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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Monday, February 20, 1989

23-Across : Mouse, to an owl

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Norma Steinberg has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,349
Across
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Hunt for bargains : SHOP
5
Took care of : SAWTO
10
Hack : CAB
13
Chaplin's widow : OONA
14
Boy Scout unit : TROOP
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Ice-cream container : CONE
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Up day on Wall Street : BULLMARKET
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Breed of moth : LUNA
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Milieu of some divers : SKY
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Turkish chiefs : AGAS
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Pressed : IRONED
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Mouse, to an owl : PREY
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Fight with lances : JOUST
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Acropolis site : ATHENS
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Bouts : CONTESTS
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Blackmore's "Lorna ___" : DOONE
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Soft drinks : COLAS
33
Torrid : HOT
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Goofs : ERRS
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Kind of blazer : TRAIL
36
Wilder or Fowler : GENE
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Faux ___ : PAS
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Greece's largest island : CRETE
39
Garbo : GRETA
40
Theses : THEORIES
42
Photographer's stand : TRIPOD
43
Spunk : PLUCK
44
Mob scene : RIOT
45
Poorly made : SHODDY
47
Datum : FACT
48
Jan., Feb., etc. : MOS
51
"___ lay me down ... " : NOWI
52
What fraidy-cats do : CHICKENOUT
55
Sheltered at sea : ALEE
56
River-bank landing : LEVEE
57
Peruvian Indian : INCA
58
___ diem : PER
59
Put forth effort : EXERT
60
A memorable Bert : LAHR
Down
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Cries out loud : SOBS
2
Ex-Yankee manager : HOUK
3
Sole : ONLY
4
Chum : PAL
5
Produces a play : STAGES
6
Display : ARRAY
7
Stir-fry vessels : WOKS
8
___ the mark : TOE
9
Elective : OPTIONAL
10
Advice to an insomniac : COUNTSHEEP
11
"___ of the Thousand Days" : ANNE
12
Piece of wampum : BEAD
15
Actress Glenn ___ : CLOSE
17
Château-Thierry's river : MARNE
22
Boring routines : RUTS
23
Sties : PENS
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Zsa Zsa's mom : JOLIE
25
Competent : ADEPT
26
Hebrew body of law : TORAH
27
Strength or talent, informally : HORSEPOWER
28
Layers of paint : COATS
29
Lone Ranger's sidekick : TONTO
30
Place : STEAD
32
Smallish stream : CREEK
35
Toddler's vehicle : TRICYCLE
36
Sand : GRIT
38
Repulsive guy : CRUD
39
Young Seaver's receiver : GROTE
41
Time-honored favorite : OLDIE
42
"That's the ___!" : TICKET
44
Rick Mears, e.g. : RACER
45
Cinch : SNAP
46
Perforation : HOLE
47
High ___ (gesture of triumph) : FIVE
48
"___ Lisa" : MONA
49
Cry heard on April 15 : OUCH
50
Have the lead : STAR
53
Jinx : HEX
54
Zilch : NIL

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 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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