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New York Times, Friday, January 15, 1960

18-Across : French West Indies twin island.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 82, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.61, Missing: { F J X }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Grid flow: 32.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,836
Across
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Chief tributary of the Volga. : KAMA
5
Family member. : MAMA
9
Port of Iraq. : BASRA
14
Eden dweller. : ADAM
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Black. : EBON
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Hold fast: Naut. : BELAY
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___ one's time. : BIDE
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French West Indies twin island. : GUADELOUPE
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Country of the Bantu. : UGANDA
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Not so much. : LESS
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Limb. : LEG
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Inlet from the sea. : ARM
27
Philippine archipelago. : SULU
29
With milk: Fr. : AULAIT
32
Cheerless. : DISMAL
36
Part of Paris. : PASSY
38
Cut into small cubes. : DICED
40
Swedish name for Turku. : ABO
41
Rudiments. : ABCS
42
Pole used in Gaelic games. : CABER
43
Island group, W. Pacific. : TRUK
44
Meadow. : LEA
45
Meaner. : BASER
46
___ fruitti. : TUTTI
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Liverpool's river. : MERSEY
49
One of the Society Islands. : TAHITI
51
___ Mater. : ALMA
53
Irish Sea island. : MAN
54
Sea force: Abbr. : NAV
57
Intimate friend. : CHUM
60
Query. : ASK
62
American elk. : WAPITI
64
West Indies island. : HISPANIOLA
67
Bluish-green. : AQUA
68
Opera recordings. : ARIAS
69
Et ___. : ALII
70
Ringlet. : CURL
71
Cathedral officials. : DEANS
72
Fascist. : NAZI
73
Knows: Scot. : KENS
Down
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Capital of Afghanistan. : KABUL
2
River into Gulf of Venice. : ADIGE
3
Indian Ocean island. : MADAGASCAR
4
Sobeit. : AMEN
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Ancient city near Athens. : MEGARA
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Arabic word for "father." : ABU
7
Castle ditch. : MOAT
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S. A. mountains. : ANDES
9
Large container: Abbr. : BBL
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Wind-god of Greek myth. : AEOLUS
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Twist. : SLUE
12
Knocks. : RAPS
13
Certain votes. : AYES
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One who escapes. : ELUDER
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Popular M. C. and newscaster. : DALY
26
King with the "golden touch." : MIDAS
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Cover. : LID
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The Senate: Abbr. : USS
31
India's neighbor. : TIBET
33
West Indies island. : MARTINIQUE
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Touch (on). : ABUT
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Norse god. : LOKI
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Symbol of victory. : PALM
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___ in one's bonnet. : ABEE
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One of the Molucca Islands. : CERAM
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Jamaican island. : CAYMAN
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King ___. : TUT
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___ canto. : BEL
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : TINA
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Japanese skiff. : SAMPAN
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Fiftieth state. : HAWAII
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Native of 1 Down. : ASIAN
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To ___ (to just the right degree). : ATURN
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Small bottles. : VIALS
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African lake. : CHAD
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Engage. : HIRE
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Our information outfit: Abbr. : USIA
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Peninsula of N. Europe. : KOLA
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United group. : PACK
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Beast of burden. : ASS
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Nickname for a queen. : LIZ

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