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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Tuesday, August 30, 1983

48-Across : ___ the cat (dared)

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.7
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,348
Across
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Is sidelined : AILS
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"To Autumn," for one : ODE
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Architectural ornament : BOSS
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Beersheba's locale : NEGEV
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Prefix for scope or meter : PERI
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Dies ___ : IRAE
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Debbie Reynolds role on B'way : IRENE
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Neat as ___ : APIN
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Oversupply : GLUT
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Headline city: Sept. 24, 1957 : LITTLEROCK
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Gaucho's weapon : BOLA
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Makes antimacassars : TATS
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Slip by : ELAPSE
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The ___, city in Ore. : DALLES
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Made a blooper : ERRED
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Domingo rendition : ARIA
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Within: Comb. form : ENDO
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To the rear, at sea : ABAFT
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Gov. Graham's state : FLORIDA
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U.S. explorer in space : MARINER
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Iceman's need : TONGS
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Shade of blue : TEAL
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Exec's car : LIMO
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Mary ___ Chase : ELLEN
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___ the cat (dared) : BELLED
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Zoroastrian : PARSEE
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Evian and Bex : SPAS
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Author Evelyn's brother : ALEC
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Brief attire : MINISKIRTS
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Galileo's birthplace : PISA
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Mediterranean port : ORAN
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Like neon gas : INERT
65
Actor Walter : ABEL
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Soho stool pigeon : NARK
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Mint product : MONEY
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Plot : SITE
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Waterloo officer : NEY
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Wave on the French Riviera : ONDE
Down
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Gas: Comb. form : AERI
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"By the Time ___ to Phoenix" : IGET
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Fast period : LENT
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Willowy : SVELTE
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MOMA display : OPART
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Ousted : DEPOSED
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Blore or Ambler : ERIC
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He's "sweet William now" in a pop song : BIGBADBILL
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Ship's lowest deck : ORLOP
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Bellow et al. : SAULS
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Bristles : SETAE
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Nothing : NIL
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Pressman's device : INKER
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Ameliorated : EASED
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Dramatic king : LEAR
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Loco : DAFT
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Guthrie : ARLO
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Celebrity : LION
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Oversize, as a map : LARGESCALE
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Piazza del Popolo's locale : ROMA
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N.B.A.'s Archibald : NATE
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Indigo : ANIL
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___ sole (single woman) : FEME
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Walked on : TROD
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___ Royale, Mich. : ISLE
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Medieval lyrics : ALBAS
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Trap : ENSNARE
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Yellow hue : LEMON
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Caribou hunter : ESKIMO
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Dads : PAPAS
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___ Ike (buck-passer) : ALIBI
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Change the thermostat : RESET
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Comedian Lee : PINKY
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Meshed's locale : IRAN
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Get ___ the ground floor : INON
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Sunder : REND
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Deodar, e.g. : TREE
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Piggery : STY

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

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