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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1984

12-Down : Knoblike ornament

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 27.3
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,734
Across
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Ancient Semitic deity : BAAL
5
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
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Cans or fires : SACKS
14
Russian saint : OLGA
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Charlie's widow : OONA
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Swedish coin : KRONA
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Reputation : ODOR
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Friendly or Coe : FRED
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Wild sheep of Asia : AMMON
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Authoritative order writer : MANDATOR
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Term in music : ATEMPO
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Method : SYSTEM
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Garbo : GRETA
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Wild asses : ONAGERS
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Then's companion : NOW
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Chart again : REMAP
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Ibsen heroine : NORA
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Hem : EDGE
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"Down with!" in Paris : ABAS
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Embellish : ADORN
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Jellifies : GELS
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Thelonius ___, jazz musician : MONK
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Throw down the glove : DEFY
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Plume source : EGRET
42
Conjunction : AND
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Substance consisting of giant molecules : POLYMER
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Mimics : APERS
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Strangers : ALIENS
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Satie ballet : PARADE
53
Sought by many : INDEMAND
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Luzon municipality : IRIGA
56
Body of laws : CODE
57
Uncle of Joseph : ESAU
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Doctrine : TENET
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Is in debt : OWES
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To be, to Henri : ETRE
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Waste maker : HASTE
62
Flaw : WART
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Bar displays : RYES
Down
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Flourish : BOOM
2
Alan and Robert : ALDAS
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Convulsive struggle : AGONY
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Covers with grease : LARDS
5
Relent : SOFTEN
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Decorative lacquers on screens : COROMANDELS
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Unique person : ONER
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Small mass : WAD
9
Emulates Rosalynn Sumners : SKATES
10
Round medieval helmet : ARMET
11
Rank below captain in the Navy : COMMANDER
12
Knoblike ornament : KNOP
13
" ... in corpore ___" : SANO
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On the peak : ATOP
22
Firth of Clyde island : ARRAN
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Manipulate unfairly : GERRYMANDER
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Stupid and silly : GOOFY
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Eye amorously : OGLE
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Posse land : WEST
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Vishnu incarnation : RAMA
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Black : EBON
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Pompous elite group : MANDARINS
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Request : ASK
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___ and dart molding : EGG
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Worship : ADORE
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New York canal : ERIE
43
Footlike : PEDATE
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Firstborn : ELDEST
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Famed English surgeon: 19th c. : PAGET
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Eastern V.I.P. : EMEER
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Disagreeable : NASTY
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Gin : SNARE
51
Gist : PITH
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Region : AREA
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Hawkeye State : IOWA
54
Member's obligation : DUES
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Daunt : COW

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3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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