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Mary Grow
Mary Grow

COMMON MARKET

New York Times, Sunday, August 4, 1963

106-Down : Group of seven.

Author:
Mary E. Grow
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 71, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 539 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 130, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Mary Grow has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Mary E. Grow is an alias for Mary Grow.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,117
Across
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A pouf. : OTTOMAN
8
Dark marble. : BASALT
14
Syrian city. : ALEPPO
20
Hodgepodge : FARRAGO
21
Musical Dickens. : OLIVER
22
Famed name in opera. : FARRAR
23
Holidays. : FIESTAS
24
Ferber novel. : SARATOGATRUNK
26
___ Newburg. : ALA
27
Wading birds. : STILTS
29
Gathers. : SHIRRS
30
Masefield heroine. : NAN
31
Bird's call. : NOTE
33
Greek goddess of war. : ENYO
34
End: Prefix. : TELO
35
Dotted, as with stars: Her. : SEME
36
Eurydice. : DRYAD
38
Elder statesmen of Japan. : GENRO
41
Shoshone. : UTE
43
Say grace. : PRAY
44
The old ___. : SOD
46
Moves swiftly. : SCUDS
48
Dome over a Buddhist. : STUPA
50
Sound reproduction. : STEREO
53
River of the Rove Tunnel. : RHONE
55
Bright colors. : ORANGES
59
Elegant carriages. : BERLINS
60
Sorties for the housewife. : ERRANDS
62
Tropical vine. : LIANA
63
___ de France. : ILE
64
Inner part of anc. temple. : CELLA
66
Yearn (for). : SIGH
67
Monotheistic religion. : ISLAM
68
English actor, 1787-1833. : KEAN
70
Poles. : BOOMS
72
Peruvian camel. : LLAMA
75
The Himalayas. : HUMP
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A kind of paper. : INDIA
78
Composition. : OPUS
80
Golfer's choice. : IRONS
82
Honey. : MEL
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Ohio city. : NILES
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Fauna. : ANIMALS
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Sink plug. : STOPPLE
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A kind of lettuce. : ICEBERG
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Anc. Hebrew dry measure. : EPHAH
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Psalmist's words. : SELAHS
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Take over. : USURP
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Chokes up with sand. : SILTS
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Lima coin. : SOL
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Spout. : GUSH
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Go, in Scotland. : GAE
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Sam Weller's calling. : BOOTS
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Part of the U. S. : NORTH
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Soup ingredient, in the Orient. : AGAR
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Humbug. : FLAM
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The real thing. : FACT
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Angry: Colloq. : SORE
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Lace of France. : VAL
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Specify distinctly. : DEFINE
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Silky dog. : AFGHAN
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Religious denomination: Abbr. : BAP
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Garb for Sherlock Holmes. : INVERNESSCAPE
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Distinguished. : EMINENT
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Thought highly of. : ADORED
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Obtain. : SECURE
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Domestic fowl. : MINORCA
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Bairns. : LASSES
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Cheers. : ELATES
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On the qui vive. : ALERTED
Down
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___ on. : OFFAND
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Busy man in Hong Kong. : TAILOR
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Compact. : TREATY
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Noun suffixes. : ORS
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Papier-mâché items, in printing. : MATS
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Size of type. : AGATE
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Moving forward. : NOSING
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Menu item. : BOSTONCREAMPIE
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Exclamation of pity. : ALAS
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Winston or Laurence. : SIR
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Nautical call. : AVAST
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Oblivion. : LETHE
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A son of Priam. : TROILUS
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"___ Country." : AFAR
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Map lines: Abbr. : LATS
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Misjudge. : ERR
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Garden tool. : PRUNER
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A kind of hat. : PANAMA
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County of Scotland. : ORKNEY
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Caves. : GROTTOS
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Lixiviums. : LYES
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Canvas prop. : EASEL
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A kind of onion. : SPANISH
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Greek order of architecture. : DORIC
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Important industrial region. : RUHR
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Incense, spice, etc. : ODORS
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France et al.: Abbr. : EUR
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Huge star in Cygnus. : DENEB
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Escargot. : SNAIL
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Ancient language. : PALI
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Like the moon. : SELENIC
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Foot lever. : TREADLE
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Where Frogner Park is. : OSLO
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Confections. : ENGLISHTOFFEES
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Prance, à la Lewis Carroll. : GALUMPH
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Glazes. : ENAMELS
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Introductory offer. : SAMPLE
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Garment of a sort. : BIKINI
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Town near Indore. : DHAR
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Diving bird. : LOON
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American theologian. : NIEBUHR
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Mine pits. : SUMPS
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Muskeg. : MOSS
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Poker items. : ANTES
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Suffixes for enzymes. : ASES
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Title meaning "master." : SAHIB
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A wise man. : SOLON
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Armor clasp. : AGRAFFE
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French composer. : LALO
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Sailing port for Columbus. : PALOS
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Kerman. : RUG
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Fur cloak. : PELISSE
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Cervine animal. : STAG
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Crocodile of India. : GAVIAL
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Congo's neighbor. : UGANDA
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Rounds of applause. : SALVOS
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Diagram. : SCHEMA
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A Kennedy. : ROBERT
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Magic sleep. : TRANCE
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Group of seven. : HEPTAD
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Man's name. : ANSEL
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Goal for many people. : MECCA
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Language of Ceylon. : TAMIL
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Endure: Scot. : DREE
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Limits. : ENDS
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Sour: Fr. : APRE
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___ to five. : NINE
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Vocalized pauses. : ERS
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Self: Prefix. : AUT
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Lie's land: Abbr. : NOR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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