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Norman S. Wizer
Norman S. Wizer

New York Times, Wednesday, November 11, 1992

16-Across : Viva-voce

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,709
Across
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E. Power ___, noted organist : BIGGS
6
Watering places : SPAS
10
Musical finale : CODA
14
Accustom : INURE
15
Jai ___ : ALAI
16
Viva-voce : ORAL
17
Lieu : STEAD
18
Stable belle : MARE
19
Brocaded fabric : LAME
20
Med. center : HOSP
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"___ appétit!" : BON
22
Cheer : ROOT
24
Spiegel film that won eight Oscars : ONTHEWATERFRONT
29
Moola, in Málaga : PESETA
30
Squeal : RAT
31
French king : ROI
32
Caribbean attitude : MANANA
35
Shoot for grafting : CION
36
Spiegel movie about a producer : THELASTTYCOON
40
Adversaries : FOES
41
Easy winner : SHOOIN
42
Rabin's land: Abbr. : ISR
43
Harper Valley org. : PTA
45
Hazardous : UNSAFE
49
Spiegel film for which Bogart won an Oscar : THEAFRICANQUEEN
53
Gaming cubes : DICE
54
Actress Taina ___ : ELG
55
Ocean sunfish : MOLA
56
Arabian V.I.P. : EMIR
58
The south of France : MIDI
60
Memento : RELIC
61
Recent : LATE
62
Algerian port : ORAN
63
Break out : ERUPT
64
Low isles : KEYS
65
Red on the inside, as a steak : RARE
66
Snaky parts of roads : ESSES
Down
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Knight's superior : BISHOP
2
Chant : INTONE
3
Hotel habitués : GUESTS
4
Writing-system units : GRAPHEMES
5
But, in Latin : SED
6
Margaret Mead subject : SAMOA
7
Factory : PLANT
8
Swiss river : AAR
9
Chain of hills : SIERRA
10
Decorator's concern : COLOR
11
Choral work : ORATORIO
12
Lamb ma'am : DAM
13
Kin of bock : ALE
21
Master, in Africa : BWANA
23
Frequently, to Keats : OFT
25
Common abbr. : ETAL
26
Puzzler's favorite Muse : ERATO
27
High or after follower : NOON
28
Stannum : TIN
33
Very, in music : ASSAI
34
Kind of degree : NTH
35
The buying public : CONSUMERS
36
Nonsense! : TOSH
37
Genetically derived qualities : HEREDITY
38
"___ at Heart," 1954 film : YOUNG
39
Five, to Flaubert : CINQ
40
Healthy : FIT
43
G.I. just below cpl. : PFC
44
Seismic movement : TREMOR
46
Greek god of wind : AEOLUS
47
___ Alou, Expos' manager : FELIPE
48
Signs into law : ENACTS
50
Buenos ___ : AIRES
51
Closet liner : CEDAR
52
Dress style : ALINE
56
Wapiti : ELK
57
Diamond Lil : MAE
59
Biblical warrior : IRA
60
Female ruff : REE

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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