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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

New York Times, Wednesday, February 19, 1992

42-Across : Wyeth model

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,443
Across
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"___ Men," Porter tune : IHATE
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Plucky : GAME
10
Couch potato's perch : SOFA
14
Social event : DEBUT
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Item in the fire : IRON
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Culminating point : APEX
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The Spectrum, e.g. : ARENA
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Onetime car features : FINS
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It's better than never : LATE
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Buffet offering : REDPOTATOSALAD
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Football "zebra" : REF
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Colored : HUED
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Tailless rodent : PACA
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Hiatus : GAP
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Taoism founder : LAOTZE
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Free ___ bird : ASA
36
Actress Gibbs : MARLA
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Stuck fast : MIRED
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Buffet offerings : THREEBEANSALADS
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Wyeth model : HELGA
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Singer-actress Susan : ANTON
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Actress Remick: 1935-91 : LEE
45
Full of protuberances; jagged : SNAGGY
47
Sigma follower : TAU
48
Poet Shapiro : KARL
49
Look for : SEEK
51
Gal of songdom : SAL
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Buffet offerings : MACARONISALADS
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Mil. malefactor : AWOL
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Tom turkey : MALE
62
Situated near a center line : AXILE
64
Irene Dunne role : MAMA
65
Square : EVEN
66
Righteous : MORAL
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Caught sight of : EYED
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Shoe polisher's call : NEXT
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Lunchtime time : ONEPM
Down
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"Apple cider" gal : IDA
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Mister, in Munich : HERR
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Have ___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
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Treeless plain : TUNDRA
5
Public warehouse : ETAPE
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With 21 Down, talent for talking : GIFT
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Song for Domingo : ARIA
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A 1992 division : MONTH
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Imbue with spirituality : ENSOUL
10
Topper for 39 Across : SALADOIL
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Oculus mundi : OPAL
12
Salad cheese : FETA
13
Gave the gate to : AXED
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See 6 Down : OFGAB
22
Cruiser hand : SEAMAN
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Primrose lanes : PATHS
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Blanched : ASHEN
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Perlman's "Cheers" role : CARLA
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Field of expertise : AREA
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Factory : PLANT
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Old refrain : TRALA
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Cedar, in Cottbus : ZEDER
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Ford flop : EDSEL
36
Scrimpy or skimpy : MEAGER
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Portico post : ANTA
40
Buffet offering : EGGSALAD
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March man : SOUSA
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Petty officers : YEOMEN
48
Electrically operated horn : KLAXON
50
Deceitful person : KNAVE
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Site to remember : ALAMO
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A Lansbury role on Broadway : MAME
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Simon's "Slidin' ___" : AWAY
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"___ Back to Erin" : COME
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Holm oak : ILEX
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Mailed : SENT
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___ Straits of rock : DIRE
59
Hockey shot : SLAP
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"Nightmare on ___ Street" : ELM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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