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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Thursday, January 31, 1980

28-Down : Birthright seller

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, 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. 11,041
Across
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This may come before the fall : TRIP
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"Now Is the ___," 1946 song : HOUR
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Pandurina : LUTE
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Emulated Angel Cordero : RODE
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Held or Sten : ANNA
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Growing out : ENATE
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"___ vincit insomnia": C. Fry : AMOR
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___-ce pas? : NEST
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Farm units : ACRES
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"___ sana ... " : MENS
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Opiate : DOPE
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Snow or Mother follower : GOOSE
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Cafeteria entree : POTPIE
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Detestation : ODIUM
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Park-bench habitué : IDLER
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Biography : MEMOIR
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Great ___, in the Bahamas : ABACO
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"___ the World, I ... " : STOP
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Arm bone : ULNA
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Articulate : VOCAL
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Viper : ASP
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Scythe handle : SNATH
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Chemical suffix : ONIC
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Rage : FUME
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Typesetters' machines, for short : LINOS
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Slangy turndown : NODICE
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Caper : ANTIC
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Of early times: Poet. : OLDEN
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Icons : IMAGES
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Edition : ISSUE
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Winglike : ALAR
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Chaucerian form : TALE
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Picked : CHOSE
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River in Yugoslavia : TISA
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"___ Old Cowhand," 1936 song : IMAN
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Seal seams : CAULK
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"___ You Not," book by Paar : IKID
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U.S.S.R. nyet at U.N. : VETO
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Volstead Act supporters : DRYS
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State bird of Hawaii : NENE
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Fulda feeder : EDER
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Hike : TRAMP
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One of the Montagues : ROMEO
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"___ Want Your Kisses," 1929 song : IDONT
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With discernment : PERSPICACIOUSLY
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He wrote 23 oratorios : HANDEL
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___ cat (sandlot game) : ONEO
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Kind of conduct penalized in football : UNSPORTSMANLIKE
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Appraised : RATED
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___ of Nations : LEAGUE
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Reserved; taciturn : UNCOMMUNICATIVE
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Elephant's-ear : TARO
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Summers, in Sedan : ETES
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Vane reading : ESE
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Fan club's hero : IDOL
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Little devil : IMP
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Birthright seller : ESAU
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Rainer's 1937 Oscar-winning role : OLAN
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Long-division word : INTO
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Bowl calls : RAHS
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Stratford's stream : AVON
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Pro ___ publico : BONO
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Etcher's need : ACID
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Kind of house or letter : OPEN
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Gracile : SLIM
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G-man : FED
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Golf clubs : CLEEKS
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Intemperate speech : TIRADE
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Dine at home : EATIN
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Patronized a casino : GAMED
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Happify : ELATE
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Monsieur, in Madrid : SENOR
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Agcy. controlling railroad fares : ICC
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Roe source : SHAD
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Rancid : SOUR
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A ___ Able : ASIN

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

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