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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Tuesday, May 20, 1980

5-Across : Persians' foes: 550 B.C.

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,151
Across
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___ saxophone : ALTO
5
Persians' foes: 550 B.C. : MEDES
10
Halloween mo. : OCT
13
Ruth's homeland : MOAB
14
Play it to the hilt : EMOTE
15
Whimper : MEWL
17
Vermont product : MAPLESUGAR
19
Actress Adams : EDIE
20
Geographic hub of N.Y. : ONEIDA
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Protract : ELONGATE
23
Commit to another : VEST
25
Tear's partner : WEAR
26
Duck or fabric : PEKIN
29
Apparel for Arafat : ABA
32
Wilde : OSCAR
35
Peter the cartoonist : ARNO
36
King of Waters : AMAZON
38
Word of disbelief : HUH
39
Suffix with scan : SION
40
"Cry the Beloved Country" author : PATON
41
Soprano Grist : RERI
42
Hanoi holiday : TET
43
Items in the spectrum : COLORS
44
Straight ___ arrow : ASAN
45
Houston athlete : ASTRO
47
Dir. from Milan to Udine : ENE
48
Publishing decision : TITLE
49
Days of ___ : YORE
51
Birl or whirl : SPIN
53
Embeds : IMPLANTS
57
User who may be a loser : ADDICT
61
Drudge : MOIL
62
Hartford tree blown down in 1856 : CHARTEROAK
64
Corn bread : PONE
65
Fountain of ___ : YOUTH
66
Aware of : ONTO
67
Berg's "___ Wein" : DER
68
Remedies : CURES
69
Basenji and Manx, e.g. : PETS
Down
1
Caisson load, for short : AMMO
2
Kind of shark : LOAN
3
Finish line : TAPE
4
Lethe : OBLIVION
5
Flattops, in N.M. : MESAS
6
Cassowary's cousin : EMU
7
Venetian ruler : DOGE
8
Lat. catchall : ETAL
9
Asian antelope : SEROW
10
Followers of psis : OMEGAS
11
Storage box : CEDARCHEST
12
Taunt : TWIT
16
Brenda or Peggy : LEE
18
Paradise : EDEN
22
Inert gas : NEON
24
Fare for Felipe : TAMALE
26
Linguini, for one : PASTA
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Hurons' neighbors : ERIES
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Paneling for a den : KNOTTYPINE
30
Wand : BATON
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Atlantic islands : AZORES
33
Of the ear : AURAL
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Lorelei's waters : RHINE
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Mil. address : APO
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Sides of cricket wickets : ONS
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Shower unit : RAINDROP
43
Girl in "The Last of the Mohicans" : CORA
46
Word with skate or towel : ROLLER
48
Ebb or neap : TIDE
50
Reference vol. : ENCYC
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"The ___ of glory ... ": Gray : PATHS
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Puckerel : IMP
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"___ Indigo" : MOOD
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Decalogue word : THOU
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Lizard: Comb. form : SAUR
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Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
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Carrie Chapman ___ : CATT
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Fight finishes, for short : TKOS
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U.S. 1 is one : RTE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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