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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Thursday, October 15, 1992

33-Down : Cabbage Patch ___

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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. 15,682
Across
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Room in a casa : SALA
5
Graham of N.F.L. fame : OTTO
9
Vamp Bara : THEDA
14
Scratch : CLAW
15
Astral Bear : URSA
16
Vroom the engine : REVUP
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Some ballots or voters : ABSENTEES
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Actress Papas : IRENE
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Disappointment : LETDOWN
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Like most toothpicks or steeples : TAPERED
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Righto! : YES
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Nora Charles's hubby : NICK
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"Wayne's World" word : NOT
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"Not a chance!" : NOTHINGDOING
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___ Ababa : ADDIS
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Inhabited loch? : NESS
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High exec : CEO
37
Wheedle : COAX
38
Lexicographer of note : ROGET
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Holding a grudge : SORE
41
Shade tree : ELM
42
In mules : SHOD
43
James and E : BONDS
44
Katrina Van Tassel's hometown : SLEEPYHOLLOW
48
Supply with weapons : ARM
49
"Oh, lift ___ a wave ... ": Shelley : MEAS
50
Noshed : ATE
53
Under stress : HARRIED
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Gives one's word : ASSURES
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"___ Stop Loving You" : ICANT
60
Richard Mulligan TV show : EMPTYNEST
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Prime number : THREE
63
Singer Billy ___ : JOEL
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Feed the kitty : ANTE
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Germs : SEEDS
66
Rooney or Hardy : ANDY
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Noes : NAYS
Down
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Like perch skin : SCALY
2
"Tiny Alice" playwright : ALBEE
3
Endures : LASTS
4
Thunderstruck : AWED
5
Run circles around : OUTWIT
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Ditch : TRENCH
7
Mao follower : TSE
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Tobacco oven : OAST
9
Stands Diane Arbus used : TRIPODS
10
Regarding this point : HERETO
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At any time : EVER
12
Frank Herbert opus : DUNE
13
Parroted : APED
18
Forbidden activities : NONOS
22
Inner turmoil : ANGST
25
Ethelwulf had one: 839-58 : KINGDOM
27
Put the kibosh on : NIX
28
Wedding-report word : NEE
29
Religious image : ICON
30
Dweeb : NERD
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Takes off : GOES
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Gets a serve past : ACES
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Cabbage Patch ___ : DOLL
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Maggie Smith's title : DAME
38
Moon/June, e.g. : RHYME
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"___, That Kiss," 1931 song : OOH
40
Piglet's mom : SOW
42
Elves : SPRITES
43
Domineering : BOSSY
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Merited : EARNED
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Vaulted : LEAPED
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In conclusion : LASTLY
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Sacramento's Arco, e.g. : ARENA
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Snappish : TESTY
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Sen. Kefauver : ESTES
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Singles, e.g. : HITS
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Twinge : ACHE
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Like condors or whooping cranes : RARE
56
___ vu : DEJA
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With no dissent: Abbr. : UNAN
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Sun. follower : MON

Answer summary:
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.

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