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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Monday, January 27, 1986

46-Across : Abjures

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,229
Across
1
Russell role : MAME
5
Weight : HEFT
9
Sail sound : SLAP
13
Aesir member : ODIN
14
Port Moresby's site : PAPUA
15
Israeli folk dance : HORA
16
Marshal Dillon : MATT
17
Entranced : SPELLBOUND
19
N., S. or Cent. : AMER
20
Tavern drink : ALE
21
Molders : ERODES
22
Rejoin : REPLY
24
"___ if by land ... " : ONE
25
Dishearten : DEJECT
27
Aardvark or pangolin : ANTEATER
32
Mil. address : APO
33
Kind of steel plate : TERNE
35
Sluggard : DRONE
36
Plod : TOIL
38
Mend shoes, in a way : RETAP
40
Something to raise : ANTE
41
Best and Oliver : EDNAS
43
Dried orchid tubers : SALEP
45
Set : GEL
46
Abjures : RETRACTS
48
Comes back : RECURS
50
Hannibal, to Romans : FOE
51
Zola : EMILE
52
Took a sip : TASTED
56
___ Darya River, in Asia : AMU
57
Regretful Miss : OTIS
60
Tenderfoot's feat : SQUAREKNOT
62
Motion picture : CINE
63
Charley had one : AUNT
64
Teed off : IRATE
65
Now partner : HERE
66
Vogue : RAGE
67
Archibald or Thurmond of the N.B.A. : NATE
68
Biblical country : EDOM
Down
1
Art center in N.Y.C. : MOMA
2
Fall guy? : ADAM
3
Beveled fitting : MITERJOINT
4
Lobster thermidor, e.g. : ENTREE
5
By chance, old style : HAPLY
6
Blade for a fencer : EPEE
7
Joy or help ender : FUL
8
Knack : TALENT
9
Begone! : SHOO
10
Forte : LOUD
11
Composer of "Judith" : ARNE
12
Gretzky gear : PADS
14
Hymnbook of sorts : PSALTER
18
Merino, for one : BREED
23
I.R.S. fig. : PCT
24
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
25
Grocery-scanner part : DATER
26
Horatian creation : EPODE
27
Pilasters : ANTAS
28
Parseghian of coaching fame : ARA
29
Speechless from amazement : TONGUETIED
30
Pierce : ENTER
31
Titubates : REELS
34
Residue, in Rouen : RESTE
37
Gibbon : LAR
39
Change the order of : PERMUTE
42
TV's Morley : SAFER
44
Architect I. M. ___ : PEI
47
Drug for pain : CODEIN
49
Milliner's creation : CLOCHE
51
Overact : EMOTE
52
Ivan or Peter : TSAR
53
___ pura : AQUA
54
Comic Richard Lee ___ : SUNG
55
Chester or Jessica of "Soap" : TATE
56
Gray's tome: Abbr. : ANAT
58
Group of nested boxes : INRO
59
Appear : SEEM
61
Crab-eating monkey : KRA

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

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