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New York Times, Monday, January 25, 1965

8-Down : Taps used in collecting maple sap.

Author:
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Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 34.2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,657
Across
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Egyptian symbols. : SCARABS
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Garden daisies. : SHASTAS
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Long-lasting. : CHRONIC
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___ Marshes, in central Italy. : PONTINE
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Kitchen utensil. : ROASTER
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Kindles. : IGNITES
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McNamara's concern. : ARMY
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Relatives of staples. : NAILS
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Nicaraguan Indian. : RAMA
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Rural sound. : MAA
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Author of "Israfel." : POE
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___ de plume. : NOM
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Plant stem used for grafting. : SLIP
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Verb inflection. : TENSE
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Tendril. : BINE
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Bakery items. : ECLAIRS
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Relatives. : NIECES
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Oriental notables. : AGAS
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Far East boat. : PROA
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Cake makings. : BATTER
40
More lordly. : PROUDER
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Oh dear! : ALAS
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Arabian gazelle. : ARIEL
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Haughty one. : SNOB
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Part of the Air Force. : SAC
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High in tone. : ALT
50
Knight. : SIR
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Give forth. : EMIT
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Office worker. : FILER
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In addition. : ELSE
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Inducements. : MOTIVES
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Acid salt. : NITRATE
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Flatter. : ADULATE
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Not primary. : DERIVED
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Cuddles. : NESTLES
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Bakery machines. : SLICERS
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Makes oneself scarce. : SCRAMS
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Hymn tune. : CHORALE
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Language of Biblical times. : ARAMAIC
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Blushing. : ROSY
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Hexapod. : ANT
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Well: Fr. : BIEN
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Road graders. : SCRAPERS
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Taps used in collecting maple sap. : SPILES
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Farm animals. : HOGS
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New England cape. : ANN
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Pother: Colloq. : STIR
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Colossal. : TITANIC
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Spring bloom. : ANEMONE
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Oriental seeds. : SESAMES
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Certain particles. : IONS
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City maps. : PLATS
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Part of the crown jewels. : TIARA
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Register. : ENROL
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Ornaments. : BEADS
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Come of ___. : AGE
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Note of a sort. : IOU
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Lays claim (to). : PRETENDS
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Infielder. : BASEMAN
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Menu phrase. : ALAMODE
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Roman historian, circa 100 A.D. : TACITUS
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Tablet's cousin. : PILL
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Deprive of freedom. : ENSLAVE
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Be lively and noisy. : ROISTER
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Work incentives. : RAISES
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Is the source of. : BREEDS
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Joust. : TILT
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Entertain. : FETE
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Cambodian piastre. : RIEL
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Valiant Viking. : ERIC
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French lace, for short. : VAL
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Numerical prefix. : TRI

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