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Norman S. Wizer
New York Times, Thursday, May 28, 1992
10-Across : Jupiter
Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Norman S. Wizer has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 T | 2 R | 3 E | 4 S | 5 S | 6 E | 7 S | 8 S | 9 E | 10 J | 11 O | 12 V | 13 E |
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14 W | A | T | C | H | 15 A | L | A | N | 16 A | P | E | X |
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17 A | N | T | A | E | 18 R | U | N | G | 19 G | E | N | E |
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20 S | T | A | M | P | 21 I | N | G | G | R | 22 O | U | N | D | S |
23 H | E | S | S | 24 A | R | A | ||||||||
25 M | 26 U | 27 S | 28 T | E | R | 29 O | V | E | R | 30 A | 31 G | 32 E |
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33 U | N | T | E | R | 34 S | 35 A | G | E | 36 C | E | N |
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37 S | T | A | N | D | 38 S | C | O | R | R | 39 E | 40 C | T | E | D |
41 E | I | N | 42 T | A | K | E | 43 N | O | O | S | E |
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44 D | E | S | 45 S | 46 E | R | T | 47 S | N | O | R | E | D |
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48 T | S | E | 49 S | 50 O | H | O | ||||||||
51 G | 52 I | 53 V | E | S | A | 54 W | I | D | E | B | 55 E | 56 R | 57 T | 58 H |
59 I | D | E | A | 60 M | A | G | I | 61 L | A | U | R | A |
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62 L | O | A | D | 63 E | R | N | S | 64 E | S | T | E | R |
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65 A | L | L | Y | 66 R | E | S | T | 67 S | T | A | K | E |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,542
Across
1
Lock of hair : TRESS
6
Being, to Aquinas : ESSE
10
Jupiter : JOVE
14
Surveillance : WATCH
15
Bates or Hale : ALAN
16
Summit : APEX
17
Rectangular pillars : ANTAE
18
Crosspiece : RUNG
19
Character builder? : GENE
20
Place for philatelists? : STAMPINGGROUNDS
23
Dame Myra : HESS
24
A constellation : ARA
25
Gather together : MUSTER
29
Surplus : OVERAGE
33
___ den Linden : UNTER
34
Minty herb : SAGE
36
Div. of time : CEN
37
Wears orthopedic shoes? : STANDSCORRECTED
41
One, to Hans : EIN
42
Receipts : TAKE
43
End of a lariat : NOOSE
44
Pastry or pudding : DESSERT
47
Made night noises : SNORED
48
Mao ___-tung : TSE
49
London district : SOHO
51
Provides a king-size bunk? : GIVESAWIDEBERTH
59
Concept : IDEA
60
Wise men : MAGI
61
Gene Tierney role : LAURA
62
Heap : LOAD
63
Sea eagles : ERNS
64
Fragrant compound : ESTER
65
Triple Entente nation : ALLY
66
Musical sign : REST
67
Contest prize : STAKE
Down
1
Start of a C. Moore poem : TWAS
2
Bombast : RANT
3
Kett of the comics : ETTA
4
Con game : SCAM
5
Flock guardian : SHEPHERD
6
Merits : EARNS
7
Garden pests : SLUGS
8
Squealed : SANG
9
Printmaker : ENGRAVER
10
Large cat : JAGUAR
11
Sign on a store door : OPEN
12
Ply one's wares : VEND
13
Former spouses : EXES
21
Comparative suffix : IER
22
Pay dirt : ORE
25
Pondered : MUSED
26
Let loose : UNTIE
27
Laurel and Musial : STANS
28
Take ___ (rest) : TEN
29
Windigo : OGRE
30
Thespian : ACTOR
31
Silly people : GEESE
32
Over : ENDED
34
Ella's forte : SCAT
35
Copacetic : AOK
38
Banner : STREAMER
39
Elevates : ENNOBLES
40
Companion of bill : COO
45
Beau : STEADY
46
Tee preceder : ESS
47
Haggard novel : SHE
49
Omens : SIGNS
50
Poet : ODIST
51
Kind of monster : GILA
52
Adored one : IDOL
53
Calf : VEAL
54
Hard or soft : WARE
55
Sunrise spot : EAST
56
___ Lee of "Funny Face" : RUTA
57
Arduous journey : TREK
58
Leveret, e.g. : HARE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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.