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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Wednesday, January 8, 1992

35-Down : Rio Branco locale

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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. 15,401
Across
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Churls : OAFS
5
"Get lost!" : SCRAM
10
Kernal holders : COBS
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"Oh yeah, sure!" : IBET
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A find : TROVE
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Responsibility : ONUS
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"So ___ smile be your ... " : LETA
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Styx, for one : RIVER
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Dissolve : MELT
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TV dinner's cousin? : DAYTIMECEREAL
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Crosby's road partner : HOPE
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LL.B. holder : ATTY
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Ardent : AGLOW
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Plucked instrument : BANJO
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Range : ROAM
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Muse of comedy : THALIA
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Tree juice : SAP
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What pods do? : GIVEPEASACHANCE
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Stop ___ dime : ONA
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Gorge : RAVINE
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Peel : PARE
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Cabbie's income : FARES
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Crust or hand preceder : UPPER
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Grub : CHOW
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Shake : LOSE
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Continuous supply of cornmeal? : HORNOFPOLENTA
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They're rolled in Reno : DICE
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Peacockish : PROUD
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Glen : DELL
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Signs : INKS
60
Curt : TERSE
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Thirsty's wife : IRMA
62
Flagstaff : MAST
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Longhorn : STEER
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Dental picture : XRAY
Down
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Neroli, e.g. : OIL
2
Asleep : ABED
3
Greek cheese : FETA
4
Eschew a night out : STAYHOME
5
Denude : STRIP
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Nonpaying activity : CRIME
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Meander : ROVE
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"___ plasir!" : AVEC
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Only : MERE
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Revive : COMETO
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___ a time : ONEAT
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Tough : BULLY
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Fast way to the U.K. : SST
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Drag : TOW
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Rani's father : RAJAH
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Jason's ship : ARGO
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Enter : GOIN
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Krakatoan outpouring : LAVA
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Foundation : BASIS
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King or Bates : ALAN
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Riviera resort : NICE
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Rip : TEAR
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Possess : HAVE
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Cinch : SNAP
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Rio Branco locale : ACRE
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Equal : PEER
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Shrimp : PRAWN
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Supplement : APPENDIX
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Pan's milieu : FOREST
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Practice : USE
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"The Golden Lotus" setting : CHINA
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Pawns : HOCKS
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Dirty rat : LOUSE
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Born before : OLDER
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Chooses : OPTS
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Stew : FRET
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Read closely : PORE
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Vic. : TERR
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___ mater : ALMA
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Poorly lit : DIM
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Nonprofessional : LAY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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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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