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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Tuesday, May 28, 1985

19-Down : Novelist Cather

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,985
Across
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Vestments : ROBES
6
Dads : PAS
9
"___ Blue?" (apt 1929 song) : AMI
12
Vigilant : ALERT
13
One minus one : NONE
14
Coaster : SLED
15
Relating to thread : FILAR
16
Chooses : OPTS
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City Kilauea threatened in 1984 : HILO
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Directive at bridge : FOLLOWSUIT
20
Actor Walter : ABEL
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Canal to the Elbe : KIEL
22
Purls : EDDIES
24
Lodging for youth : HOSTEL
28
Houston athlete : ASTRO
30
Medical suffix : EMIA
31
Folk follower : LORE
33
Cognizant : AWARE
37
Least possible : MINIMAL
39
Digressed : RAMBLED
41
Garb for Galba's wife : STOLA
42
Cry of dismay : ALAS
44
Ye ___ curiosity shoppe : OLDE
45
Kind of jelly : GUAVA
47
More seductive : SEXIER
49
Mend : REPAIR
52
Hyson and bohea : TEAS
54
___ the finish : INAT
55
D.C. suburb : CHEVYCHASE
61
S African fox : ASSE
62
Tortoise's rival : HARE
63
Kind of race : RELAY
64
McAuliffe's reply : NUTS
65
Author Hunter : EVAN
66
Emulate Everett : ORATE
67
Support for Septien : TEE
68
Electric unit : REL
69
Crosses swamps : WADES
Down
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Dregs of society : RAFF
2
Mixed bag : OLIO
3
A symbol of liberty : BELL
4
Of an epoch : ERAL
5
Lob or putt : STROKE
6
Well liked : POPULAR
7
Oppositionist : ANTI
8
Sonnet's ending : SESTET
9
Excuse at court : ALIBI
10
Brouhaha : MELEE
11
Matinee stars : IDOLS
13
Pinocchio's problem : NOSE
14
Spar : SHADOWBOX
19
Novelist Cather : WILLA
23
Tot : DRAM
24
Changing lines on dresses : HEMS
25
Leave out : OMIT
26
___-Japanese War : SINO
27
Follows too closely : TAILGATES
29
Salk sought some : SERA
32
Norse regal name : OLAV
34
"___ Want for Christmas ... " : ALLI
35
Counsel, once : REDE
36
Fulda feeder : EDER
38
Lanai neighbor : MAUI
40
Analyze ore : ASSAY
43
Football play : LATERAL
46
Bowman : ARCHER
48
Bond held by a third party : ESCROW
49
Cheerful : RIANT
50
Come afterward : ENSUE
51
Type of board : PASTE
53
Tied : EVEN
56
"___ a good day!" : HAVE
57
Olympic queen : HERA
58
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
59
Cloy : SATE
60
Argus features : EYES

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1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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