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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Tuesday, November 6, 1990

5-Down : Of a partition

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 17.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,973
Across
1
Cities in Russia and Texas : ODESSAS
8
B-F connection : CDE
11
Larrigan : PAC
14
Part of TNT : TOLUENE
15
"It Must Be ___," Carr hit : HIM
16
A Gardner : AVA
17
Encroachers : TRESPASSERS
19
Spanish hero, with "El" : CID
20
French legislative body : SENAT
21
Seine feeder : EURE
22
Title for a countess : LADY
23
A Yemeni capital : SANAA
25
Woman's shawl : FICHU
27
Reserved; cool : ALOOF
29
Gear : TACKLE
33
Bridge : SPAN
36
Soprano Te Kanawa : KIRI
38
Delicate : FRAIL
39
Oran and Boston : PORTS
41
Blue : SAD
42
Aquarium fish : TETRA
43
Anything whatever : AUGHT
44
Selves : EGOS
46
Cubs or Reds : TEAM
47
Bar accessories : STOOLS
49
Varnish resin : ELEMI
51
Kind of baseball game : NOHIT
53
By ___ and bounds : LEAPS
56
Charlie Brown's critic : LUCY
59
Conductor Klemperer : OTTO
61
Affect strongly : SMITE
63
A Gershwin : IRA
64
Fellowship : FREEMASONRY
66
Shampoo additive : EGG
67
Polish author Stanislaw ___ : LEM
68
Thief's aide : ABETTOR
69
Actress Ruby ___ : DEE
70
Lgth. measures : YDS
71
Bureaucratic routine : REDTAPE
Down
1
Mel and Ed of baseball : OTTS
2
Family of French illustrator Gustave : DORES
3
"Maria ___," 1933 song : ELENA
4
Advocate of women's right to vote : SUSANANTHONY
5
Of a partition : SEPTAL
6
Memorabilia : ANA
7
Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko : SESE
8
Colette novel : CHERI
9
Straightforward : DIRECT
10
North Sea feeder : EMS
11
S.A. rodent : PACA
12
Eager : AVID
13
Elizabeth ___ Stanton : CADY
18
See 4, 13 or 22 Down : SUFFRAGETTE
22
Advocate of women's right to vote : LUCRETIAMOTT
24
Excellent, for short : AOK
26
Knife handle : HAFT
28
Belgian-French river : OISE
30
"Kiss Me, ___" : KATE
31
Lombard money : LIRA
32
Ancient kingdom : ELAM
33
Health clubs : SPAS
34
Sulker's fit : POUT
35
Jason's ship : ARGO
37
Devil-god : IDOL
40
Norman town : STLO
45
Salt, in Sedan : SEL
48
Made stable, with "up" : SHORED
50
Botched : MESSED
52
Bits of gossip : ITEMS
54
A 1492 caravel : PINTA
55
Barber's need : STROP
56
German song : LIED
57
Prod : URGE
58
Zoo structure : CAGE
60
Tentmaker-poet : OMAR
62
Brontë's Jane : EYRE
64
Emulate Earhart : FLY
65
Vigoda or Burrows : ABE

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

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