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Norman S. Wizer
Norman S. Wizer

New York Times, Thursday, January 7, 1982

42-Across : Spirits

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Norman S. Wizer has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,748
Across
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Dante's terza ___ : RIMA
5
Where Gov. Atiyeh works : SALEM
10
Nigerian native : EFIK
14
Kind of history or pathology : ORAL
15
Cut of meat : TBONE
16
Scoff : GIBE
17
Work by Puccini : MADAMABUTTERFLY
20
Chemical suffix : ENE
21
Mountain spur : ARETE
22
Apportions : METES
23
Abstract being : ENS
24
A Roman from Boston : RUTH
25
Pale : FAINT
28
Sheds for fowl : COTES
31
Roy or Reiner : ROB
34
Record of a single event : ANNAL
35
Massenet melody : ARIA
36
Arrive : COME
37
Work by Wagner : GOTTERDAMMERUNG
40
___ fixe : IDEE
41
Without worth : IDLE
42
Spirits : GENII
43
Saul's uncle : NER
44
Less open and forthright : COYER
45
Fortification : REDAN
46
Apartment : FLAT
48
Quartet in "cookbook" : OES
49
To the stern : AREAR
51
Daytime TV fare : SOAPS
54
Object : AIM
57
Work by Verdi, with "La" : FORZADELDESTINO
60
Toward the sheltered side : ALEE
61
Arab chief : AMEER
62
Access to the Comstock Lode : ADIT
63
Rhode Island ___ : REDS
64
Beethoven's "___ Solemnis" : MISSA
65
Estimate : RATE
Down
1
Songwriter for "Call Me Mister" : ROME
2
Bani-Sadr's land : IRAN
3
Fabricated : MADE
4
Sen. Denton's state : ALA
5
Some are super : STARS
6
Title Liszt held : ABBE
7
Bumpkin : LOUT
8
Chap, in Chiapas: Colloq. : ENTE
9
Where to see 17 Across : MET
10
Wading bird : EGRET
11
In which Ali kayoed Dunn: 1976 : FIFTHROUND
12
Suffix with repress : IBLE
13
Cronin's "The ___ of the Kingdom" : KEYS
18
Cloak : MANTLE
19
Large birds : EMUS
23
Growing out : ENATE
24
Bevel out : REAM
25
Fence created by Dickens : FAGIN
26
Collector of electrons : ANODE
27
Meddled : INTERFERED
28
Tea container : CADDY
29
Vestment for John Paul II : ORALE
30
Kitchen device : TIMER
32
"___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
33
Mideast V.I.P. : BEGIN
36
Indian group : CREES
38
Tumult : RIOT
39
Way out : EGRESS
44
Comedienne Williams : CARA
47
Lolls : LAZES
48
Theme of this puzzle : OPERA
49
Distantly : AFAR
50
Carmen or Violetta : ROLE
51
Prefix with tone : SEMI
52
Bravos' kin : OLES
53
Fruity drinks : ADES
54
Ethiopian princess : AIDA
55
First: Abbr. : INIT
56
Speck : MOTE
58
Rain check : DAM
59
Dick Deadeye, e.g. : TAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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