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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Monday, February 20, 1989

58-Across : ___ diem

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
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Took care of : SAWTO
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Hack : CAB
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Chaplin's widow : OONA
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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
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Torrid : HOT
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Goofs : ERRS
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Kind of blazer : TRAIL
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Wilder or Fowler : GENE
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Faux ___ : PAS
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Greece's largest island : CRETE
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Garbo : GRETA
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Theses : THEORIES
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Photographer's stand : TRIPOD
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Spunk : PLUCK
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Mob scene : RIOT
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Poorly made : SHODDY
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Datum : FACT
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Jan., Feb., etc. : MOS
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"___ lay me down ... " : NOWI
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What fraidy-cats do : CHICKENOUT
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Sheltered at sea : ALEE
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River-bank landing : LEVEE
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Peruvian Indian : INCA
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___ diem : PER
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Put forth effort : EXERT
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A memorable Bert : LAHR
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Cries out loud : SOBS
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Ex-Yankee manager : HOUK
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Sole : ONLY
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Chum : PAL
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Produces a play : STAGES
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Display : ARRAY
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Stir-fry vessels : WOKS
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___ the mark : TOE
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Elective : OPTIONAL
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Advice to an insomniac : COUNTSHEEP
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"___ of the Thousand Days" : ANNE
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Piece of wampum : BEAD
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Actress Glenn ___ : CLOSE
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Château-Thierry's river : MARNE
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Boring routines : RUTS
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Sties : PENS
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Zsa Zsa's mom : JOLIE
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Competent : ADEPT
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Hebrew body of law : TORAH
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Strength or talent, informally : HORSEPOWER
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Layers of paint : COATS
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Lone Ranger's sidekick : TONTO
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Place : STEAD
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Smallish stream : CREEK
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Toddler's vehicle : TRICYCLE
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Sand : GRIT
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Repulsive guy : CRUD
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Young Seaver's receiver : GROTE
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Time-honored favorite : OLDIE
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"That's the ___!" : TICKET
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Rick Mears, e.g. : RACER
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Cinch : SNAP
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Perforation : HOLE
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High ___ (gesture of triumph) : FIVE
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"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Cry heard on April 15 : OUCH
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Have the lead : STAR
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Jinx : HEX
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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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