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New York Times, Monday, October 30, 1972

20-Across : Mahalia Jackson's forte

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 32.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,479
Across
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Pre-duel move : SLAP
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District of Paris : PASSY
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River of New Mexico : MORA
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City of Kansas : IOLA
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Kind of indigestion : ACUTE
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Land of shahs : IRAN
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Castle guard : MOAT
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Partner of tease : STRIP
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Ointment : NARD
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Mahalia Jackson's forte : SPIRITUAL
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Dental job : INLAY
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Olive genus : OLEA
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Wash : LAVE
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Priest's vestment : ALB
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Fitzgerald : ELLA
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Spoke huskily : RASPED
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George Eliot hero : SILAS
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Steed that helped open West : IRONHORSE
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Currier's friend : IVES
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Field crossing : STILE
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So long! : TATA
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Demolished : DESTROYED
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Half a German spa : BADEN
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Access : ENTREE
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Utah's flower : SEGO
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Steel-furnace input : ORE
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Kiln : OAST
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Valueless : NULL
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Jump : BOUND
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Familiarize : HABITUATE
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Cooking pot : OLLA
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Big shot : MOGUL
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Paris station : GARE
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Diner's guide : MENU
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On one's toes : ALERT
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Of an epoch : ERAL
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Gravy holder : BOAT
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Overgrown with rushes : SEDGY
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Twilled fabrics : REPS
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U. S. admiral of W. W. I : SIMS
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Plane-stunter's maneuver : LOOP
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Father: Prefix : PATRO
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Soft shade : PASTEL
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Fact : ACTUALITY
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Koran chapter : SURA
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Moonshine gear : STILL
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Slangy agreement : YEP
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Fats's home : MINNESOTA
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Test : ORAL
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___ avis : RARA
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Williams : ANDY
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___ du Salut : ILES
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Biblical city : IVAH
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English composer : ARNE
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Actor's remark : ASIDE
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Perk up : LIVEN
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Hallowed : BLEST
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Zodiac sign : ARIES
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Madrid sight : PRADO
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Chemical compound : ESTER
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U. S. diplomat Silas : DEANE
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Shepard or Glenn : ASTRONAUT
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Artist Claes : OLDENBURG
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Old wooden tubs : SOES
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Make out : READ
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Change parties : BOLT
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Court plea : GUILTY
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Oar pin : THOLE
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German pistol : LUGER
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Flop on Broadway : BOMB
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Table spread : OLEO
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Arm bone : ULNA
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Matured : AGED
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Swiss river : AARE
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Booby ___ : TRAP
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Fish : EELS
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College degrees : MAS

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