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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, November 14, 1990

33-Across : A mod. weapon

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, 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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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,981
Across
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Old auto : NASH
5
On : ATOP
9
Egg-shaped : OVATE
14
___ mater : ALMA
15
"Utopia" author : MORE
16
Alexander Hamilton's birthplace : NEVIS
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Finished : OVER
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Diner sign : EATS
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Problem drug : CRACK
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Jerry Herman musical: 1961 : MILKANDHONEY
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Mean : INTEND
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Explorer Johnson : OSA
25
Omani robe : ABA
28
"Let George ___ " : DOIT
30
Set : PLACED
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A mod. weapon : AAM
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Against property, in law : INREM
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Me. college town : ORONO
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Rumer Godden novel, with "The" : GREENGAGESUMMER
43
Representative : AGENT
44
"Bordighera" painter : MONET
45
Had a bite : ATE
46
Dead Sea product : POTASH
48
Actress Cornelia ___ Skinner : OTIS
50
Double curve : ESS
51
School of thought : ISM
54
Keys : ISLETS
58
Delaney play, with "A" : TASTEOFHONEY
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At right angles to a ship's keel : ABEAM
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"Cogito ___ sum": Descartes : ERGO
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Author Vidal : GORE
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Gian-___ Menotti : CARLO
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River to the Elbe : EGER
68
A Ladd : ALAN
69
Kind of record : TRACK
70
Judge : DEEM
71
Archibald of the N.B.A. : NATE
Down
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Biblical mother-in-law : NAOMI
2
Choreographer Ailey : ALVIN
3
Troutlike fish : SMELT
4
Listened carefully : HARKED
5
Ruer's activity : AMENDING
6
Natterjack : TOAD
7
Upright: Comb. form : ORTHO
8
Peon's mite : PESOS
9
Fairy-tale opener : ONCE
10
Extremely : VERY
11
A Gardner : AVA
12
Muscle spasm : TIC
13
Firth of Forth feeder : ESK
21
Consecrates : ANOINTS
22
Snooze : NAP
25
Pueblo people of N.M. : ACOMA
26
Poet Stephen Vincent ___ : BENET
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Worship : ADORE
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British trolley : TRAM
31
Like a boor : LOUTISH
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Branch : ARM
33
Yawning : AGAPE
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Peloponnesian city : ARGOS
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Is introduced to : MEETS
37
Self : EGO
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Less, to Levine : MENO
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Alfonso's queen : ENA
42
Bristle-shaped : SETIFORM
47
Word with nibs : HIS
49
Advertising phrase : SLOGAN
52
Bucephalus, e.g. : STEED
53
Combine : MERGE
55
___ Gay, W.W. II plane : ENOLA
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Monster: Comb. form : TERAT
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Aswan, in the Bible : SYENE
58
Soft mineral : TALC
59
Frenzied : AMOK
60
Cyma recta : OGEE
61
Play part : ACT
62
Shut off : BAR
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Period : ERA

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

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