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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Friday, May 11, 1984

64-Across : Lincoln boosters: 1860

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,603
Across
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Writer O'Faoláin : SEAN
5
"___ Deus," Ariz. motto : DITAT
10
Ponder : MUSE
14
Jalapa jar : OLLA
15
Gully : ERODE
16
Bunyanesque : EPIC
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Attend : HEAR
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Fine woolen fabric : BROADCLOTH
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Carry too far : OVERDO
22
Gulf of Venice resort : LIDO
23
Signorina's beauty spot : NEO
24
Part of Pitcairn Island : OENO
26
Classic cars : REOS
28
Gather momentum : SNOWBALL
32
Image receiver : RETINA
36
Chinese secret society : TONG
37
"___ a Kick Out of You" : IGET
39
Miscue : ERROR
40
Term for a worm : ERIA
41
Jockey, at times : RATER
43
Prolonged period : AEON
44
Love, in Lille : AMOUR
46
On ice : SURE
47
Romans' name for an Adriatic isle : ISSA
48
Crèche item : MANGER
50
Atelier devices : PALETTES
52
Small case : ETUI
54
Kind of tale : TALL
55
Auxiliary verb : ARE
58
Stopping places : INNS
60
Square : PIAZZA
64
Lincoln boosters: 1860 : WIDEAWAKES
67
Cannel or cob : COAL
68
Sign : OMEN
69
Carrot's relative : ANISE
70
Palermo neighbor : ENNA
71
Stieglitz purchase : LENS
72
Sycophants' oft-used words : YESES
73
Pre-1830 Algerian governors : DEYS
Down
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N.Y.C. area : SOHO
2
Whitney stat. : ELEV
3
Side petals : ALAE
4
Provincial; petty : NARROWGAUGE
5
Affable or jaunty : DEBONAIR
6
Like many Fr. verbs : IRR
7
Adz or awl : TOOL
8
Lady Caroline Keppel's "Robin ___" : ADAIR
9
Haymaker : TEDDER
10
Unit of tone pitch : MEL
11
In the know : UPON
12
Seat; scene : SITE
13
Bridge ploy : ECHO
19
Outback cry : COOEE
21
Brenda Frazier was one : DEB
25
Korbut and Connolly : OLGAS
27
Excessively strict : STRAITLACED
28
Word with boat or table : STEAM
29
Bellini opera : NORMA
30
Cepa : ONION
31
Wane : LETUP
33
"If ___, I rust": Luther : IREST
34
Rodeo essential : NOOSE
35
Wild water buffaloes : ARNAS
38
Monster: Comb. form : TERAT
42
Sinks back : RELAPSES
45
Plexuses : RETIA
49
Logan lane : RUNWAY
51
Samuel's mentor : ELI
53
Empty : INANE
55
Ft. Dix offender : AWOL
56
Winter coating : RIME
57
London's "Martin ___" : EDEN
59
Schusses : SKIS
61
Torrid, e.g. : ZONE
62
Wacky : ZANY
63
Wellaway! : ALAS
65
Conceptual being : ENS
66
Compass pt. : ESE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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