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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Thursday, September 5, 1991

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 35.8
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,276
Across
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Oil cartel, for short : OPEC
5
Upon : ATOP
9
Secondhand : USED
13
Third son of Jacob and Leah : LEVI
14
Throng : SWARM
16
Verne's captain : NEMO
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Attain : GAIN
18
BROWN : CAFEAULAIT
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Claim : ALLEGE
22
Sections : SEGMENTS
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Tore : RENT
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Beaks : NEBS
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SILVER : ARGENTIC
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Date breaker at an airport : NOSHOW
34
"___ Theme," Jarre composition : LARAS
35
Cobblers' equipment : LASTS
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Alas!: Ger. : ACH
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City on the Oka : OREL
39
Central courtyards : ATRIA
40
Formerly : ONCE
41
What a goalie guards : NET
42
Pointed ends : CUSPS
43
Search thoroughly : SCOUR
44
Puzzler's necessity : ERASER
46
BLUE : SAPPHIRE
48
"Not guilty," e.g. : PLEA
50
Erudition : LORE
51
Superimposed : OVERLAID
55
Damascus native : SYRIAN
59
PURPLE : HELIOTROPE
61
Just : ONLY
62
Haze that dims vision : MIST
63
Conger fisherman : EELER
64
Impel : URGE
65
Large knife of yore : SNEE
66
Hideaways : DENS
67
Stock-exchange membership : SEAT
Down
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Russian saint : OLGA
2
Ring : PEAL
3
Satanic : EVIL
4
GRAY : CINEREAL
5
Rise : ASCENT
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"The ___ Dogs": Burns : TWA
7
Bumpkins : OAFS
8
Doll up : PREEN
9
Except : UNLESS
10
Connery or Penn : SEAN
11
Give out : EMIT
12
Specks : DOTS
15
RED : MAGENTA
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Knoblike protuberances : UMBOS
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Roman clan : GENS
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Jousts : TILTS
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Solitary : ALONE
27
More uncommon : RARER
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Garbo : GRETA
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Nags : CARPS
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Asian capital : HANOI
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Happen : OCCUR
33
Reporter's query : WHERE
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Rope fiber : SISAL
39
GOLD : AUREATE
40
YELLOW : OCHEROUS
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Piatigorsky's instrument : CELLO
43
Agile : SPRY
45
Elf : SPRITE
47
Baffling questions : POSERS
49
Broadcast : AIRED
51
Electrical units : OHMS
52
Streak : VEIN
53
Otherwise : ELSE
54
Parcel (out) : DOLE
56
Concerning : INRE
57
Aquatic plant : ALGA
58
Khrushchev response : NYET
60
Enclosure : PEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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