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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, December 25, 1985

16-Across : Eastern V.I.P.

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 14.6
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,196
Across
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Emulates Joe Miller : JOKES
6
Musical based on an Eliot work : CATS
10
Shoe part : VAMP
14
"Give ___ horse ... " : AMANA
15
___ d'oeuvres : HORS
16
Eastern V.I.P. : EMIR
17
Edible decorations : CANDYCANES
19
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
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Chess pc. : KNT
21
Oregon's capital : SALEM
22
Yuletide cynosures : TREES
23
Elizabeth Taylor's Mike : TODD
24
Columbus inst. : OSU
26
Actress Nazimova : ALLA
29
Gift and wreath decorations : REDRIBBONS
35
Sleigh pullers : REINDEER
37
Baseball's Reese : PEEWEE
38
Henri's desire or hangnail : ENVIE
39
Fri. follower : SAT
41
Talked continuously : RANON
42
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
44
Prepares to affix Christmas seals : MOISTENS
46
Yuletide hero : SANTACLAUS
48
Ancient tongue : ERSE
49
Runner Sebastian : COE
50
Hitchcock's "___ Window" : REAR
52
Holly unit : BOUGH
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Item : THING
58
Edge : HEM
61
Writer Sarah ___ Jewett : ORNE
62
Traditional main course : ROASTGOOSE
64
___ Sanctorum : ACTA
65
Eject : OUST
66
Angry : IRATE
67
A son of Odin : THOR
68
Ordinal suffixes : ETHS
69
Heron's cousin : EGRET
Down
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A Frost : JACK
2
Muscat is its capital : OMAN
3
Philosopher Immanuel : KANT
4
Finish : END
5
Authority : SAYSO
6
Babylonians' kin : CHALDEES
7
Top-notch : AONE
8
Nervous thrill : TREMOR
9
Draft agcy. : SSS
10
Deviate : VEER
11
Jeanne's friend : AMIE
12
"___ eyes have seen ... " : MINE
13
Chief exec. : PRES
18
Nucleus : CADRE
22
Potatoes, e.g. : TUBERS
23
Ancient Irish chief's heir : TANIST
25
Taste wassail : SIP
26
Regions : AREAS
27
___ hand (help) : LENDA
28
Cheer : LIVEN
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"Toys in the Attic," e.g. : DRAMA
31
Kitchen utensil : BEATER
32
A have : OWNER
33
Broadway lights : NEONS
34
This might be common : SENSE
36
Unfasten : DETACH
40
Trippers, in London : TOURISTS
43
He wrote "The Name of the Rose" : ECO
45
"But she did scorn a present that ___ her": Shak. : ISENT
47
Release : LETOUT
51
A marble : AGGIE
52
Kind of hook or neck : BOAT
53
Mus. group : ORCH
54
Golden-rule word : UNTO
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Apparel : GEAR
57
Post-Christmas dish : HASH
58
White with age : HOAR
59
Ferrara name : ESTE
60
Encounter : MEET
62
Caviar : ROE
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Part of O.A.S. : ORG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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