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Joy L. Wouk
Joy L. Wouk

New York Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1993

3-Down : Like an old woman

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, 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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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,863
Across
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Strikebreaker : SCAB
5
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
9
Of bees : APIAN
14
Miracle site : CANA
15
A red wine : PORT
16
Zodiacal sign : VIRGO
17
"Exodus" author : URIS
18
Dutch treat : EDAM
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Fencing swords : EPEES
20
Fall trip in New England : FOLIAGETOUR
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"The Way of All ___": Butler : FLESH
24
Cozy place : NEST
25
First of the N.T. : MATT
29
Loser to D.D.E. : AES
31
Truck follower : TRAILER
33
Tiff : SPAT
37
Cat's cry : MEW
39
Verdi opera : ERNANI
40
Winter trip : CARIBBEANCRUISE
43
Fan in the stands : ROOTER
44
Japanese drama : NOH
45
Lop off; prune: Scot. : SNED
46
Yearly information book : ALMANAC
48
Hwy. : RTE
50
___ Carlo Menotti : GIAN
51
I.o.u. : CHIT
53
Crude fellow : BRUTE
58
Some summer rentals : BEACHHOUSES
60
Ring-shaped island : ATOLL
64
Queens stadium : SHEA
65
Twain : MARK
66
Noisy fight : MELEE
67
Rent : TORN
68
Monster : OGRE
69
Provide with a talent : ENDOW
70
Sea eagles : ERNS
71
Bring up : REAR
Down
1
Loose slipper : SCUFF
2
Noel : CAROL
3
Like an old woman : ANILE
4
Foundation : BASIS
5
Take down ___ (humble) : APEG
6
Lake Constance, to a Berliner : BODENSEE
7
Speechify : ORATE
8
Farthest : UTMOST
9
Affirm : AVER
10
Corker : PIP
11
Anger : IRE
12
Mature : AGE
13
We, to Cato : NOS
21
Cry of triumph : AHA
22
City SSE of Amsterdam : UTRECHT
25
Less : MINUS
26
Actor Delon : ALAIN
27
Taut : TENSE
28
True's partner : TRIED
30
Hug : EMBRACE
32
Letters at J.F.K. : ARR
33
Lean animal : SCRAG
34
Town near Philadelphia : PAOLI
35
Odor : AROMA
36
Atlas, e.g. : TITAN
38
Peaked : WAN
41
London's is Big : BEN
42
___ Spy (red-striped apple) : NORTHERN
47
Unadorned : CHASTE
49
Oil-yielding tropical tree : EBO
52
Fluid in Zeus's veins : ICHOR
54
Hearsay : RUMOR
55
Treatment : USAGE
56
___ cotta : TERRA
57
Glacial ridge : ESKER
58
Tooted : BLEW
59
Skater Brinker : HANS
60
Henri's soul : AME
61
Hamilton bill : TEN
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Ancient : OLD
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Tolstoy : LEO

Answer summary:
1 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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