This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, January 1, 1986

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 9.3
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
S
2
A
3
T
4
U
5
P
6
D
7
R
8
A
9
M
10
J
11
U
12
M
13
P
14
A
C
I
N
I
15
E
A
V
E
16
I
R
A
E
17
C
H
A
M
P
18
A
G
N
E
S
19
L
A
N
G
20
S
E
R
A
P
E
21
T
R
E
22
S
T
L
E
S
23
D
A
N
I
S
24
H
25
S
E
W
26
N
O
I
27
S
E
M
A
28
K
29
E
30
R
31
S
32
E
33
S
34
T
35
O
36
P
E
A
37
S
T
O
P
U
P
38
C
H
O
R
39
D
40
S
U
41
P
42
S
H
E
B
A
43
C
A
N
A
R
44
I
45
N
A
46
E
47
L
E
E
R
48
E
G
G
N
O
G
49
P
A
R
T
50
Y
51
O
N
A
52
T
H
O
53
M
54
A
55
S
56
F
57
L
58
A
59
G
P
O
L
60
E
61
E
G
E
S
T
62
A
63
R
I
G
A
64
R
E
S
65
O
L
U
T
I
O
N
66
O
V
A
L
67
E
L
S
A
68
R
E
D
A
N
69
M
E
R
L
70
D
Y
E
R
71
T
R
E
S
S
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,203
Across
1
Waited for revelers to return : SATUP
6
Small drink : DRAM
10
Rise suddenly : JUMP
14
Grape seeds : ACINI
15
Roof part : EAVE
16
Dies ___ : IRAE
17
New Year's Eve beverages : CHAMPAGNES
19
New Year's song word : LANG
20
Mexican blanket : SERAPE
21
Certain bridges : TRESTLES
23
Breakfast snack : DANISH
25
Stitch : SEW
26
New Year's Eve horns, rattles, etc. : NOISEMAKERS
32
This, in Vigo : ESTO
36
A legume : PEA
37
Plug : STOPUP
38
Keyboard combination : CHORD
40
Eat dinner : SUP
42
"Come Back, Little ___" : SHEBA
43
Pierre's avian pet : CANARI
45
Scot's negative : NAE
47
Villainous look : LEER
48
New Year's Day happening : EGGNOGPARTY
51
Three ___ match : ONA
52
More or Mann : THOMAS
56
Where to run up an idea? : FLAGPOLE
61
Trojan woman saved by Aphrodite : EGESTA
63
Baltic port : RIGA
64
New Year's decision : RESOLUTION
66
A White House office : OVAL
67
Wagnerian heroine : ELSA
68
Fortification : REDAN
69
European blackbird : MERL
70
He has a colorful job : DYER
71
Lock of hair : TRESS
Down
1
Indians who merged with the Foxes : SACS
2
Yearned : ACHED
3
Diadem : TIARA
4
Dishearten : UNMAN
5
Dessert apple : PIPPIN
6
Ph.D., e.g. : DEG
7
Rave's companion : RANT
8
Reluctant : AVERSE
9
Old synonym for "I think" : MESEEMS
10
Cast off, as a lover : JILT
11
Caspian Sea feeder : URAL
12
Pride of a member of a pride : MANE
13
Violin fasteners : PEGS
18
Greek fabulist : AESOP
22
Attacks flies : SWATS
24
Hurries : HIES
27
Hangover cure? : SAUNA
28
Schmidt's successor : KOHL
29
Fencer's need : EPEE
30
Cartoonist Goldberg : RUBE
31
Train for a bout : SPAR
32
"Behold!" to Brutus : ECCE
33
Kind of carpet : SHAG
34
Chinese society : TONG
35
Mediterranean port : ORAN
39
Languish : DROOP
41
Role : PART
44
Disregarded : IGNORED
46
Merman or Kennedy : ETHEL
49
In a feeble way : PALELY
50
Fermented milk product : YOGURT
53
Rhythmic pattern : METER
54
Playwright's device : ASIDE
55
Porticoes for Pericles : STOAS
56
"___ Here to Eternity" : FROM
57
Not taped : LIVE
58
Lab gel : AGAR
59
Rancor : GALL
60
First word of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
62
Harding and Sothern : ANNS
65
Row : OAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
36 ms