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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Thursday, November 26, 1987

5-Across : Weaving defects

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,897
Across
1
Square column : ANTA
5
Weaving defects : SCOBS
10
Spoil : MAR
13
Former Spanish coin : REAL
14
" ... neither cast ye your ___ before swine": Matt. : PEARLS
15
Shoshonean : UTE
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Holiday desserts : PUMPKINPIES
18
Havana Mrs. : SRA
19
Members of a fourth-century sect : ARIANS
20
White House nickname : RON
21
Suffix with axiom : ATIC
22
"La ___ Vita" : DOLCE
23
Dessert filling : MINCEMEAT
25
Gas: Comb. form : AERI
27
Not so bold : SHIER
28
Pierre's soul : AME
31
Pt. of Q&A : ANS
33
Varnish ingredient : RESIN
36
Thanksgiving tradition : FAMILYGATHERING
41
Zodiacal sign : LIBRA
42
French vineyard : CRU
43
Initials at Pensacola : NAS
44
Helping theorem : LEMMA
47
Prime for a crime : ABET
50
Thanksgiving sauce : CRANBERRY
53
Quoted : CITED
57
Mental vagueness : HAZE
58
Roman's 2001 : MMI
59
Biological hollow : AREOLA
60
G.I. address : APO
61
Main course on Thanksgiving : ROASTTURKEY
63
Err : SIN
64
___-camp (military secretary) : AIDEDE
65
Vishnu incarnation : RAMA
66
Asner and Begley : EDS
67
Bamboo, e.g. : GRASS
68
Hebrew letter : AYIN
Down
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Hungarian hero : ARPAD
2
Nerve: Comb. form : NEURO
3
Native of Sri Lanka : TAMIL
4
Guanaco cousin : ALPACA
5
A mem. of Congress : SEN
6
Bay of Naples island : CAPRI
7
___ Hound (Canis Major) : ORIONS
8
Whiten : BLENCH
9
Draft org. : SSS
10
Enlists as a private : MUSTERSIN
11
Entrance courts : ATRIA
12
Respond to a stimulus : REACT
14
Greek letters : PIS
17
Leg joint : KNEE
21
Eastern bigwig : AMEER
23
Chinese dynasty : MING
24
Gaelic country : EIRE
26
Skate, e.g. : RAY
28
Workers' gp. : AFL
29
Avril follower : MAI
30
Celebrates or proclaims : EMBLAZONS
32
Pouch : SAC
34
One ___ million : INA
35
"Thumbs down" letters : NGS
37
A Castle : IRENE
38
Elia : LAMB
39
Waiter's need : TRAY
40
Center of activity : HUB
45
Biographical item : MEMOIR
46
Fleet : ARMADA
48
Beige : ECRU
49
___ del Fuego : TIERRA
50
Pursue : CHASE
51
Fast : RAPID
52
Loses a lap : RISES
54
Hungarian wine : TOKAY
55
See 33 Across : ELEMI
56
Israeli general : DAYAN
59
Ingested : ATE
61
Tatter : RAG
62
Thanksgiving scores: Abbr. : TDS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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