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Joel Davajan
Joel Davajan

New York Times, Wednesday, October 13, 1993

5-Down : Stadiums

Author:
Joel Davajan
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Joel Davajan has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 7 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,045
Across
1
Israeli dance : HORA
5
Isolated : APART
10
Storm preceder : LULL
14
Mounted : UPON
15
Belmont entry : RACER
16
Iran-Turkey border river : ARAS
17
Creation command : LETTHEREBELIGHT
20
People of classical times : ANCIENTS
21
Composite plants : ASTERS
22
Cavort : PLAY
23
Call, in poker : STAY
24
General Creighton ___ : ABRAMS
27
Voucher : CHIT
28
Take odds : BET
31
Wrathful : IRATE
32
"Trinity" author : URIS
33
Salt away : SAVE
34
Gossamery : LIGHTASAFEATHER
37
Nervous : EDGY
38
Clump : TUFT
39
Places of refuge : LAIRS
40
Algerian ruler of yore : DEY
41
Converse : CHAT
42
Jot down for reference : NOTATE
43
Book after Hosea : JOEL
44
Scarface portrayer : MUNI
45
Accomplish : ATTAIN
48
Private : PERSONAL
52
Beethoven piano piece : MOONLIGHTSONATA
54
Republic of Ireland : EIRE
55
Idolize : ADORE
56
Public school on the Thames : ETON
57
Vegas unit : SLOT
58
Baby boys, in Málaga : NENES
59
Guy, e.g. : ROPE
Down
1
A fair shake in Hawaii : HULA
2
Unwrap : OPEN
3
College mil. program : ROTC
4
Repugnance : ANTIPATHY
5
Stadiums : ARENAS
6
Festivity : PARTY
7
Holes-in-one : ACES
8
C.S.A. soldier : REB
9
Expanded essay : TREATISE
10
Parishioners, as a group : LAITY
11
Impel : URGE
12
Memorable co-star of Haley and Bolger : LAHR
13
Invasion craft: Abbr. : LSTS
18
Armet or topee : HELMET
19
Aspiring att.'s exam : LSAT
23
Waistless dress : SHIFT
24
Was indisposed : AILED
25
June celebrant : BRIDE
26
Tattered; rough : RAGGY
27
Water or witch follower : CRAFT
28
Salvador is its capital : BAHIA
29
Turn inside out : EVERT
30
Brusque : TERSE
32
Customary : USUAL
33
Supplier of office needs : STATIONER
35
Pericles or Socrates : ATHENIAN
36
Cuban ballerina Alicia ___ : ALONSO
41
Spring : COIL
42
Makes a drink last : NURSES
43
Gaynor or Leigh : JANET
44
British unit of length : METRE
45
Singing brothers : AMES
46
Great exertion : TOIL
47
Vaca's mate : TORO
48
Unit measuring loudness : PHON
49
Collective-defense org. : NATO
50
See 14 Across : ATOP
51
Daily Planet reporter : LANE
53
Haiti's mon. unit : GDE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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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