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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, January 13, 1993

5-Across : More timid

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 1
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In order to match its clue, the fourth letter of 8-Down should be an "O" rather than an "A."

1
K
2
N
3
O
4
T
5
S
6
H
7
Y
8
E
9
R
10
C
11
H
12
O
13
P
14
N
O
R
A
15
P
E
E
L
E
16
A
E
R
I
17
I
V
A
N
18
A
R
L
E
S
19
L
A
N
E
20
T
A
N
G
21
N
O
L
A
22
O
L
D
E
R
23
L
24
O
N
D
O
N
25
E
R
26
H
27
E
28
L
E
N
E
29
W
O
N
D
30
E
31
R
32
E
33
D
34
A
V
O
W
E
D
35
S
R
A
36
V
E
R
A
37
M
I
R
O
S
38
A
T
A
39
D
E
B
A
R
40
A
T
E
O
41
U
N
O
42
S
O
R
E
S
T
43
H
A
N
D
44
Y
M
A
N
45
A
N
G
L
E
S
46
M
A
T
E
47
R
I
A
L
48
A
49
B
50
A
51
C
A
52
O
P
A
L
53
A
54
J
55
A
56
R
57
M
E
S
A
58
P
L
A
N
O
59
D
U
L
Y
60
I
T
E
M
61
F
I
R
E
R
62
E
S
T
A
63
N
E
A
P
64
C
A
K
E
S
65
S
T
A
N
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,772
Across
1
Granny or bowline : KNOT
5
More timid : SHYER
10
Karate blow : CHOP
14
Ibsen heroine : NORA
15
Elizabethan dramatist : PEELE
16
Gas: Comb. form : AERI
17
Lendl of tennis : IVAN
18
Van Gogh painted here : ARLES
19
Highway feature : LANE
20
Sharp flavor : TANG
21
Lopez theme : NOLA
22
More antiquated : OLDER
23
Samuel Pepys was one : LONDONER
26
Offenbach's "La Belle ___" : HELENE
29
Marveled : WONDERED
34
Acknowledged : AVOWED
35
Mrs., in Lima : SRA
36
Zorina or Miles : VERA
37
Artist Joan and novelist Gabriel : MIROS
38
One ___ time : ATA
39
Exclude : DEBAR
40
Polynesian god : ATEO
41
One, in Roma : UNO
42
Most tender : SOREST
43
He does odd jobs : HANDYMAN
45
Emulates Izaak Walton : ANGLES
46
Kind of witness : MATERIAL
48
Manila hemp : ABACA
52
October gem : OPAL
53
Not in harmony : AJAR
57
Big butte : MESA
58
Dallas suburb : PLANO
59
In a proper way : DULY
60
Gossip unit : ITEM
61
Brickkiln worker : FIRER
62
This, to 37 Across : ESTA
63
Tide type : NEAP
64
Torte and petit four : CAKES
65
Musial or Laurel : STAN
Down
1
Make a cardigan : KNIT
2
Bossa ___ (Brazilian dance) : NOVA
3
Algerian port : ORAN
4
Boston Symphony's summer home : TANGLEWOOD
5
Extended over : SPANNED
6
A king of Judea : HEROD
7
Site of Old Faithful : YELLOWSTONEPARK
8
Actress Duse : ELEANORA
9
Legal thing : RES
10
Phone : CALL
11
Leader : HEAD
12
Caen's river : ORNE
13
Jetty : PIER
22
Calif.'s Fort ___ : ORD
24
Wallet stuffers : ONES
25
Alfonso's queen : ENA
26
Syrian city : HAMAH
27
Musical set in Argentina : EVITA
28
Actress in "Two Women" : LOREN
30
Florida wetlands : EVERGLADES
31
Kick over the traces : REBEL
32
Delete : ERASE
33
Pub game : DARTS
38
Turkey in Asia : ANATOLIA
39
Lady from Lisbon : DONA
41
American lizard : UMA
42
Salts : SAILORS
44
Singer Sumac : YMA
47
Indian V.I.P. : RANEE
48
Ugandan exile : AMIN
49
___ noire : BETE
50
Like 42 Down, often : ASEA
51
Bivouac : CAMP
54
Exactly : JUST
55
Utah resort : ALTA
56
An O'Neal : RYAN
58
Rank below Cpl. : PFC

Answer summary:
5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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