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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Friday, March 14, 1986

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 11.5
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. 13,275
Across
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Philippine palm : NIPA
5
Small drum : TABOR
10
Register : POST
14
Toward the mouth : ORAD
15
Silly : INANE
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Countertenor : ALTO
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Pompous official : PANJANDRUM
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Kempt : NEAT
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Atl. Coast time : EST
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Encompasses : SPANS
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Stertor : SNORE
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Horrifies : APPALS
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Hawaiian food : POI
26
A cracker : SALTINE
28
Starting salary, e.g. : BASEPAY
32
___ Maxima (early Roman sewer) : CLOACA
33
Comprehensive view : PANORAMA
34
Stir : ADO
35
Borders of contrasting colors : LIMBI
37
A grandfather of Saul : NER
38
Roofing materials : PANTILES
41
Maddened : CRAZED
44
Makes certain : ENSURES
45
They stay put : ABIDERS
46
Reddish brown : BAY
47
Former S. African statesman : KRUGER
48
Lively outing : SPREE
51
Cultivation of land : TILTH
52
Haw. guitar : UKE
55
Circuit : LOOP
56
Fruity Italian breads : PANETTONES
58
Pilaster : ANTA
59
U. of Maine site : ORONO
60
Assembly : DIET
61
Hammerhead : PEEN
62
Polish city, to a German : POSEN
63
Heating device : ETNA
Down
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Slangy negative : NOPE
2
Cleopatra attendant : IRAS
3
Outdated men's wear : PANTALOONS
4
Staff asst. : ADJ
5
Gershwin's stamping ground : TINPANALLEY
6
"Cakes ___," Maugham work : ANDALE
7
Rural sights : BARNS
8
Responsibility : ONUS
9
Sleep stage : REM
10
Wicker basket : PANNIER
11
Bread spread : OLEO
12
A fourth-day creation : STAR
13
Lug : TOTE
18
Molded salad : ASPIC
22
Mediocre : SOSO
24
School-related org. : PTA
25
Emergency-response activator : PANICBUTTON
26
Shaft of a column : SCAPE
27
Siberian river : ALDAN
28
"___ Ballads": Gilbert : BAB
29
Mechanized German army group : PANZERUNIT
30
Eastern bigwig : AMEER
31
Back and freight followers : YARDS
33
Disraeli and Gladstone: Abbr. : PMS
36
Plural ending : IES
39
Baking utensil : TUBEPAN
40
Dies ___ : IRAE
42
Accurate : RIGHT
43
He wrote "Pink Marsh": 1897 : ADE
45
Francis from Boston : ARLENE
47
Medicinal gums : KINOS
48
Rebuff : SLAP
49
Corn bread : PONE
50
Surf sound : ROTE
51
Starchy rootstock : TARO
53
Lament, Irish style : KEEN
54
This, in Toledo : ESTA
56
Burst : POP
57
Monody : ODE

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

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