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New York Times, Monday, December 25, 1967

22-Across : Holy day.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 40.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,708
Across
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First word of Wesley Christmas hymn. : HARK
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Gambol. : CAPER
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Norse name. : LEIF
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___ effort. : AFOR
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Famed baritone. : AMATO
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Juvenile heroine. : OZMA
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Branches: Biol. : RAMI
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Bangkok's river. : MENAM
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Legal paper. : WRIT
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Vixen's partner. : PRANCER
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Holy day. : SABBATH
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Holiday menu favorite. : GOOSE
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Conjunction. : NOR
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Kingdoms. : REALMS
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Well-known saint. : NICHOLAS
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"On ___ by a river ... " : ATREE
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Make eyes (at). : OGLE
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Message of a kind. : WIRE
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Girl's name. : MAE
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Like the Rockefeller Center tree. : TALLEST
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11th cen. date. : MIV
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Abounding in certain trees. : PINY
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Side dish. : PEAS
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Bring up. : RAISE
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Virginia city. : STAUNTON
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Feather ___. : DUSTER
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Hawaiian symbol. : LEI
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Metallic waste. : DROSS
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Official journal. : GAZETTE
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Kind of furniture. : ANTIQUE
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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Motorist's maneuver. : UTURN
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Kittiwake. : GULL
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Outside: Prefix. : ECTO
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Recipient of a gift. : DONEE
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Ship of 1492. : NINA
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Tangled mass. : SHAG
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Finisher. : ENDER
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Bridge. : SPAN
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Orchestral instrument. : HARP
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At a distance. : AFAR
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City on the Tevere. : ROMA
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Kriss ___. : KRINGLE
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Small medallions. : CAMEOS
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Yankees: Abbr. : AMERS
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Roaster. : PAN
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Certain novels. : ROMANCES
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Egghead's opposite. : LOWBROW
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Book of the Old Testament. : EZRA
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Copy: Abbr. : IMIT
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Fashion name. : FATH
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Cupid's partner. : COMET
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Where Prague is: Abbr. : BOH
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"Scepter'd isle." : ENGLAND
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Some aisles. : RAMPS
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Part of "etre." : ETAIT
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Sports site. : ARENA
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Parts of France. : ILES
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Extent. : LIMIT
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Come up. : ARISE
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Separate. : SEVER
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Bread spread. : OLEO
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Talent. : APTITUDE
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Have faith. : TRUST
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Ancient symbol of Christmas. : YULELOG
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Designates. : ASSIGNS
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Snood. : NET
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Blitzen's partner, German style. : DONNER
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Kind of show. : RAREE
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Comes to an end. : GOES
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Doorway structure. : ARCH
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Greek letter. : ZETA
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Shelley's school. : ETON
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Bon mot. : QUIP
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Arm bone. : ULNA
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Gallic ardor. : ELAN
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German conjunction. : UND

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