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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Friday, November 21, 1986

23-Down : Mapped

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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. 13,527
Across
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Free-for-all : BRAWL
6
Layers : STRATA
12
U.S. Navy adjunct : SEABEES
14
Brides or grooms : SPOUSES
15
Italian city or province : TRIESTE
16
Winter apple : WINESAP
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Totality : ALL
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"Honor ___": I Peter 2:17 : THEKING
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Concerns of P.G.A. players : LIES
22
Obliterate : ERASE
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Type of engr. : CHEM
27
Play the philanthropist : ENDOW
29
Biblical suffix : ETH
30
Gunwale pin : THOLE
31
Cosmetologist's specialty : RINSE
33
Part of the décor : DRAPES
34
Hit song since 1938 : GODBLESSAMERICA
38
In accord : AGREED
39
Among : MIDST
40
Legislative memberships : SEATS
41
Faint : DIM
42
Rigs, for short : SEMIS
46
Adheres : HEWS
47
Appellation : TITLE
49
Scoot : DART
50
Fungous growths : LICHENS
52
Boston or poison follower : IVY
53
Merciful : CLEMENT
57
Crusaders' adversary : SALADIN
59
Mock orange : SYRINGA
60
Kind of triangle : SCALENE
61
Oxygenize : AERATE
62
Fastening : TYING
Down
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Composer of 34 Across : BERLIN
2
Scolded : RAILED
3
Presidential nickname : ABE
4
Greeley's land of opportunity : WEST
5
Forgetfulness : LETHE
6
Thorn : SPINE
7
Chinese association : TONG
8
Herb of grace : RUE
9
Kiang, e.g. : ASS
10
Mythical Irish queen : TEA
11
Orphan Annie's Oriental friend : ASP
12
Passé : STALE
13
Cassandra or Mother Shipton : SEERESS
14
Hissing sound : SWISH
19
Popularizer of 34 Across : KATESMITH
21
Cool, fruity desserts : SORBETS
23
Mapped : CHARTED
24
Arizona Indian : HOPI
25
Kind of cement : ELEC
26
Cartouche : MESA
28
Tricks : WILES
30
Lock : TRESS
32
Character in "Peter Grimes" : NED
33
Dental degree : DMD
34
Cut : GASH
35
Gula : OGEE
36
Extract : DRAW
37
Desultory : AIMLESS
41
Pronouncements : DICTA
43
Winless race horse : MAIDEN
44
First name of 1 Down : IRVING
45
British songwriter-producer : STYNE
47
Trace : TINGE
48
Play : ENACT
50
Fast time : LENT
51
Lay low : SLAY
53
They broke their link with Linc. : CSA
54
Caustic substance : LYE
55
Miss the mark : ERR
56
Actress ___ Sara : MIA
58
Fath ___, Shah of Persia: 1797-1835 : ALI

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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