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Hallie Parsons
Hallie Parsons
Gerald Parsons
Gerald Parsons

New York Times, Saturday, April 17, 1976

Author:
Hallie & Gerald Parsons
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { G J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Grid flow: 26.5
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,744
Across
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Cone of silver : PINA
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Soothe : SALVE
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Word with peril : DIRE
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Finishes off a cake : ICES
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Scopes event : TRIAL
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Patent base : IDEA
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Soft ___ : SOAP
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Beauty-parlor job : RINSE
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Essential part : MEAT
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Direct opposite : ANTIPODE
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Smoke and fog : VAPORS
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Hot ___ : ROD
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Pail handle : BAIL
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Soaked : STEEPED
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Certifies : ATTESTS
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Calling and playing : CARDS
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Common French verb : ETRE
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Mideast leader : SHAH
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Altar of the sky : ARA
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Worked with Mata Hari : SPIED
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___ carte : ALA
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Sub ___ : ROSA
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Goes one better : TOPS
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Joint of beef : BARON
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Outstanding : STELLAR
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Downpour : TORRENT
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Caustic : TART
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Through : PER
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Germany has a black one : FOREST
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Installed the shish kebab : SKEWERED
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By any chance : EVER
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Coat fur : LAPIN
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Hindu wear : SARI
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Unaspirated consonant : LENE
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Kind of type : ELITE
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Round ___ : TRIP
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Stepped on : TROD
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Entertained : DINED
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Word with souci or serif : SANS
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Campanile city : PISA
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Picture : ICON
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Straight : NEAT
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Had hopes : ASPIRED
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Walked confidently : STRODE
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Jejune : ARID
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Bee or pipe : LINE
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Duct : VAS
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Type of railway : ELEVATED
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Golf-ball features : DIMPLES
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Thought: Prefix : IDEO
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Raise : REAR
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Diner sign : EATS
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Cork sounds : POPS
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River islet : AIT
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Most desolate : BAREST
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Marks : SCARS
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Fortune-telling card : TAROT
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Remove : ERASE
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Behave : DEPORT
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Kind of cropper : SHARE
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Eagle feature : TALON
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Large stein : SHANT
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___ over (topple) : TIP
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Frightened : STARTLED
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Did a tailoring job : ALTERED
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Concoct : BREW
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Station-house listings : ARRESTS
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___ Vegas : LAS
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Made the first bid : OPENED
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Hat material : FELT
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"___ There" : OVER
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Italian river : RENO
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Joyride : SPIN
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Bird of prey : KITE
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___ avis : RARA
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"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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Pickpockets : DIPS
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Fatima's husband : ALI

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