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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1986

38-Across : Annoys

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F G J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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. 13,484
Across
1
Church law : CANON
6
As like as two peas in ___ : APOD
10
Extricate, with "out" : BAIL
14
Town near Bangor : ORONO
15
Identical : SAME
16
Grandma Moses : ANNA
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Alter the length of a dress : REHEM
18
Fills in during an emergency : PINCHHITS
20
Greek letter : PSI
21
" ... men ___ feed on dreams of hope": Aeschylus : INEXILE
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Tiny dram : TOT
24
Quinine water : TONIC
26
Turkish officials: Var. : BASHAWS
28
Draw : ATTRACT
30
Bears, to Brutus : URSI
31
Triples : TREBLES
32
Churns : SEETHES
36
Atmosphere: Comb. form : AERI
37
Speech difficulty : LISP
38
Annoys : PESTERS
42
Mrs. ___ Scott King : CORETTA
45
Locale : AREA
46
Brigadier general's insignia : ONESTAR
47
Crime-syndicate targets : HITLIST
50
Restraint : LEASH
51
Age : ERA
52
Workers with acid : ETCHERS
54
Uncle, in Glasgow : EME
57
Gets rave reviews : MAKESAHIT
59
Different : OTHER
61
Solar disk : ATEN
62
Assay : TEST
63
Approaches : NEARS
64
Robert Stack role : NESS
65
Additional : ELSE
66
Panache : STYLE
Down
1
Business assn. : CORP
2
Brother of Hebe : ARES
3
Pitchers' goals : NOHITTERS
4
Single : ONE
5
Slight : NOMINAL
6
Appearances : ASPECTS
7
Rue de la ___ : PAIX
8
All-inclusive : OMNIBUS
9
State : DECLARE
10
Contemptuous interjection : BAH
11
Author Loos : ANITA
12
Under one's guidance : INTOW
13
Wears well : LASTS
19
Nobelist in Literature: 1946 : HESSE
22
Subtle : NICE
25
Ocular : ORBITAL
27
O for 4 at bat, e.g. : HITLESS
28
East Indian palm : ATAP
29
Corner : TREE
33
Get some shuteye : HITTHEHAY
34
This, to Pedro : ESTA
35
Bandy words : SPAR
39
The Cat Nation : ERIES
40
Put another way : RESTATE
41
Small carrying case : SATCHEL
42
She wrote "Chéri" : COLETTE
43
Unique individual : ONER
44
Thinks logically : REASONS
47
Macho male : HEMAN
48
Teed off : IRATE
49
Preempts : TAKES
53
Radiator sound : HISS
55
Blackbird : MERL
56
Gaelic : ERSE
58
Naval off. : ENS
60
Vietnamese New Year : TET

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

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