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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Thursday, June 14, 1990

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 17.5
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. 14,828
Across
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South African hill : KOP
4
Most basic: Comb. form : ARCHI
9
Haifa native : SABRA
14
Poet's "before" : ERE
15
Lost color : PALED
16
Clear : PLAIN
17
Where 37 Across died : BALTIMORE
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Artist Odilon ___ : REDON
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Play start : ACTI
21
Archimedes's exclamation : EUREKA
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Mingled : BLENDED
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Impart gradually : INSTIL
30
Caravansary : SERAI
31
Its special day is June 14 : OLDGLORY
33
Graduated : SCALAR
36
Single : UNAL
37
Anthem author : FRANCISSCOTTKEY
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Comfort : EASE
43
Famed biblical scholar: 1841-1915 : CHEYNE
44
Number of stripes in 31 Across : THIRTEEN
46
A state in Malaysia : SABAH
51
Beset : ASSAIL
52
Salad ingredient : LETTUCE
54
It has lashes : EYELID
57
Pithy remarks : MOTS
58
Like the Capitol : DOMED
62
"Oh ___ wave/O'er the land ... " : LONGMAYIT
64
Kind of tower : IVORY
65
Theater parts : LOGES
66
Cain's mother : EVE
67
Affliction affecting Fido : MANGE
68
To the left, at sea : APORT
69
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
Down
1
Cookout items : KEBABS
2
Attraction at ancient Delphi : ORACLE
3
Throw things at : PELTER
4
Himalayan peak : API
5
Ouida's real name : RAMEE
6
___ nine (euphoric state) : CLOUD
7
German title : HERR
8
___ fixe : IDEE
9
Leapt : SPRANG
10
Cousin of kvass : ALE
11
Unfavorable : BAD
12
"___ Bravo," J. Wayne film : RIO
13
"___ Vickers," Lewis novel : ANN
18
Nancy Sinatra's sister : TINA
22
Dead Sea feeder : KIDRON
24
Harrow part : DISC
26
Slovenly woman : SLUT
27
Deuces-wild rummy : TONK
28
Dies ___ : IRAE
29
"Euphues ... " author : LYLY
31
Comedian Ole ___ : OLSEN
32
Having a delicate, open pattern : LACY
34
Actress Tyson : CICELY
35
Tennis great : ASHE
37
Greek cheese : FETA
38
Bowl calls : RAHS
39
Sale words : ASIS
40
Tiber tributary : NERA
41
Assay : TEST
45
Certain decorated cloth : TIEDYE
47
World Soul, to a Hindu : ATMA
48
Encouraged, with "up" : BUOYED
49
Moving : ACTIVE
50
Hawthorne heroine : HESTER
52
Jargon : LINGO
53
Lawn tool : EDGER
55
Actress Raines : ELLA
56
Chicago feature : LOOP
58
Indistinct : DIM
59
Eggs, to Cato : OVA
60
"Hiroshima, ___ Amour" : MON
61
Work unit : ERG
63
Denver hrs. : MST

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

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