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Norman S. Wizer
Norman S. Wizer

New York Times, Monday, May 21, 1984

48-Down : Place of combat

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Norman S. Wizer has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,613
Across
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Luge : SLED
5
Cow catcher : LASSO
10
Tilt : LIST
14
Orderly : TIDY
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Fall bloomer : ASTER
16
Hip : ONTO
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Christmas-tree decoration : ANGELSHAIR
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Sheltered arcade in Athens : STOA
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Turn to the right : GEE
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Customers : USERS
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Older brother of Moses : AARON
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Broadway musical : NINE
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Actor Moss : ARNOLD
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Deference : HOMAGE
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___ in a poke : APIG
30
Roulette bets : EVENS
31
Delicate flowers : ANGELEYES
36
Pealed : RANG
37
Lend ___ (heed) : ANEAR
38
She gets what she wants : LOLA
39
Dietrich vehicle, with "The" : BLUEANGEL
41
Stately : REGAL
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Mineral: Comb. form : LITE
43
Small, flat seed : SESAME
44
Pure : CHASTE
47
Elia : LAMB
49
Wants : LACKS
50
Hawk's home : AERIE
51
Short, as in a poker game : SHY
54
Italian commune : ASTI
55
White, spongy confections : ANGELCAKES
57
Salt Lake City team : UTES
58
Silly : INANE
59
Progenitor : SIRE
60
Does a lawn job : SODS
61
Kind of race : RELAY
62
Receive top billing : STAR
Down
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For men only : STAG
2
Couturier's offering : LINE
3
Margin : EDGE
4
Color : DYE
5
Glaswegian girl : LASSIE
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Pale : ASHEN
7
Gaze : STARE
8
Cinco follower : SEIS
9
Hockey great : ORR
10
Second city of the U.S. : LOSANGELES
11
Emcee's function : INTRO
12
Kind of pigeon : STOOL
13
___ fro : TOAND
18
Bellows : LUNGS
22
Seed covering : ARIL
24
Mimic : APER
25
Alpert or Shriner : HERB
26
Race track : OVAL
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Computer list : MENU
28
Bartender's offering : ANGELSKISS
29
"I've Got ___ ... " : AGAL
31
Spiritual being, to Fifi : ANGE
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Formerly named : NEE
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Eastern philosophy : YOGA
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Biblical land : ELAM
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Tie-in or twofer : SALE
37
Prefix for date or room : ANTE
40
Islets : AITS
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Violin's ancestor : REBEC
43
Le Carré character : SMILEY
44
Annual visitor : CLAUS
45
Must : HASTO
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Trod the boards : ACTED
47
Licit : LEGAL
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Place of combat : ARENA
50
Bancroft or Baxter : ANNE
51
Burlesque shtick : SKIT
52
First lady on Olympus : HERA
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Belgian river : YSER
55
Tune : AIR
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Simpleton : ASS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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