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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Tuesday, February 4, 1986

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 24.3
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,237
Across
1
Isinglass : MICA
5
Physique : FRAME
10
Surrounded by : AMID
14
Athletic field : OVAL
15
Capital of Nigeria : LAGOS
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Uncommon : RARE
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Legislative expert : PARLIAMENTARIAN
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Gives the nod to : ENDORSES
21
Baby tender : NANNY
22
Leave slumberland : WAKE
23
Parts of journeys : LEGS
25
Memorable English actor : ARLISS
28
Toadfish : SAPO
29
Nick and Nora's Asta, e.g. : PET
32
Unskilled laborer : PEON
33
Malayan ungulate : TAPIR
34
French soul : AME
35
Forecast : PROGNOSTICATION
39
Swedish county : LAN
40
Hastily, à la Lanier : AMAIN
41
Stake : ANTE
42
Naval off. : ENS
43
Weary : TIRE
44
"___ and evening star": Tennyson : SUNSET
46
Long-run Broadway musical : CATS
47
Eyetooth : FANG
48
Type of flu : ASIAN
51
Inclination : TENDENCY
55
Daily health regimes : CONSTITUTIONALS
58
Trading center : MART
59
___ talk (flattery) : SWEET
60
Corner : TREE
61
Fencing weapon : EPEE
62
Cousin of lichenous : MOSSY
63
Appendectomy memento : SCAR
Down
1
Be despondent : MOPE
2
The Great or the Terrible : IVAN
3
Wag : CARD
4
Permitting : ALLOWING
5
Bottle-shaped containers : FLASKS
6
Ouida's real name : RAMEE
7
"Rock of ___" : AGES
8
My, in Metz : MON
9
N.Y. time : EST
10
Tapestry : ARRAS
11
Street or stream preceder : MAIN
12
Mideast trouble spot : IRAN
13
Disavow : DENY
18
Authors Levin and Wolfert : IRAS
19
Sweater material : ANGORA
23
Rabbit fur : LAPIN
24
Majestic; monumental : EPIC
25
Winesap, e.g. : APPLE
26
Showed a second time : RERAN
27
Diving birds : LOONS
28
Composer Erik ___ : SATIE
29
Take ___ (use care) : PAINS
30
Act the ham : EMOTE
31
Principle : TENET
33
Autocrats : TSARS
36
Swimming : NATANT
37
Leave out : OMIT
38
Divergences : TANGENTS
44
Soundness of mind : SANITY
45
Annul : UNDO
46
Social stratum : CASTE
47
Celebrations : FETES
48
Peak : ACME
49
TV offering : SOAP
50
As to : INRE
51
Calendar abbr. : TUES
52
Undercover cop : NARC
53
Durrell heroine : CLEA
54
Nieuport's river : YSER
56
Doctrine : ISM
57
Handed or fisted preceder : TWO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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