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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Tuesday, March 10, 1992

40-Across : Signoret-Caan film

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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. 15,463
Across
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Tooth part : CUSP
5
Wrench away : WREST
10
Hilarity : GLEE
14
Casino word : ANTE
15
Vietnamese capital : HANOI
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Depend (on) : RELY
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Prehurricane activity : STOCKINGUP
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Slack off : EASE
20
Family : KIN
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Work unit : ERG
22
Orbs : SPHERES
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Singer Pete of The Weavers : SEEGER
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Paris's beloved : HELEN
27
Similar : ALIKE
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Nudges : ELBOWS
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Best Actress winner: 1987 : CHER
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TV star Carter : NELL
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" ... waiting on the ___" : LEVEE
39
Gone by : PAST
40
Signoret-Caan film : GAMES
42
Lease subject : RENT
43
Ego preceder : ALTER
45
Undiluted : NEAT
46
Rope parts : ENDS
47
Lead-in to Bethlehem : STAROF
49
U ___ of the U.N. : THANT
51
Allgood and Gilbert : SARAS
53
Mortarboard attachment : TASSEL
57
Marked for life : BRANDED
60
Summer mo. : AUG
61
They sang "Evil Woman" : ELO
62
Krakatoan outpouring : LAVA
63
Graveyard watch : NIGHTSHIFT
66
Frenzied : AMOK
67
Leave off : CEASE
68
___ pricing : UNIT
69
Poison : BANE
70
Sci-fi awards : HUGOS
71
Wilder or Fowler : GENE
Down
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Tuns : CASKS
2
Loosen : UNTIE
3
Jagger, e.g. : STONE
4
Chest muscle, for short : PEC
5
Pinwheel's noisy action : WHIRRING
6
"You ___, sir?" : RANG
7
Our lang. : ENG
8
Soak : SOUSE
9
What barflies do : TIPPLE
10
Elite fighting force : GREENBERETS
11
Regan's dad : LEAR
12
Word in an ultimatum : ELSE
13
Ogles : EYES
18
___ over (capsize) : KEEL
23
"___ hath no fury ... " : HELL
25
Harmless serpent : GARTERSNAKE
26
Giants' gear : HELMETS
28
Ex-N.J. Governor : KEAN
30
Pizzeria appliance : OVEN
31
Make one's way : WEND
32
Gels : SETS
33
Busy people on 4/15 : CPAS
34
Sentry's command : HALT
35
"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
37
Rachel's sister : LEAH
41
City-council output : STATUTES
44
Boulevard, e.g. : ROAD
48
Dressing choice : FRENCH
50
Bangtails : NAGS
52
"Goodbye, Pierre" : ADIEU
54
Parisian waterway : SEINE
55
Spritelike : ELFIN
56
Actress-singer Lenya : LOTTE
57
Squeal : BLAB
58
Hindu god : RAMA
59
Stratford's river : AVON
60
Chan line : AHSO
64
One-liner : GAG
65
Leo Buscaglia greeting : HUG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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