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Norman S. Wizer
Norman S. Wizer

New York Times, Saturday, May 23, 1987

45-Down : Cringes

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Norman S. Wizer has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,710
Across
1
Polytype, in printing : CAST
5
Commonplace : BANAL
10
Word with hop or jar : BELL
14
Piffero's cousin : OBOE
15
Shopping center : AGORA
16
Noyes's "Drake," e.g. : EPIC
17
Dewey ___, Faulkner girl : DELL
18
Ellington's "___ Doll" : SATIN
19
Oliver or Rex : REED
20
Playwright-actor consumes a vegetable : ADOLPHPEAGREEN
23
At bay : TREED
24
Some TV initials : UHF
25
Holds fast, at sea : BELAYS
28
Read the ___ (censure) : RIOTACT
32
U.S.S.R. inland sea : ARAL
33
Sudden temporary activity : SPASM
35
Federal watchdog agcy. : GAO
36
Actress acquires one more curve : KARENPITCHBLACK
40
Suffix or dir. : ESE
41
Dress : ARRAY
42
Italian boniface : OSTE
43
Dwells : RESIDES
45
Sand man? : CHOPIN
47
Shamus : TEC
48
Emulate Miss Hardcastle : STOOP
50
Silents' star has a pure heart : PEARLSNOWWHITE
56
Gauge face : DIAL
57
Serviceable : UTILE
58
Balm : ODOR
59
Letters at Calvary : INRI
60
Airplane-plant employee : DOPER
61
"More," to Browning : LESS
62
Take a powder : TALC
63
Oenochoes : EWERS
64
Disburden : EASE
Down
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Musical epilogue : CODA
2
Retired : ABED
3
Pas seul : SOLO
4
Outward indication : TELLTALE
5
Shindigs in Southampton : BASHES
6
Love feast : AGAPE
7
Celebrated : NOTED
8
A Met score : ARIA
9
Flag : LANGUISH
10
Dispossessed : BEREFT
11
Inventor of a sign language : EPEE
12
Debtor's burden : LIEN
13
Math initials : LCD
21
Snoop : PRY
22
A parallelogram : RHOMB
25
Regan's replacement : BAKER
26
Take out : ERASE
27
Gods for Galba : LARES
28
Risqué : RACY
29
Panting : AGASP
30
Saguaros : CACTI
31
Vecturist's delight : TOKEN
33
Letter opener : SIRS
34
Harper Valley gp. : PTA
37
Actor George : NADER
38
Shut out : PRECLUDE
39
Lawyer's quest : LOOPHOLE
44
Type face : ITALIC
45
Cringes : COWERS
46
Word with come or so : HOW
48
Dowitcher : SNIPE
49
Chan portrayer : TOLER
50
___ colada : PINA
51
Hoopster Monroe : EARL
52
Steeve : STOW
53
Conceit : IDEA
54
Buffet : TOSS
55
Old tongue : ERSE
56
Morse-code word : DIT

Answer summary:
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