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New York Times, Thursday, June 17, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 38.0
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,978
Across
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Word for heavenly gates : AJAR
5
Popular transformation : WIG
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Ruth and Herman : BABES
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Geodesic ___ : DOME
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___ even keel : ONAN
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Tropical resin : ELEMI
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Tear down : DISMANTLE
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Stiff : RIGID
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Dido : ANTIC
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Bridge position : EAST
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Burst of laughter : GALE
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Like the grasshopper of fable : SHORTSIGHTED
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Simplon Pass locale : ALPS
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Draw : TIE
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Exactly : PAT
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Wire measure : MIL
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Ermine : STOAT
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Hurdles : LEAPS
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Certain college member : ELECTOR
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Item for the glove compartment : ROADMAP
43
Twice-told : STALE
44
Auto outings : SPINS
46
Footing for Eliza : ICE
47
Rubber tree : ULE
49
High, in music : ALT
50
Origin : SEED
51
Irresponsibly : FASTANDLOOSE
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Support : ABET
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Kind of strip : DRAG
58
Menace to fillings : TAFFY
62
Part of a book : COVER
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Caustic : ACIDULOUS
66
Turn inside out : EVERT
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Do a garden job : WEED
68
Gaelic : ERSE
69
Strained : TENSE
70
Compass point : SSE
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Bambi : DEER
Down
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Tributary of the Po : ADDA
2
Unite : JOIN
3
Dutch city: Abbr. : AMST
4
Negligent : REMISS
5
Prevailed : WON
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Decorators' concerns : INTERIORS
7
Pygmalion's work : GALATEA
8
Jujube : BER
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Dismounted : ALIGHTED
10
Produced, Biblically : BEGAT
11
Zola : EMILE
12
Joined forces with : SIDED
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Loch of note : NESS
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Interjection in Bonn : ACH
22
Hint : TIP
25
Banker Kahn : OTTO
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Festivals : GALAS
27
Singer Ed : AMES
28
Cheery song : LILT
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"Not guilty," for one : PLEA
33
Greek pillar : STELA
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"Studs Lonigan" and others : TRILOGIES
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French friend : AMIE
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Tempo : PACE
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Hurried : SPED
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Creates disorder : CLUTTERS
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Hep : ONTO
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Blenheim and Crystal, for two : PALACES
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Tackle's neighbor : END
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Between signed and delivered : SEALED
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Aspect : FACET
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Superior to : ABOVE
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Number for hills or wonders : SEVEN
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Attract : DRAW
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Former actor Erwin : STU
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Golf call : FORE
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Item often blown : FUSE
61
Belgian river : YSER
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Map notation: Abbr. : RTE
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White House initials : DDE

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