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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Thursday, August 27, 1987

5-Down : A West Point graduate

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 317 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,806
Across
1
Ice-cream flavor : MOCHA
6
Box : SPAR
10
Injury : HARM
14
"Oklahoma!" aunt : ELLER
15
Deli offering : HERO
16
State or river : OHIO
17
Frighten : ALARM
18
Spoken : ORAL
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N.Z. parrots : KEAS
20
Weak : NAMBYPAMBY
22
Ingests : EATS
23
Lincoln Ctr. attraction : MET
24
Welcome time for employees : PAYDAY
26
Motley crowd : RAGTAG
30
Walk heavily : CLOMP
32
Exhausted : ALLIN
33
Targets for some kickers : GOALPOSTS
37
Suggestive look : LEER
38
"Thoughtful" flower : PANSY
39
Boat's central structure : KEEL
40
Daily dozen : EXERCISES
42
Room in a Greek temple : CELLA
43
Mehitabel's companion : ARCHY
44
Ambush : WAYLAY
45
Sealskin boot : MUKLUK
48
Misspeak : ERR
49
Hillside dugout : ABRI
50
Helplessly; inevitably : WILLYNILLY
57
Leonine sound : ROAR
58
Certain savings accts : IRAS
59
A k a : ALIAS
60
Den : LAIR
61
Moslem judge : CADI
62
"Beau ___": Wren book : GESTE
63
Indian meal : ATTA
64
Patella's location : KNEE
65
Organic compound : ESTER
Down
1
Denote : MEAN
2
Earthenware pot : OLLA
3
Symbol of silence : CLAM
4
Basil, e.g. : HERB
5
A West Point graduate : ARMYMAN
6
Young hog : SHOAT
7
Beautician's specialty, for short : PERM
8
Native of Oman : ARAB
9
Rotund : ROLYPOLY
10
Chicanery : HOKEYPOKEY
11
In the van : AHEAD
12
Lariat : RIATA
13
Like some tree trunks : MOSSY
21
Reade's "___ Woffington" : PEG
25
Elec. unit : AMP
26
Respiratory sound : RALE
27
"Family Ties" member : ALEX
28
Merriment : GLEE
29
Note of a robin or lark : TIRRALIRRA
30
Rabbit : CONEY
31
Girl : LASS
33
Cut : GASH
34
Vend : SELL
35
Anatomical tissue : TELA
36
Destroy : SLAY
38
Dickens character : PICKWICK
41
French vineyard : CRU
42
Slaughter : CARNAGE
44
Twisted : WRY
45
TV actress Gibbs : MARLA
46
W.W. I menace : UBOAT
47
Poisonous snake : KRAIT
48
Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
51
Asian country : IRAN
52
Take on cargo : LADE
53
Small land masses in the Seine : ILES
54
Itemize : LIST
55
Recent : LATE
56
French river : YSER

Answer summary:
2 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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