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New York Times, Thursday, January 2, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 47.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,082
Across
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Prohibit. : DEBAR
6
Shepherd king. : DAVID
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Bridge holdings. : TENACES
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Penzance people. : PIRATES
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Border lake. : ONTARIO
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Perturb. : AGITATE
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Ogre's word. : FIE
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Angered. : ENRAGED
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Civil War name. : LEE
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Commuter's concern. : FARES
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Tropical trees. : EBOS
24
Erie R. R. speculator. : FISK
25
Mistake. : SLIP
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Haggard's Ayesha. : SHE
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Goodies. : TREATS
29
Small cuttings. : SNIPPETS
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Sea birds. : ERNS
33
Chinese sauce. : SOYA
34
Trolley. : TRAM
36
In-the-bucket item. : DROP
38
Visionaries. : DREAMERS
42
Degrees. : GRADES
44
Eye. : ORB
45
Require. : NEED
47
Split. : RIVE
48
Ring. : PEAL
50
Ringo. : STARR
51
Hail. : AVE
52
Name for New Hampshire. : GRANITE
54
Meadow. : LEA
55
Spanish women. : SENORAS
57
Zero. : NOTHING
59
Confection. : PRALINE
60
Tumblers. : GLASSES
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Specialized talk. : SLANG
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Latvia natives. : LETTS
Down
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Peter made three. : DENIALS
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Join the fun. : ENTERIN
3
Meadow sound. : BAA
4
Sheridan's Bob ___. : ACRES
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Check. : REIN
6
Compendium. : DIGEST
7
Dry. : ARID
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Keeve. : VAT
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Marconi, for one. : ITALIAN
10
Abhors. : DETESTS
11
British dandies. : TOFFS
12
Disgruntled guy. : SOREHEAD
13
Half a Samoan port. : PAGO
14
Looks for. : SEEKS
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Support. : ABET
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Incident. : EPISODE
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Turbulence. : FERMENT
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Agent. : SPY
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Paper unit. : REAM
30
English poet. : POPE
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Silver. : STERLING
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Mortar-mixing device. : RAB
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Golf clubs. : DRIVERS
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"Show Boat" character. : RAVENAL
39
Horse. : ROAN
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Forceful writer. : REALIST
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Tranquil expanses. : SERENES
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Understand. : GRASP
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Leaped up. : SPRANG
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Becomes dull. : DRAGS
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Comfort. : EASE
50
Bristles. : SETAE
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Smile. : GRIN
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Kind of road. : TOLL
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Palm leaf. : OLA
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Presidential initials. : HST

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