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New York Times, Monday, November 27, 1967

25-Across : Luau instrument.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,680
Across
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Fragment. : SCRAP
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Delicious. : APPLE
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Buccaneer. : PIRATE
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Draws off gradually. : DRAINS
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Minor deity. : DEMIGOD
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Part of a cowboy costume. : HOLSTER
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Spring bloom. : IRIS
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Small sums. : MITES
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Novice: Var. : TIRO
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Swallows eagerly. : GULPS
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Triangular piece. : GORE
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Confidential advice. : TIP
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Luau instrument. : UKE
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Complainer. : CARPER
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Mirth. : GLEE
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Bothered. : PESTERED
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Invoke divine care. : BLESS
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Meddle. : INTERFERE
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Meager. : SCANT
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Makes plans. : ARRANGES
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Nosegay. : POSY
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The things "that be." : POWERS
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Ghostly sound. : RAP
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Home of the ibex. : ALP
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Prayers. : AVES
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Bowling term. : SPARE
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Ship's berth. : SLIP
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Fresh-water fish. : PERCH
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British princess. : ANNE
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Orbiter of Venus. : MARINER
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Unit of magnetic intensity. : OERSTED
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Slow down. : RETARD
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Rubbed out. : ERASED
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One's unsupported word: Colloq. : SAYSO
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Emulated Dorcas. : SEWED
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Good as gold, and others. : SIMILES
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Bracing. : CRISP
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One kind of doll. : RAG
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Power source. : ATOM
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Family tree. : PEDIGREE
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Stick. : ADHERE
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Writer of tedious style. : PROSER
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Chum. : PAL
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Incline to one side. : LIST
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Give claim to. : ENTITLE
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Old-time headdress. : PERUKE
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Three consecutive games in bowling. : SERIES
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Unearth. : DIGUP
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Ratlines. : ROPES
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First-class. : TOPDRAWER
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Fragrance. : SCENT
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Dexterity. : ART
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Narrow valley. : GLEN
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On the small side. : TINY
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Yellow alloy. : BRASS
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Paintings on plaster. : FRESCOES
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Miscalculate. : ERR
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Sudden burst of activity. : SPASM
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Turtle neck. : COLLAR
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Has ambitions. : ASPIRES
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Bestowed. : GRANTED
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Was worthy of. : EARNED
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Modern fetish. : SPEED
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Reading matter. : PAPERS
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Work too hard. : OVERDO
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Outmoded. : PASSE
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Fiber-yielding plant. : PITA
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On earth. : HERE
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One way to vote. : NAY
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Weather word. : RAW

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