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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1984

40-Across : Throw down the glove

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 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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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,734
Across
1
Ancient Semitic deity : BAAL
5
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
9
Cans or fires : SACKS
14
Russian saint : OLGA
15
Charlie's widow : OONA
16
Swedish coin : KRONA
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Reputation : ODOR
18
Friendly or Coe : FRED
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Wild sheep of Asia : AMMON
20
Authoritative order writer : MANDATOR
22
Term in music : ATEMPO
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Method : SYSTEM
24
Garbo : GRETA
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Wild asses : ONAGERS
27
Then's companion : NOW
30
Chart again : REMAP
34
Ibsen heroine : NORA
35
Hem : EDGE
36
"Down with!" in Paris : ABAS
37
Embellish : ADORN
38
Jellifies : GELS
39
Thelonius ___, jazz musician : MONK
40
Throw down the glove : DEFY
41
Plume source : EGRET
42
Conjunction : AND
43
Substance consisting of giant molecules : POLYMER
45
Mimics : APERS
47
Strangers : ALIENS
51
Satie ballet : PARADE
53
Sought by many : INDEMAND
55
Luzon municipality : IRIGA
56
Body of laws : CODE
57
Uncle of Joseph : ESAU
58
Doctrine : TENET
59
Is in debt : OWES
60
To be, to Henri : ETRE
61
Waste maker : HASTE
62
Flaw : WART
63
Bar displays : RYES
Down
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Flourish : BOOM
2
Alan and Robert : ALDAS
3
Convulsive struggle : AGONY
4
Covers with grease : LARDS
5
Relent : SOFTEN
6
Decorative lacquers on screens : COROMANDELS
7
Unique person : ONER
8
Small mass : WAD
9
Emulates Rosalynn Sumners : SKATES
10
Round medieval helmet : ARMET
11
Rank below captain in the Navy : COMMANDER
12
Knoblike ornament : KNOP
13
" ... in corpore ___" : SANO
21
On the peak : ATOP
22
Firth of Clyde island : ARRAN
24
Manipulate unfairly : GERRYMANDER
26
Stupid and silly : GOOFY
28
Eye amorously : OGLE
29
Posse land : WEST
30
Vishnu incarnation : RAMA
31
Black : EBON
32
Pompous elite group : MANDARINS
33
Request : ASK
35
___ and dart molding : EGG
37
Worship : ADORE
41
New York canal : ERIE
43
Footlike : PEDATE
44
Firstborn : ELDEST
46
Famed English surgeon: 19th c. : PAGET
48
Eastern V.I.P. : EMEER
49
Disagreeable : NASTY
50
Gin : SNARE
51
Gist : PITH
52
Region : AREA
53
Hawkeye State : IOWA
54
Member's obligation : DUES
56
Daunt : COW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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