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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Wednesday, February 3, 1982

20-Across : Beginning

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,775
Across
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Close relative of an ant : WASP
5
Coral island : ATOLL
10
New retiree's expectation : EASE
14
Nautical term : ALEE
15
Geometric lines : RADII
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Roentgen's discovery : XRAY
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Comedienne Imogene : COCA
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Pores for a purpose : CRAMS
19
Noggin : PATE
20
Beginning : OUTSET
22
Like a Ph.D. : LETTERED
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Rara ___ : AVIS
26
Roe or doe : DEER
27
Anagram for balancer : BARNACLE
31
Milstein or Hale : NATHAN
35
Borders on : ABUTS
36
Del or Al of sports : UNSER
38
Outside: Prefix : EXO
39
Diamond ___ : LIL
40
A Cyrano quality : ARDOR
41
Wire measure : MIL
42
Gelderland town : EDE
43
Japanese, in America : ISSEI
44
Bluff : FEINT
46
Grass for hay, pasturage or lawns : REDTOP
48
Anagram for gardenia : DRAINAGE
50
Alert : ATIP
52
N.Y.S.E. risky buy : SPEC
53
States : DECLARES
57
Zealous : AFLAME
61
Lily plant : ALOE
62
"Toys in the ___": Hellman : ATTIC
64
"___, poor Yorick!" : ALAS
65
Jerusalem : ZION
66
Emulate Montessori : TEACH
67
Futile : VAIN
68
Where Helios rises : EAST
69
Pyle of the press : ERNIE
70
Sea sight : ERNE
Down
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Baylor's site : WACO
2
Matty or Jesús : ALOU
3
Cult : SECT
4
Anagram for anapest : PEASANT
5
Galosh : ARCTIC
6
Salt : TAR
7
East Indian vine : ODAL
8
Treated the lawn : LIMED
9
Anagram for re-enlist : LISTENER
10
Maven : EXPERT
11
Sandarac tree : ARAR
12
Gratify : SATE
13
Homophone for I'd : EYED
21
Gabor and Braun : EVAS
23
Kind of gas : TEAR
25
Legato effects : SLURS
27
Plantation employee : BALER
28
"___ With Me" : ABIDE
29
Lined : RULED
30
Word after open : ENDED
32
Blood: Comb. form : HEMIA
33
Lumberjack's activity : AXING
34
Nick of films : NOLTE
37
Evenings, in Evian : SOIRS
40
Anagram for parasite : ASPIRATE
43
Smidgen : IOTA
44
Feudal estate : FIEF
45
Anagram for valence : ENCLAVE
47
Gift : TALENT
49
Geronimo was one : APACHE
51
Keeper of the keys : PETER
53
Stun : DAZE
54
Director Kazan : ELIA
55
Oregon river or bay : COOS
56
Kenton or Musial : STAN
58
Winged : ALAR
59
Popular street name : MAIN
60
Lowly Saxon : ESNE
63
Here, in Le Havre : ICI

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