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Joe Clonick
Joe Clonick

New York Times, Thursday, April 7, 1983

Author:
Joe Clonick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.7
Joe Clonick has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,203
Across
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30th V.P. : DAWES
6
32d V.P. : GARNER
12
Russian empress : TSARINA
14
Ethiopian province : ERITREA
16
Back of the skull : OCCIPUT
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"If I Were a ___" : RICHMAN
18
Barnyard sound : MOO
19
Poetic palindrome : ERE
20
Bridge builder's deg. : MSE
21
U.N. workers' agency : ILO
22
Capital of Western Samoa : APIA
24
Other-worldly : EERIE
26
Arthurian lady : ENID
27
Tropical aquarium fish : TETRA
29
She wrote "Delta of Venus" : NIN
30
Play part : SCENE
31
Central Caucasian : OSSETE
33
Paints the town claret : CAROUSES
35
35th V.P. : BARKLEY
37
Sweet wine : MUSCATEL
41
Taste : SAMPLE
46
A. Huxley's "___ and Artists" : ONART
47
Migratory formation on high : VEE
49
Bunch of flowers : SPRAY
50
Norman town : STLO
51
Father of David : JESSE
53
Greek goddess of youth : HEBE
54
___ Cruces, N.M. : LAS
55
Sprint : RUN
56
Jeff Davis's org. : CSA
58
Tennessee footballer : VOL
59
Ham's "forte" : EMOTING
61
Large, shelved wardrobe : ARMOIRE
63
Settle disputes : MEDIATE
64
Least precise : LOOSEST
65
11th V.P. : DALLAS
66
39th V.P. : AGNEW
Down
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Indian robbers : DACOITS
2
One of Eichmann's captors : ARI
3
Tend to the windshield : WIPE
4
Accustom : ENURE
5
Glossy fabric : SATEEN
6
In the earliest stages : GERMINAL
7
Originate : ARISE
8
Eastern staple : RICE
9
Ultimate degree : NTH
10
Fancy furs : ERMINES
11
Adjust anew : REALINE
12
"Saucy" fruit : TOMATO
13
Monkey-trial defendant : SCOPES
15
Positive electrolytic terminals : ANODES
23
Exist : ARE
25
Abrasive comedian : RICKLES
26
French shield : ECU
28
Facing Valenzuela : ATBAT
30
Some beans : SOYAS
32
Corrode or erode : EAT
34
In medias ___ : RES
36
Exacts expiation : REVENGES
37
Mussulman : MOSLEM
38
Feral : UNTAMED
39
Substance for washing textiles : SALSODA
40
___-Magnon man : CRO
42
Speedometer meas. : MPH
43
Cannes Festival event : PREVIEW
44
Trials for Hercules : LABORS
45
Grommet : EYELET
48
Ladder for Luis : ESCALA
51
Post-coup ruling group : JUNTA
52
Succoth fruit : ESROG
55
Iranian monetary unit : RIAL
57
Theban deity : AMON
60
Sesame : TIL
62
Full of: Suffix : OSE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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