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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Tuesday, July 15, 1986

10-Down : Selective Service group

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, 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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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,398
Across
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Angler's device : FLOAT
6
Fur scarfs : BOAS
10
Tot : DRAM
14
Hogback : RIDGE
15
Charisma : AURA
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Network of nerves : RETE
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Mideast title : AMEER
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Fret : STEW
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Colliers' coolers : ALES
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Roofed area between a house and garage : BREEZEWAY
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Satyr's cousin : FAUN
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Arias, often : SOLI
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Copy from an original : ECTYPE
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Formosa, today : TAIWAN
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Pulsate : THROB
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Vedic god of fire : AGNI
33
Alternative word : ELSE
35
Sheriff's group : POSSE
39
Funnel-shaped threat : TORNADO
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Changed crops : ROTATED
43
Bagnold and Markey : ENIDS
44
Vault : LEAP
46
Something to play : ROLE
47
Foolish : SILLY
49
Ultimate goal : ENDALL
51
Deny : REFUSE
54
Prefix for dollars : EURO
56
Hebrew month : ADAR
57
Pertaining to taste : GUSTATORY
62
Piece of peat : TURF
63
Not worth ___ (valueless) : ASOU
64
Like Harvard Yard : IVIED
66
"___ homo!" : ECCE
67
Yukon, e.g.: Abbr. : TERR
68
Division of a Dante work : CANTO
69
Nostradamus was one : SEER
70
TV's Jeannie : EDEN
71
Ill. watch center : ELGIN
Down
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Browning's "___ Lippo Lippi" : FRA
2
Branch : LIMB
3
Polish boundary river : ODER
4
Writer James : AGEE
5
Spanish saint : TERESA
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Rhine city : BASEL
7
Exceeds in cleverness : OUTWITS
8
Sector : AREA
9
Twain lad : SAWYER
10
Selective Service group : DRAFTBOARD
11
One of the races : RELAY
12
Devoured : ATEUP
13
Middle, in law : MESNE
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Restricted in use : ZONED
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Egyptian Christian : COPT
26
London gallery : TATE
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Stravinsky ballet : AGON
28
Letters at Cavalry : INRI
29
Sea-to-shore athlete : WINDSURFER
31
Wife of Zeus : HERA
34
Laze : LOLL
36
Colonnade : STOA
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Order to a broker : SELL
38
Pulitzer Prize biographer : EDEL
40
Sale caveat : ASIS
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Verdi's forte : OPERA
45
Offensive sight : EYESORE
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Papal envoy : LEGATE
50
Observe : NOTICE
51
Charges : RATES
52
Elicit : EDUCE
53
Slapstick vehicle : FARCE
55
About-face movement for a driver : UTURN
58
___-car lot : USED
59
Yale Bowl, e.g. : OVAL
60
Wagnerian theme : RING
61
Nepalese apparition : YETI
65
Rickles or Meredith : DON

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

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