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Norman S. Wizer
Norman S. Wizer

New York Times, Monday, April 15, 1985

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 28.0
Norman S. Wizer has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,942
Across
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Movie mogul : CZAR
5
Range : SCOPE
10
Own up: Colloq. : FESS
14
Endure : LAST
15
Splendid attire : ARRAY
16
Function : ROLE
17
Service that makes people nervous : INTERNALREVENUE
20
Porridge ingredient : PEASE
21
Tonga island : FOA
22
German city : ESSEN
23
Clock-setting abbr. : DST
25
Material for a trellis : LATH
27
Bordeaux wine : CLARET
31
Actor Ray : ALDO
32
Prankish fairy : ELF
35
___-than-thou : HOLIER
36
Pop : DAD
37
Kind of marine : AQUA
38
April 15 goal, for some : INCOMETAXREFUND
41
Venison or veal : MEAT
42
Branch : ARM
43
Anger : ENRAGE
44
Ending for east : ERN
45
Big birds : EMUS
46
Shoulder warmers : STOLES
47
Disorder : MESS
48
Mideast nat. : ISR
49
Sternward : AREAR
52
Robert Burns hero : TAM
54
Heron : EGRET
59
Investors' concern : DOWJONESAVERAGE
62
Thought: Comb. form : IDEO
63
Grayish tan : BEIGE
64
Rara ___ : AVIS
65
Salesman's milieu: Abbr. : TERR
66
Business plus : ASSET
67
Defeat : BEST
Down
1
Remove coupons from bonds : CLIP
2
Novelist Grey : ZANE
3
Nick and Nora's pet : ASTA
4
Hwys. : RTES
5
Gabriel or Sebastián : SAN
6
Carpentry is one : CRAFT
7
Base of a column : ORLO
8
"The ___ View," 1974 Beatty film : PARALLAX
9
Hurricane center : EYE
10
New : FRESH
11
Ages upon ages : EONS
12
Veer : SLUE
13
Noticed : SEEN
18
Cash in : REDEEM
19
Say nay at the White House : VETO
24
Flows : STREAMS
26
Oration : ADDRESS
27
Voice of Big Ben : CHIME
28
Individualist of a sort : LONER
29
Alaskan highway : ALCAN
30
Hilarious chap : RIOT
31
___ apple : ADAMS
32
On a par : EQUAL
33
Thrust : LUNGE
34
Diminishes : FADES
37
A hairdo : AFRO
39
Board members : TRUSTEES
40
American's main course : ENTREE
45
Saarinen : EERO
47
Important : MAJOR
48
Idol : IMAGE
49
Mine entrance : ADIT
50
Teased : RODE
51
Washstand item : EWER
53
Certain sale terms : ASIS
55
Snatch : GRAB
56
Partner of rant : RAVE
57
Sponsorship : EGIS
58
Acid ___ : TEST
60
Basketball org. : NBA
61
Old pro : VET

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