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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, January 1, 1992

46-Across : Gelatin desserts

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,394
Across
1
Ancient Dead Sea kingdom : MOAB
5
Obscures : FOGS
9
Features of 28 Down : ROSES
14
Competent : ABLE
15
Escutcheon problem : BLOT
16
Swiftly : APACE
17
Cato wore one : TOGA
18
Golden calf, e.g. : IDOL
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Aquarium fish : TETRA
20
Vise : CLAMP
22
Legendary king of Crete : IDOMENEUS
24
Hasten : HIE
25
Lecher's look : LEER
27
Bat wood : ASH
28
Mosaic piece : TESSERA
30
___-Umbrian (Italic language branch) : OSCO
34
Duds : LEMONS
37
Germinated : SPROUTED
39
Circa : ABOUT
40
Olla : POT
41
Stage direction : ASIDE
42
Large bag : CARRYALL
44
Cubic meters : STERES
45
Town NE of Cincinnati : ENON
46
Gelatin desserts : MOUSSES
48
A Gardner : AVA
50
Rend : TEAR
51
Salaam : BOW
54
Kind of progression : GEOMETRIC
58
Garb for Calpurnia : STOLA
60
Abalone : ORMER
61
Grayish white : HOAR
63
Inspires reverence : AWES
64
Arkin and Autry : ALANS
65
Sicilian resort : ENNA
66
Map of lots : PLAT
67
Slowly, in music : LENTO
68
In re : ASTO
69
Anglo-Saxon slave : ESNE
Down
1
Facsimile : MATCH
2
Old Greek coins : OBOLI
3
Water plants : ALGAE
4
Ray : BEAM
5
J. E. Hoover's org. : FBI
6
Some are golden : OLDIES
7
New Year's ephemerae : GOODRESOLUTIONS
8
Norman town : STLO
9
Proportions : RATES
10
Traditional Jan. 1 parties : OPENHOUSES
11
Glut : SATE
12
Beige : ECRU
13
Red and Black : SEAS
21
Opulence : PLENTY
23
Volcanic landform : MAAR
26
Kind of curve : ESS
28
Pasadena event : TOURNAMENT
29
Card sent by a tchr. : RPT
31
Budge : STIR
32
Surrender : CEDE
33
Keats products : ODES
34
Tatting : LACE
35
Israeli diplomat : EBAN
36
Martyred Italian statesman : MORO
38
Westerns : OATERS
40
Arafat's gp. : PLO
43
He loves, to Cato : AMAT
44
A.A.R.P. concern : SSA
47
Trigonometry ratio : SECANT
49
Left-hand page : VERSO
51
Jan. 1 game sites : BOWLS
52
City on the Allegheny : OLEAN
53
Trash : WASTE
54
Kind of post : GOAL
55
First name in mysteries : ERLE
56
Muscat is its capital : OMAN
57
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
59
Record : TAPE
62
Indian novelist : RAO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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