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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Thursday, October 15, 1992

38-Across : Lexicographer of note

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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. 15,682
Across
1
Room in a casa : SALA
5
Graham of N.F.L. fame : OTTO
9
Vamp Bara : THEDA
14
Scratch : CLAW
15
Astral Bear : URSA
16
Vroom the engine : REVUP
17
Some ballots or voters : ABSENTEES
19
Actress Papas : IRENE
20
Disappointment : LETDOWN
21
Like most toothpicks or steeples : TAPERED
23
Righto! : YES
24
Nora Charles's hubby : NICK
26
"Wayne's World" word : NOT
27
"Not a chance!" : NOTHINGDOING
32
___ Ababa : ADDIS
35
Inhabited loch? : NESS
36
High exec : CEO
37
Wheedle : COAX
38
Lexicographer of note : ROGET
40
Holding a grudge : SORE
41
Shade tree : ELM
42
In mules : SHOD
43
James and E : BONDS
44
Katrina Van Tassel's hometown : SLEEPYHOLLOW
48
Supply with weapons : ARM
49
"Oh, lift ___ a wave ... ": Shelley : MEAS
50
Noshed : ATE
53
Under stress : HARRIED
57
Gives one's word : ASSURES
59
"___ Stop Loving You" : ICANT
60
Richard Mulligan TV show : EMPTYNEST
62
Prime number : THREE
63
Singer Billy ___ : JOEL
64
Feed the kitty : ANTE
65
Germs : SEEDS
66
Rooney or Hardy : ANDY
67
Noes : NAYS
Down
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Like perch skin : SCALY
2
"Tiny Alice" playwright : ALBEE
3
Endures : LASTS
4
Thunderstruck : AWED
5
Run circles around : OUTWIT
6
Ditch : TRENCH
7
Mao follower : TSE
8
Tobacco oven : OAST
9
Stands Diane Arbus used : TRIPODS
10
Regarding this point : HERETO
11
At any time : EVER
12
Frank Herbert opus : DUNE
13
Parroted : APED
18
Forbidden activities : NONOS
22
Inner turmoil : ANGST
25
Ethelwulf had one: 839-58 : KINGDOM
27
Put the kibosh on : NIX
28
Wedding-report word : NEE
29
Religious image : ICON
30
Dweeb : NERD
31
Takes off : GOES
32
Gets a serve past : ACES
33
Cabbage Patch ___ : DOLL
34
Maggie Smith's title : DAME
38
Moon/June, e.g. : RHYME
39
"___, That Kiss," 1931 song : OOH
40
Piglet's mom : SOW
42
Elves : SPRITES
43
Domineering : BOSSY
45
Merited : EARNED
46
Vaulted : LEAPED
47
In conclusion : LASTLY
50
Sacramento's Arco, e.g. : ARENA
51
Snappish : TESTY
52
Sen. Kefauver : ESTES
53
Singles, e.g. : HITS
54
Twinge : ACHE
55
Like condors or whooping cranes : RARE
56
___ vu : DEJA
58
With no dissent: Abbr. : UNAN
61
Sun. follower : MON

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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