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Joe Clonick
Joe Clonick

New York Times, Saturday, October 6, 1984

12-Down : Mews

Author:
Joe Clonick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Joe Clonick has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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P
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A
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L
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C
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P
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D
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S
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D
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P
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C
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G
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T
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C
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K
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S
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P
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,751
Across
1
"Nighthawks" artist : HOPPER
7
"Homage to the Square" artist : ALBERS
13
Hold a meeting : CONVENE
14
Channel to the ocean : SEAGATE
16
Etnas : HEATERS
17
Urn : SAMOVAR
18
Mad. Ave. products : ADS
19
Fictitious defendant : ROE
20
Literary memorabilia : ANA
21
___-Saud : IBN
22
TV's "Man from U.N.C.L.E." : SOLO
24
___ lazuli : LAPIS
26
Handout : DOLE
27
Excalibur, e.g. : SWORD
29
Sma' : LIL
30
Entertainer from N.C. : SALES
31
Swaddle : ENWRAP
33
Sometime role of 25 Down : CERAMIST
35
"Distressed Poet" artist : HOGARTH
37
Mobile homes : TRAILERS
41
Informal wear : SLACKS
46
Dodger pitcher Jerry : REUSS
47
C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
49
British weight unit : STONE
50
Capra's "___ Wonderful Life" : ITSA
51
Assigned share : QUOTA
53
Little or Frye : APER
54
Smidgen : BIT
55
Chignon : BUN
56
Winslow Homer's "___ Cay" : RUM
58
Greek letter : PSI
59
Type of barometer : ANEROID
61
Sandy : ARENOSE
63
Moon-shaped ornament : LUNETTE
64
Certain promises : PAROLES
65
"Verbum" artist : ESCHER
66
"Poseurs" artist : SEURAT
Down
1
Barn dance : HOEDOWN
2
"___ Boat to China" : ONASLOW
3
Cpl.'s inferior : PVT
4
Equal : PEER
5
Sign up : ENROL
6
Shut again : RESEAL
7
Aggressive one : ASSAILER
8
Cants : LEANS
9
U. east of Ole Miss. : BAMA
10
Monogram of Anna Christie's creator : EGO
11
Trattoria offering : RAVIOLI
12
Mews : STABLES
13
Dance step : CHASSE
15
Composer Chausson : ERNEST
23
Hockey great : ORR
25
"The Blue Room" artist : PICASSO
26
Hoover or Norris : DAM
28
Arlene and Roald : DAHLS
30
Comic Mort's family : SAHLS
32
"Ulalume" poet : POE
34
Wall St. listings : RTS
36
Topped ball on a diamond : GROUNDER
37
Like some rites : TRIBAL
38
Court attendants : RETINUE
39
Novelized family at Steventon : AUSTENS
40
Town in Nigeria : ISA
42
Alma-___, Russian city : ATA
43
Director of "Apocalypse Now" : COPPOLA
44
Israeli parliament : KNESSET
45
Word on a dollar bill : SERIES
48
Reins : STRAPS
51
Very : QUITE
52
Enveloping glows : AURAE
55
The two : BOTH
57
Tanzania's Mount ___ : MERU
60
Kind of room : REC
62
A connective : NOR

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