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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Friday, December 25, 1987

52-Down : A sleigh puller

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Y }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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. 13,926
Across
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G.I.'s award : DSM
4
Shoelace tip : AGLET
9
First one to stab Caesar : CASCA
14
Air-quality org. : EPA
15
Kind of ball : BEACH
16
Whistles, for Pedro : PITOS
17
Christmas hanging : MISTLETOE
19
Khachaturian et al. : ARAMS
20
Artist Church's home on the Hudson : OLANA
21
Trifle : INCH
23
Ready, in Rouen : PRET
24
A sleigh puller : BLITZEN
26
Villages : HAMLETS
28
But, to 9 Across : SED
29
Mead subject : SAMOA
30
North Sea feeder : EMS
33
Ubiquitous puzzle birds : ERNS
35
Successful : ONTOP
39
"___ stirring ... ": Moore : NOTACREATUREWAS
43
"Irma la ___" : DOUCE
44
Supplements, with "out" : EKES
45
Poet's frequently : OFT
46
Poet's region : CLIME
48
Health resort : SPA
51
Coincide in part (with) : OVERLAP
54
A sleigh puller : PRANCER
58
Heap : PILE
59
N.Y.C. institution : MOMA
61
Maharashtra city : POONA
62
Ooze : EXUDE
64
Carol king : WENCESLAS
66
Decorated again : REDID
67
Masters or Poe : EDGAR
68
Expert : ACE
69
Pico de ___, Pyrenees : ANETO
70
Musical intervals : RESTS
71
E.S.T. part : STD
Down
1
Tommy's discharge : DEMOB
2
Big A mishap : SPILL
3
Kenyan pastoral people : MASAI
4
Burning : ABLAZE
5
Opposite of haw : GEE
6
Livy's tongue : LATIN
7
Galbraith's subj. : ECON
8
" ... ___, and unexpressive she": Shak. : THECHASTE
9
I.R.S. employee : CPA
10
Wright invention : AIRPLANE
11
Rubberneck : STARE
12
A sleigh puller : COMET
13
D.A.'s helpers : ASSTS
18
Some explosives : TNTS
22
Cheese companion : HAM
25
Fulda feeder : EDER
27
Heath : MOOR
29
Plumber's need : SNAKE
30
Finish : END
31
Pasture sound : MOO
32
R-V connection : STU
34
Authorize again : REEMPOWER
36
Pair : TWO
37
Clod : OAF
38
L.A. time : PST
40
Believe in : ACCREDIT
41
Convent part : CELL
42
U.N. member : USSR
47
"___ a Camera": Van Druten : IAM
49
Some are funny : PAPERS
50
Years, in Chile : ANOS
51
"Martha," e.g. : OPERA
52
A sleigh puller : VIXEN
53
Baffle : ELUDE
54
Dieters' problems : PANGS
55
Soft drinks : COLAS
56
Ordain : ENACT
57
Demolished Soho flats : RASED
60
Persian's associate : MEDE
63
Tokyo, formerly : EDO
65
Serval, e.g. : CAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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