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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Tuesday, June 25, 1991

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 32.8
Norma Steinberg has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,204
Across
1
Vend : SELL
5
Rani's spouse : RAJAH
10
Kimono sashes : OBIS
14
"Not guilty" is one : PLEA
15
Superior : ELITE
16
The Darlings' dog : NANA
17
King or Bates : ALAN
18
Calligrapher's craft? : PENMANSHIP
20
John Sanford's stage name : REDDFOXX
22
Believers of sorts : DEISTS
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Eastern leader : EMIR
24
Thin board : SLAT
25
Despot : TYRANT
27
Malevolent : SPITEFUL
31
Actor Tamblyn : RUSS
32
Gabs : CHINS
33
Slugger's stat : RBI
34
Hansel's exclamations : ACHS
35
Pedal next to a clutch : BRAKE
36
Life stories, for short : BIOS
37
___-fi : SCI
38
Monotone : DRONE
39
"Quantum ___," TV show : LEAP
40
Most joyful : HAPPIEST
42
Lou and Lee : GRANTS
44
Formicary denizens : ANTS
45
Gotten: Abbr. : RECD
46
Sufficient : ENOUGH
49
Chunky : THICKSET
53
Will Hays's craft? : CENSORSHIP
55
Riza Pahlevi : SHAH
56
Fourth base : HOME
57
Musical form : ETUDE
58
Ireland : EIRE
59
Singles : ONES
60
Some statues : NUDES
61
Lhasa ___ : APSO
Down
1
Go a few rounds : SPAR
2
Pronoun for Françoise : ELLE
3
The Presidential yacht? : LEADERSHIP
4
Continent, e.g. : LANDMASS
5
Gunshot noise : REPORT
6
Trebek of quiz shows : ALEX
7
Continuing bad luck : JINX
8
Bank convenience, for short : ATM
9
This may be a screamer : HEADLINE
10
Accomplished at the locale : ONSITE
11
Ebenezer's expletives : BAHS
12
Pt. of a monogram : INIT
13
Drains : SAPS
19
___-foot oil : NEATS
21
Fiver : FIN
24
Slam a volleyball down : SPIKE
25
Deep-six : TRASH
26
Desert plant : YUCCA
27
"Can't! Don't! ___! Won't!": Kipling : SHANT
28
Craft for Damon and Pythias? : FRIENDSHIP
29
Lusitania's undoer : UBOAT
30
Speaks imperfectly : LISPS
32
Ornery : CROSS
35
Fellow members : BRETHREN
36
Water around Sevastopol : BLACKSEA
38
Australian dog : DINGO
41
Ers and ums : PAUSES
42
"The ___ of Roth," book about Portnoy? : GRIPES
43
___ room : REC
46
Parrot : ECHO
47
Light gas : NEON
48
"This one's ___!" : ONME
49
Clunk's kin : THUD
50
Put out of sight : HIDE
51
Parts of pitchers : EARS
52
Van Gogh's brother : THEO
54
Actor Erwin : STU

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

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