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Nancy Nicholson Joline
New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 1990
11-Across : Melville's whaler
Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 33.7
Nancy Nicholson Joline has 61 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 48 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Joline is an alias for Nancy Nicholson Joline.
1 C | 2 A | 3 L | 4 L | 5 A | 6 A | 7 V | 8 A | 9 S | 10 T | |||||
11 P | E | Q | U | O | D | 12 A | B | E | L | A | R | 13 D |
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14 D | E | L | U | G | E | D | 15 N | A | T | A | L | I | A |
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16 O | L | L | A | 17 W | E | 18 P | T | 19 S | N | I | F | F |
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20 W | H | I | R | 21 E | R | R | O | 22 R | 23 S | E | L | F |
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24 S | A | N | E | 25 R | 26 S | O | N | A | 27 R | 28 R | E | Y |
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29 E | M | I | L | I | 30 A | 31 V | I | S | A | 32 V | I | S | ||
33 L | A | G | 34 N | I | A | P | P | E | ||||||
35 A | 36 D | E | L | I | E | S | 37 S | I | N | 38 B | 39 A | 40 D |
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41 P | I | E | 42 S | O | L | I | 43 D | 44 D | E | E | R | E |
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45 E | L | S | 46 A | 47 S | L | O | E | 48 S | 49 R | A | M | A |
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50 L | E | T | U | 51 P | 52 I | N | C | H | 53 A | N | O | N |
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54 T | R | I | R | E | 55 M | E | 56 C | A | 57 R | T | E | R | S |
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58 S | O | N | A | T | A | S | 59 A | R | T | E | R | Y | ||
60 N | O | S | E | D | 61 N | E | E | D | Y |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,704
Across
1
___ lily : CALLA
6
Nautical command : AVAST
11
Melville's whaler : PEQUOD
12
Héloïse's beloved : ABELARD
14
Overwhelmed : DELUGED
15
Ballerina Makarova : NATALIA
16
___-podrida : OLLA
17
"He ___ that he was ever born": Robinson : WEPT
19
Emulate a bloodhound : SNIFF
20
Chopper sound : WHIR
21
Trial's partner : ERROR
23
Kind of starter : SELF
24
More rational : SANER
26
Radar's relative : SONAR
28
Alfonso or Fernando, e.g. : REY
29
Iago's wife : EMILIA
31
In relation to : VISAVIS
33
Gratuity : LAGNIAPPE
35
Antarctic penguins : ADELIES
37
"Arabian Nights" voyager : SINBAD
41
This may be in the sky : PIE
42
Hamlet's "too too ___ flesh" : SOLID
44
Big name in farm implements : DEERE
45
Joy Adamson's pet : ELSA
47
Blackthorns : SLOES
49
Name of several Siamese kings : RAMA
50
Pause : LETUP
52
Creep : INCH
53
Prolific anth. author : ANON
54
Ancient oared warship : TRIREME
56
White House family: 1977-81 : CARTERS
58
"Pathétique" and "Appassionata" : SONATAS
59
Main channel : ARTERY
60
Moved forward : NOSED
61
Poor : NEEDY
Down
1
Renaissance goldsmith : CELLINI
2
Watercolor : AQUARELLE
3
Tire part : LUG
4
"Camelot" composer : LOEWE
5
Vipers : ADDERS
6
Arab outer garment : ABA
7
Verifies for authenticity : VETS
8
Bates and King : ALANS
9
Abraham's Oscar-winning role: 1984 : SALIERI
10
Rich English desserts : TRIFLES
11
British Prime Minister: 1743-54 : PELHAM
12
Cather's "My ___" : ANTONIA
13
Cartoon duck : DAFFY
14
Use a divining rod : DOWSE
18
Supply with necessities : PROVISION
22
Abrades : RASPS
25
Iranian money units : RIALS
27
___ City, S.D. : RAPID
30
Money-exchange premiums : AGIOS
32
Held in reverence : VENERATED
34
Bly and Melba : NELLIES
35
Airplane wing part : AILERON
36
Verdi's "La Forza del ___" : DESTINO
38
Hash house : BEANERY
39
Military drill center : ARMORY
40
___ list (campus topic) : DEANS
41
Hides : PELTS
43
India's ___ Plateau : DECCAN
46
Atmospheres : AURAS
48
"Friends ___ all things": Pythagoras : SHARE
51
Jazzman Fountain : PETE
55
___ Max, Mel Gibson role : MAD
57
Road-map abbr. : RTE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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