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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Thursday, October 8, 1992

3-Down : Mess up one's lines

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Norma Steinberg has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,675
Across
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Pants : HUFFS
6
Without a date : STAG
10
Box : SPAR
14
Spouse's kin : INLAW
15
Dorothy's pet : TOTO
16
In fine shape : HALE
17
Purple shade : MAUVE
18
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
19
Dry : ARID
20
Movie about rural fixer-uppers? : BARNYESTERDAY
23
Undershirt, in Leeds : VEST
24
Open to view : EXPOSE
25
Professional niche : METIER
29
With it, in the 40's : HEP
30
Revival-meeting cry : AMEN
31
Flower container : VASE
34
"The ___ Has Landed" : EAGLE
39
Review for show horses? : ZIEGFELDFILLIES
42
Gantry or Fudd : ELMER
43
Place for the blues : PITS
44
P.D.Q. : ASAP
45
Sounds of contentment : AHS
47
In conclusion : LASTLY
49
City on Commencement Bay : TACOMA
53
Term of respect : MAAM
55
Museum curator's memoirs? : IREMEMBERMOMA
59
___ cone : NOSE
60
Mrs. Burt Reynolds : LONI
61
Stallone role : RAMBO
64
F.B.I. agent : GMAN
65
Pronoun for Françoise : ELLE
66
Words before consent or Aquarius : AGEOF
67
"I'm all ___!" : EARS
68
Cat's-paw : TOOL
69
Symphonic-poem pioneer : LISZT
Down
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"It Must Be ___," V. Carr hit : HIM
2
Actress Merkel : UNA
3
Mess up one's lines : FLUB
4
Kind of bean : FAVA
5
Turn sharply : SWERVE
6
Sticks around : STAYS
7
Vacancy sign : TOLET
8
Bank conveniences: Abbr. : ATMS
9
Pointy beard : GOATEE
10
Quick-witted : SHARP
11
Brown, in Burgos : PARDO
12
Police-blotter info : ALIAS
13
Change the color again : REDYE
21
Chutzpah : NERVE
22
Kick out : EXPEL
25
Labyrinth : MAZE
26
Director Jannings : EMIL
27
Pour : TEEM
28
Soprano Borkh : INGE
29
Weight : HEFT
32
"Heidi" locale : ALPS
33
"Star Wars" program in D.C. : SDI
35
Darn it! : ALAS
36
General meaning : GIST
37
Loyal, in Ayr : LEAL
38
Make out : ESPY
40
Physique : FRAME
41
Imam's religion : ISLAM
46
Gertrude's son : HAMLET
48
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
49
Hint of color : TINGE
50
Olfactory clue : AROMA
51
Franck or Chavez : CESAR
52
Auguries : OMENS
53
Edison's Park : MENLO
54
Caliban's co-worker : ARIEL
56
Kind of tie or knife : BOLO
57
Early Christmas visitors : MAGI
58
Singing brothers in the 50's : AMES
62
Dickens's pen name : BOZ
63
Frequently, in poesy : OFT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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.

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