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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Tuesday, November 7, 1989

25-Across : Clue

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,609
Across
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Brag : BOAST
6
A ___ apple : ASIN
10
___ Angelico : FRA
13
Follow : ENSUE
14
Purchase, in Paris : ACHAT
15
Cover : LID
16
Where ballots are cast : VOTINGBOOTH
18
A Khan : AGA
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Before, in poetry : ERE
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Shiver : TREMOR
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Emulated Ederle : SWAM
22
Celtic Neptune : LER
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One ___ (singly) : ATATIME
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Clue : HINT
27
Fish cleaners : SCALERS
31
Got even on behalf of another : AVENGED
34
U. S. Grant opponent : RELEE
35
Winner in early Nov. : ELECTEDOFFICIAL
38
Japanese admiral: 1858-1936 : SAITO
39
Clergymen : CURATES
40
Voluntary reparation : PENANCE
43
Hose problems : RUNS
44
Orange squeezers : REAMERS
46
Cigar residue : ASH
49
L.A. problem : HAZE
52
Steers : PILOTS
54
Bath, e.g. : SPA
55
An Arden : EVE
56
Civic worker in early Nov. : POLLWATCHER
58
Debussy work, with "La" : MER
59
Joints : KNEES
60
In the lead : AHEAD
61
For : PRO
62
"___ of the d'Urbervilles" : TESS
63
U.S. statesman Elbridge ___ : GERRY
Down
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Cut on a slant : BEVEL
2
Reputation, in Roma : ONORE
3
Fall flower : ASTER
4
___ generis (unique) : SUI
5
Camp structure : TENT
6
Historic Pueblo village in N.M. : ACOMA
7
New growths : SHOOTS
8
Medical : IATRIC
9
A degree : NTH
10
Defect : FLAW
11
Baltic capital : RIGA
12
Eliot's Bede : ADAM
14
Helped a thief : ABETTED
17
Football's Galloping Ghost : GRANGE
21
Chooses : SELECTS
24
Contralto Anderson : MARIAN
25
Metric surface measure : HECTARE
26
Chant : INTONE
28
Author Wiesel : ELIE
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Cartoonist Irvin and family : REAS
30
Escoffier seasoning : SEL
31
Cupid's wings : ALAE
32
Lode : VEIN
33
Disney dwarf : DOC
35
J. B. Rhine subj. : ESP
36
Becomes wrinkled : FURROWS
37
Parts of solids between parallel planes : FRUSTA
41
Gangster Al : CAPONE
42
Namesakes of a Rousseau hero : EMILES
45
Feminine pronouns: Fr. : ELLES
46
Jacob's eighth son : ASHER
47
Skin diver's weapon : SPEAR
48
Creator of 62 Across : HARDY
49
Rope fiber : HEMP
50
State : AVER
51
Nothing : ZERO
53
Kind of party : STAG
56
Sml. parcel : PKT
57
Guevara : CHE

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

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