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Julian Ochrymowych
Julian Ochrymowych

New York Times, Tuesday, November 9, 1982

42-Across : Hebrew letter

Author:
Julian Ochrymowych
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Julian Ochrymowych has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
C
2
A
3
B
4
A
5
F
6
A
7
R
8
E
9
P
10
S
11
O
12
M
13
O
N
O
14
R
15
L
U
C
E
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N
A
C
R
E
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D
O
Y
O
18
U
S
E
R
V
19
E
C
R
A
B
S
20
A
N
D
E
S
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L
E
I
A
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E
T
E
S
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D
E
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U
S
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E
V
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E
N
T
27
M
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I
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T
E
R
S
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S
W
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A
T
E
31
R
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A
S
H
E
33
H
34
O
N
E
S
T
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R
E
36
I
37
A
L
E
R
38
T
39
F
E
R
40
S
41
L
I
N
G
42
M
E
M
43
O
44
L
D
E
S
45
T
46
O
N
T
O
47
S
I
48
L
L
I
E
R
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O
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N
A
G
E
R
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L
A
D
E
N
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S
P
O
T
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W
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E
L
U
55
G
M
56
A
N
57
O
H
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A
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R
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A
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I
S
E
R
62
V
E
A
N
Y
63
O
N
E
S
I
R
64
S
T
R
I
P
65
R
T
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S
66
D
I
N
G
67
H
O
S
E
S
68
K
I
S
S
69
A
D
O
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,054
Across
1
Town transport : CAB
4
"And cometh from ___": Wordsworth : AFAR
8
Salts or Downs : EPSOM
13
Payable ___ before ... : ONOR
15
Clare Boothe ___ : LUCE
16
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
17
Irritable diner's query : DOYOUSERVECRABS
20
S.A. range : ANDES
21
"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
22
Nice summers : ETES
23
Jupiter, to Juvenal : DEUS
25
Occurrence : EVENT
27
Tall caps : MITERS
30
Informal garment : SWEATER
32
Tennis great : ASHE
33
Foursquare : HONEST
35
Culprits, in Calabria : REI
37
On the qui vive : ALERT
39
Not agin : FER
40
First-aid contrivance : SLING
42
Hebrew letter : MEM
43
Like Methuselah : OLDEST
46
"Hip" : ONTO
47
More inane : SILLIER
49
Medieval catapult : ONAGER
51
Filled up, as a coaler : LADEN
52
Dick and Jane's dog : SPOT
53
Memorable pro bowler : WELU
55
Govt. agent : GMAN
57
"My Friend Flicka" author : OHARA
61
Witty waiter's response to 17 Across : ISERVEANYONESIR
64
Peel : STRIP
65
Beats for p.o. men : RTES
66
Bell sound : DING
67
Golf-course gear : HOSES
68
Smooch : KISS
69
Fuss : ADO
Down
1
Musical tail : CODA
2
Soon : ANON
3
He played Hopalong : BOYD
4
Hirt and Pacino : ALS
5
Stimulates : FUELS
6
Israeli port : ACRE
7
Certain critics : REVIEWERS
8
Bottom-of-the-letter abbr. : ENC
9
Mom or Dad : PARENT
10
Tedder's chore : SCATTERING
11
Swiss town or river : ORBE
12
Jumble : MESS
14
European forest denizen : ROEDEER
18
Consumer : USER
19
Roof overhangs : EAVES
24
Escort to a seat: Slang : USH
26
Highway sign : EATS
27
Thank-you-___ (bump) : MAAM
28
The British ___ : ISLES
29
"___ Son," Sondheim song : THEMILLERS
30
Scoff : SNEER
31
Income, in Cannes : RENTE
34
Hamlet, Prince ___ : OFDENMARK
36
Stravinsky : IGOR
38
Related : TOLD
41
Abhorred : LOATHED
44
Belgian cultural center : LIEGE
45
Spinner : TOP
48
Annie of songdom : LAURIE
50
Lunchtime : NOON
52
Curves of ships' planks : SNYES
53
Desire : WISH
54
Last word of Missouri's motto : ESTO
56
Against : ANTI
58
Bengal's milieu : ASIA
59
Bacon part : RIND
60
Former constellation : ARGO
62
R.M.N. and G.R.F., once : VPS
63
C.I.A. predecessor : OSS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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