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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Friday, September 11, 1987

5-Down : Investigative procedures

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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. 13,821
Across
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Respond to stimuli : REACT
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Record : TAPE
10
Anglo-Saxon bard : SCOP
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Glacial deposit : ESKAR
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High point : APEX
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Melted volcanic rock : LAVA
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANITA
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Feline weather person? : FORECATER
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Political felines? : DEMOCATS
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Experts : MAVENS
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Network staple : NEWS
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Eliot's "cruellest month" : APRIL
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Discriminate : SECERN
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Despotic felines? : AUTOCATS
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Thwart : CROSS
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Vt. Revolutionary soldier : ALLEN
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Banking acronym : IRA
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Weapon for a poilu : ARME
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Stair part : TREAD
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Indigo plant : ANIL
37
Gypsy : ROM
38
Catafalques : BIERS
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Used up : SPENT
40
Wealthy feline? : PLUTOCAT
42
Thickets : COPSES
43
Cuts : NICKS
44
Comedienne from Jamestown, N.Y. : BALL
45
Tap : SPIGOT
47
Begging feline? : MENDICAT
51
Scientific feline? : TECHNOCAT
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French school : ECOLE
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Eram, eras, ___ : ERAT
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Parish priest : CURE
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Textile fiber : RAMIE
57
Seeds : PITS
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Capsize, with "over" : KEEL
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Greek porticoes : STOAS
Down
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Interpret : READ
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Serf of yore : ESNE
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Actor Tamiroff : AKIM
4
Chinese feline? : CATONESE
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Investigative procedures : TRACERS
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Ohio political family : TAFTS
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Mil. addresses : APOS
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According to : PER
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Freed from duty : EXEMPTED
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Bulgarian, e.g. : SLAVIC
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Feline castle mistresses? : CATELAINES
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Kiln : OVEN
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Golf scores : PARS
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Star of "Gigi" : CARON
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Beard of grain : AWN
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Assembly halls : AULAS
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Steep slope : SCARP
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Flynn of films : ERROL
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Feline informant? : COMMUNICAT
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Warn : ALERT
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Threefold : TRINE
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Seasons : SALTS
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Zones : AREAS
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Horological repetition : TICKTOCK
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Feline job-seeker? : APPLICAT
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Caribbean anchovy : BOCON
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Fusible metal alloys : SOLDERS
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Body suit : TIGHTS
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Preserve : CAN
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Asian palm or nut : BETEL
45
Stage : STEP
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Persian elf : PERI
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Female equine : MARE
48
Lake or singer : COMO
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President of Albania : ALIA
50
Golfing areas : TEES
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Hint : CUE

Answer summary:
11 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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