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New York Times, Thursday, May 16, 1963

16-Across : Most favorable.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { H J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,037
Across
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Island resort. : NASSAU
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Fourpence, in old England. : GROAT
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Translucent. : OPALINE
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Circus man. : TRAINER
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Most favorable. : OPTIMAL
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Sketch. : OUTLINE
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"___ now." : DOIT
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Carpenter's tool. : PLANE
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Small mollusk. : SLUG
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___ Fail, Irish coronation stone. : LIA
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Excited. : ATINGLE
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City in Korea. : IRI
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Become a member. : ENTER
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Shade of green. : PEA
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Horses' hair. : MANES
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Most apprehensive. : TENSEST
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Features of Wales. : MINES
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Granular snow. : NEVE
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Apostle. : MARK
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Indigenous animals. : FAUNA
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Places. : LOCALES
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Forearm bones. : RADII
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Kind of shell. : POD
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Purposeful. : TELIC
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Eggs: Lat. : OVA
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Firearm. : CARBINE
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Wave: Sp. : OLA
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Book. : TOME
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Holiday fare. : GOOSE
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Passed quickly. : SPED
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Beginnings. : ORIGINS
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Whipped cream, for one. : TOPPING
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Escort. : RETINUE
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Proclaim. : ENOUNCE
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Clerical posts. : DESKS
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Thrush. : SINGER
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Head: Slang. : NOODLE
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Name. : APPOINT
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Cloy. : SATIATE
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Louver. : SLIT
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Purpose. : AIM
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Not suitable. : UNAPT
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Supper for Oliver. : GRUEL
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Pompadour roll. : RAT
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Paintings. : OILS
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Dyestuff. : ANILINE
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Holdings. : TENURES
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Geometrical figure. : ELLIPSE
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The Friendly Islands. : TONGA
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St. ___ River, in the Adirondacks. : REGIS
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Swiss-French author. : ANET
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Element in many a whodunit. : ARSENIC
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Eastern realm. : EMIRATE
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Emptiness of spirit. : ENNUI
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Tarsus. : ANKLE
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Heroine of 1852. : EVA
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Familiar term of address. : MAC
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Figure in the fashion world. : MODISTE
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Privileged. : FAVORED
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Human being. : ADAMITE
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Timber wolf. : LOBO
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Running off. : ELOPING
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Tacit omission. : SILENCE
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Part of a dynamo. : ROTOR
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Ordinary language. : PROSE
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Free loader. : CADGER
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Lamb: Lat. : AGNUS
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Bright lights. : NEONS
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Auspices. : EGIS
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Describing some fabrics. : SPUN
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Artist's medium. : INK
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Food of a sort. : POI

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