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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Friday, July 17, 1992

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.8
Norma Steinberg has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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C
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A
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L
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D
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C
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B
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O
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D
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C
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B
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O
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P
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B
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A
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W
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H
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B
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F
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,592
Across
1
The Georgia Peach : COBB
5
Dressed greens : SALAD
10
Corn chaser : CRIB
14
Fetor : ODOR
15
Opted : CHOSE
16
Author Jaffe : RONA
17
One of the Sinatras : TINA
18
Postman's beat : ROUTE
19
Jot : IOTA
20
Nix, uh uh, not on your life, etc. : NONOAMTIMESNO
23
Maggie Smith's title : DAME
24
Vista : VIEW
25
Short, thick piece : CHUNK
28
Minstrel show Mister : BONES
31
Multiflora : ROSE
32
"Night and Day" composer : PORTER
34
"Well, I'll ___ monkey's uncle!" : BEA
37
All the way : THEWHOLEIXYARDS
40
Sparks's last gasp : SOS
41
Swallow : INGEST
42
Chick's sound : PEEP
43
Cabbage; clams : BREAD
44
Traverses : SPANS
45
Hammett heroine : NORA
47
___ play : FOUL
49
Athos and friends : IIIMUSKETEERS
55
Coryza : COLD
56
Term : STINT
57
Officiate at tea : POUR
59
"___ mortality": Shak. : IBEG
60
Cone wearer : DUNCE
61
Yearning : ITCH
62
Yield : CEDE
63
Cause of cross words : ANGER
64
Parrot : ECHO
Down
1
Portable bed : COT
2
Norse god : ODIN
3
Pro ___ (free) : BONO
4
Right off the rack : BRANDNEW
5
"Get lost!" : SCRAM
6
"Oh, give me ___ ... " : AHOME
7
Churl : LOUT
8
Italian wine region : ASTI
9
Consider : DEEM
10
Emergency : CRISIS
11
TV sports producer Arledge : ROONE
12
Being dragged along : INTOW
13
Cote sound : BAA
21
Bluejack, e.g. : OAK
22
All possible : EVERY
25
Where attys. argue : CRTS
26
Santa's laugh : HOHO
27
Functions : USES
28
Pullulate : BREED
29
Colonial political leader : OTIS
30
Adjacent : NEXT
32
Dixie dish : PONE
33
Marathoner Markova : OLGA
34
La ___ tar pits : BREA
35
"I Dream of Jeannie" star : EDEN
36
Kin of daboias : ASPS
38
Pres. Grant's first name : HIRAM
39
American symbol : APPLEPIE
43
Kwai structure : BRIDGE
44
Be litigious : SUE
45
Tantalus's daughter : NIOBE
46
Lubricated : OILED
47
Wield an épée : FENCE
48
Water mammal : OTTER
50
Meat-approving org. : USDA
51
___ gun : STUN
52
His birthday is Jan. 15 : KING
53
Campus military gp. : ROTC
54
Similar : SUCH
55
Pres. title : CIC
58
Pi chaser : RHO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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