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Norma Steinberg
Norma Steinberg

New York Times, Tuesday, June 23, 1987

23-Down : Assess

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Norma Steinberg has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,741
Across
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Solidify : CAKE
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Kind of box : SOAP
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Variegated chalcedony : AGATE
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Biblical prophet : AMOS
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Dramatist from Kan. : INGE
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Punctuation mark : COLON
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Burgess beast : PURPLECOW
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Stratus, e.g. : CLOUD
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Killarney-to-Blarney dir. : ESE
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Verb ending : OSE
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They got away : ELUDERS
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P.M. item for a hostess : TEAPOT
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Singer Della : REESE
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Void : INANE
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Peddler : VENDOR
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Was eminent : SHONE
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Whirling vapor : EDDY
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Author Vidal : GORE
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Jaunty : PERKY
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___ Baba : ALI
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Heavy literature : TOMES
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Kind of door : TRAP
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Hadrian's 554 : DLIV
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Place for a hen party : ROOST
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"Sorrow chang'd to ___ ... ": Shak. : SOLACE
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Spot seen on Mars : OASIS
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Actor Lloyd : NOLAN
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Architectural wing : ALETTE
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Suppress : SMOTHER
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Feel below par : AIL
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Old English coin : ORA
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___ Melba : PECHE
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Kind of contract : YELLOWDOG
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Ethyl acetate, e.g. : ESTER
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Legendary vessel : ARGO
66
Own : HAVE
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Task : CHORE
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Stingy : NEAR
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Companion of terminer : OYER
Down
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King of France: 987-96 : CAPET
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Emulate a jester : AMUSE
3
Country called Chosen by Japanese : KOREA
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Letters for a mind reader : ESP
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Nap : SIESTA
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Tale starter : ONCE
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Gone by : AGO
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Phoebe : PEWEE
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Impeach : ACCUSE
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Nugget layer : GOLDENGOOSE
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Tonic base : ALOE
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Trip : TOUR
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Companion of odds : ENDS
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Tetched : LOONEY
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Assess : LEVY
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Peter Sellers vehicle : PINKPANTHER
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Town in Pa. : REDLION
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Actress Patricia : NEAL
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Major-___ : DOMO
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Prill and stibonite : ORES
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Remainder : REST
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N.Y. and S.F., e.g. : SPTS
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Leander's beloved : HERO
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Actinal : ORAL
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Callas was one : DIVA
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Infielder Manny ___ : TRILLO
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Expunge : DELE
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Stick : COHERE
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Popeye, e.g. : SAILOR
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Indo-Iranian : ARYAN
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"___ a Shepherd," poem by St. Teresa : TODAY
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Treasure ___ : TROVE
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Zealous : EAGER
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Arch.'s drawing : SPEC
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Network : MESH
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VIII, to Ovid : OCTO
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Stonewort : ALGA
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Homophone for heir : ERE
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Agcy. promoting physical well-being : WHO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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