
52
D
53
O
54
C
55
U
L
U
A
56
A
57
F
I
C
I
O
58
N
A
D
O
59
F
I
N
N
60
K
I
N
K
61
R
E
M
I
T
62
F
A
T
E
63
E
R
A
S
64
D
A
N
C
E
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,911
Across
1
"It takes two to ___" : TANGO
6
Row : TIER
10
Burn : CHAR
14
Tatum or Ryan : ONEAL
15
Marcel's wave : ONDE
16
Sharpen : HONE
17
Like a tall diva : LONGLEGGED
19
Aware of : ONTO
20
Directional inits. : ENE
21
Dies ___ : IRAE
22
Sequence : SERIES
24
Lillie and Arthur : BEAS
25
Quaker pronoun : THEE
26
Appalled : AGHAST
29
Extends : PROLONGS
33
Prosperity : WEAL
34
Run away : FLEE
35
Nice station : GARE
36
Indigo : ANIL
37
Homophone for sleighs : SLAYS
38
Foray : RAID
39
Get one's goat : RILE
40
Triumphs : WINS
41
Summit : ACME
42
Divert : DISTRACT
44
Natty : DAPPER
46
Sty sound : OINK
47
Baroque composer : BACH
48
Of the skin : DERMAL
51
Shake-on powder : TALC
52
Milburn Stone role : DOC
55
Hawaiian fish : ULUA
56
59
Sibelius was one : FINN
60
Knot or cramp : KINK
61
Send payment : REMIT
62
Karma : FATE
63
Notable periods : ERAS
64
Move like Susan Jaffe : DANCE
Down
1
Decorated tinplate : TOLE
2
Later : ANON
3
State bird of Hawaii : NENE
4
Joke : GAG
5
Hardy and North : OLLIES
6
Judges' robes : TOGAS
7
"Picnic" playwright : INGE
8
Dutch commune : EDE
9
Vehicle in which Moira Shearer starred : REDSHOES
10
Emulated Michael Kidd : CHOREOGRAPH
11
"___ soit qui mal y pense" : HONI
12
Poker stake : ANTE
13
Old cars : REOS
18
Q.E.D. part : ERAT
23
Slippery one : EEL
24
Devotee of Balanchine's creations : BALLETOMANE
25
Three-spot cards : TREYS
26
Oscar, e.g. : AWARD
27
Supernatural spirits : GENII
28
Greets : HAILS
29
Factory : PLANT
30
Civil-rights org. : NAACP
31
Dirt : GRIME
32
Jewish rite : SEDER
34
Movie : FLICK
37
Production in which Princess Odette is transformed : SWANLAKE
43
Creek : RIA
44
Memorable Surrealist : DALI
45
Harmony : ACCORD
47
Supports : BACKS
48
Thick flour pudding : DUFF
49
Director Kazan : ELIA
50
Tiniest of a litter : RUNT
51
Singer Turner : TINA
52
Denounce as a failure : DAMN
53
Of lyrical poetry : ODIC
54
Sheepfold : COTE
57
Douglas ___ : FIR
58
A.F.T. rival : NEA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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