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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Wednesday, July 21, 1982

25-Down : Party poopers

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, 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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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,943
Across
1
Vatican list : ORDO
5
Gob's gait : ROLL
9
Throb : PANT
13
Ta-ta, in Toulon : ADIEU
14
Reed : OBOE
15
Vaudeville numbers : OLIO
16
Tapestry stitch : PETITPOINT
18
___ jure : IPSO
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Prior to, to Prior : ERE
20
Outlay : COST
21
Situs for an "itis" : TONSIL
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Coiffure element : PART
24
Copper : CENT
25
Overthrow : DEPOSE
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Seized : ARRESTED
32
Gave new life to dead embers : RELIT
33
Inexact, as a translation : FREE
34
Eld : YORE
35
Elburz Mountains locale : IRAN
36
Backpacked : TOTED
37
Goren goal : SLAM
38
Pub order : PINT
39
Atacama adjective : ARID
40
Hawaii, for one : STATE
41
Reverses : SETBACKS
43
Group to whom dictators talk : STENOS
44
Bulky boats : ARKS
45
Watch part : STEM
46
John Q.'s garb in cartoons : BARREL
49
Suit to ___ : ATEE
50
"How Green ___ My Valley" : WAS
53
Extra : OVER
54
Stoutness : EMBONPOINT
57
Union general : RENO
58
Waver : REEL
59
One of the singing Rosses : LANNY
60
Waxed : GREW
61
Boutique sign : SALE
62
Syllogistic word : ERGO
Down
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Border river in Europe : ODER
2
Bar mitzvah is one : RITE
3
Mars and Neptune, to Nero : DEI
4
Pariah : OUTCAST
5
Aviary necessity : ROOST
6
Final notice : OBIT
7
Nol or Chaney : LON
8
Learned : LETTERED
9
Bookie's orderly arithmetic : POINTSYSTEM
10
Bernese, e.g. : ALPS
11
" ... nil ___ bonum" : NISI
12
Unwitting stooge : TOOL
13
Pongo or pongid : APE
17
Ponder : PORE
22
Cardinal number : ONE
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Alaska's northernmost spot : POINTBARROW
24
Nicene ___ : CREED
25
Party poopers : DRIPS
26
Weird : EERIE
27
Confederate in the audience : PLANT
28
N.B.A.'s Gilmore : ARTIS
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White hydrocarbon : TOLAN
30
An associate of Thalia : ERATO
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Communes in Attica : DEMES
33
Tableware : FORKS
36
They make sacks : TACKLERS
40
New England sight : STEEPLE
42
"Ye ___ the salt ... " : ARE
43
Gunnery acronym : STEN
45
Pilfered : STOLE
46
Court star : BORG
47
Verify : AVER
48
Quebec's Lévesque : RENE
49
First victim : ABEL
50
Nut or collar header : WING
51
Part of A.D. : ANNO
52
Pen : STY
55
___ culpa : MEA
56
Sculler's need : OAR

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1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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