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New York Times, Tuesday, January 6, 1970

42-Down : Scatters

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,451
Across
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Au lait or noir : CAFE
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Entreat : PLEAD
10
Ostrichlike bird : RHEA
14
Climax : APEX
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Chain of hills : RIDGE
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Fish : EELS
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Tide stage : NEAP
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Ardent : EAGER
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Large vessel : CASK
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Knightly activity : ERRANTRY
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Omits : ELIDES
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Word of disdain : NUTS
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Scheme : PLOT
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Diverse : SUNDRY
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Appropriate : SUITABLE
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Fretful : CROSS
34
Chagall : MARC
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Come into view : LOOM
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Tune : AIR
37
"I" men : EGOISTS
40
Egg: Prefix : OVI
41
Arithmetic word : LESS
43
Old alphabet sign : RUNE
44
Cowboy's helper : HAZER
46
Peanut eater : ELEPHANT
48
Pet : CARESS
49
Go on : RANT
50
Contented sound : PURR
51
Most depressed : BLUEST
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Lurched : CAREENED
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Turner : LANA
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Portray a role : ENACT
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___ pop : SODA
62
Greedy : AVID
63
House parts : EAVES
64
Small children : TADS
65
Mutuel tickets : BETS
66
Shabby : SEEDY
67
Persian V.I.P. : SHAH
Down
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Kind of brake : CANE
2
Unoriginal one : APER
3
Dread : FEAR
4
Dilates : EXPANDS
5
A kind of pass : PRETTY
6
Unreliable people : LIARS
7
Snappish : EDGY
8
Period of time : AGE
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Neglectful : DERELICT
10
Carnegie Hall offering : RECITAL
11
Top : HEAD
12
Other : ELSE
13
Seeks information : ASKS
21
Attend to : NURSE
23
Building site : LOT
25
Pucker : PURSE
26
Ascend : SCALE
27
Biblical archangel : URIEL
28
Scandinavian : NORSE
29
Nicholas, for one : SAINT
30
Redeye : BOOZE
31
Delights in : LOVES
32
Eastern princes : EMIRS
34
Horse : MOUNT
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Recipients of deeds : GRANTEES
39
Have in common : SHARE
42
Scatters : SPREADS
45
Stops : ARRESTS
47
Common verb : HAS
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Gesture of respect : CURTSY
50
Walked : PACED
51
Spill the beans : BLAB
52
Wash : LAVE
53
Army group : UNIT
54
Hollow out : CAVE
55
Biblical patriarch : NOAH
56
Icelandic work : EDDA
57
Punctuation mark : DASH
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Scottish negative : NAE

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