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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Thursday, October 22, 1987

63-Across : Writer Mme. de ___

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,862
Across
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Tasman discovery: 1643 : FIJI
5
Teutonic god of thunder : DONAR
10
Actress Witherspoon : CORA
14
Shebat's follower : ADAR
15
Lyric poem : EPODE
16
Foreboding : OMEN
17
Ridicule : MOCK
18
"West Side Story" heroine : MARIA
19
Rave's cousin : RANT
20
Wapiti : ELK
21
Wimbledon champ: 1983-84 : JOHNMCENROE
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Sheepshank, e.g. : KNOT
25
Mao ___-tung : TSE
26
Leatherneck : MARINE
28
Namesakes of Isolde's lover : TRISTANS
33
Some tests : ORALS
34
Desert : LEAVE
35
Soak timber : RET
36
Greek commune : DEME
37
"___ Went to Haiti," 1939 song : KATIE
38
Betel : ITMO
39
Wind dir. : ENE
40
Had sauerbraten : DINED
41
Shucks! : PSHAW
42
Portuguese export : SARDINES
44
Praise : SALUTE
45
Joplin opus : RAG
46
Bakery worker : ICER
47
Wimbledon champ: 1937-38 : DONALDBUDGE
53
Pertinent : APT
56
Like a bump on ___ : ALOG
57
Synthetic fabric : ORLON
58
Yachting : ASEA
59
Skid-row denizen : WINO
60
Devilfish : MANTA
61
Fake : SHAM
62
Anon : SOON
63
Writer Mme. de ___ : STAEL
64
A Dumas : PERE
Down
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Réclame : FAME
2
Bowie, to rock fans : IDOL
3
Wimbledon champ: 1947 : JACKKRAMER
4
Annoy : IRK
5
Lower in grade : DEMOTE
6
Bright fish : OPAH
7
Urth or Skuld : NORN
8
Take ___ view : ADIM
9
Nuclear adjective : REACTIVE
10
Zinke : CORNET
11
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
12
Vegas rival : RENO
13
Bellum preceder : ANTE
21
Vickers and Voight : JONS
22
Being, in philosophy : ESSE
24
Aswan's river : NILE
26
Fashions : MODES
27
Denver's McNichols ___ : ARENA
28
Places for chapeaux : TETES
29
Mosby specialty : RAID
30
Wimbledon champ: 1975 : ARTHURASHE
31
Thread: Comb. form : NEMAT
32
Vt. ski center : STOWE
34
Kegler's area : LANE
37
Realms : KINGDOMS
38
___ Royale, Mich. : ISLE
40
TV adjunct : DIAL
41
A gait : PACE
43
St. George's foe : DRAGON
44
Army's ___ Corps : SIGNAL
47
Grackles : DAWS
48
Salmagundi : OLIO
49
"___, Nanette" : NONO
50
Dennis the Menace : BRAT
51
Cubitus : ULNA
52
Love to excess : DOTE
54
Seckel, e.g. : PEAR
55
Tractable : TAME
58
Cerastes : ASP

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

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