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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Monday, October 12, 1987

26-Down : Southwestern Indians

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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. 13,852
Across
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Hammer part : CLAW
5
Mil. addresses : APOS
9
Columbus sailed from here : PALOS
14
Possess : HAVE
15
Tibetan priest : LAMA
16
O'Day or Bryant of songdom : ANITA
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Level : EVEN
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Where Qum is : IRAN
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Columbus's hometown : GENOA
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A patron of Columbus : FERDINAND
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Change : ALTER
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Part of M.D. : MEDICINE
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Travesty : CHARADE
29
Mad. Ave. products : ADS
30
Waterston or Wanamaker : SAM
33
___ tenens (temporary substitute) : LOCUM
34
Penultimate Greek letter : PSI
35
Wine: Comb. form : OENO
36
E. M. Forster book : APASSAGETOINDIA
40
Astronaut Sally : RIDE
41
Track down : DOG
42
"Beauty and the ___" : BEAST
43
Curve : ESS
44
Half a Kikuyu group's name : MAU
45
Author Laurence and painter Maurice : STERNES
47
One who edits : REDACTOR
49
Columbus, to 20 Across : COLON
52
Christopher, to 20 Across : CRISTOBAL
57
Concerning : ABOUT
58
Witches : HAGS
59
Tiny particle : MOTE
60
One of Columbus's ships : PINTA
61
Salinger girl : ESME
62
Actress Sommer : ELKE
63
Toughness : STEEL
64
Herring relative : SHAD
65
Close : NEAR
Down
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Escoffier, e.g. : CHEF
2
Wash : LAVE
3
State : AVER
4
Make one's way : WEND
5
Brought into agreement : ALINED
6
"Wooden Soldiers" action : PARADE
7
Muscat native : OMANI
8
Mold metal in a certain way : SANDCAST
9
Heathens : PAGANS
10
Anoint, formerly : ANELE
11
Fluff : LINT
12
Siouan : OTOE
13
Mosel feeder : SAAR
21
Mosque leaders : IMAMS
24
Personal: Comb. form : IDIO
25
Irish county : CLARE
26
Southwestern Indians : HOPIS
27
U.S.M.A. and U.S.N.A. : ACADS
28
Trick : RUSE
30
Family car : SEDAN
31
Parsley relative : ANISE
32
Fortress ditches : MOATS
34
Degree : PEG
35
Unique person : ONER
37
Babylonian storm god : ADAD
38
Certain pigments or paintings : GOUACHES
39
"L'Aiglon" co-composer: 1937 : IBERT
44
Like some arithmetic : MENTAL
45
Flower part : STIGMA
46
Pitched : TOSSED
47
Way : ROUTE
48
Towel fabric : CRASH
49
Tops : CAPS
50
Sad news item: Abbr. : OBIT
51
Isolated : LONE
53
Portent : OMEN
54
Tree trunk : BOLE
55
Aleutian island : ATKA
56
Evil look : LEER

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

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