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New York Times, Friday, October 28, 1966

22-Across : 2/3 mile, in Russia.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,285
Across
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Moon goddess. : SELENE
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Posted. : MAILED
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Ecclesiastes author. : SOLOMON
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Pope Paul VI's family name. : MONTINI
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Eskimo, for example. : AMERIND
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Deeply felt. : INTENSE
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Bacchic get-together. : REVEL
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Anna of art. : MOSES
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Destroy the inside of. : GUT
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___ impasse. : ATAN
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2/3 mile, in Russia. : VERST
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Apart from anything else. : MERE
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Farceur. : WIT
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Edouard of art. : MANET
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Inveigled. : LURED
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Outside of ethics. : AMORAL
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Pinch bar, for example. : LEVER
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Fingernail component. : KERATIN
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Heartthrob. : PITAPAT
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Treadle. : PEDAL
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University at New Orleans. : TULANE
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Out of bed. : ASTIR
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Concise summary: Colloq. : RECAP
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Border. : RIM
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Herring's cousin. : SHAD
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Special-purpose basket. : CREEL
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Move furiously. : RAMP
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Hold a session. : SIT
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Compassion. : HEART
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Symbol of distinction. : MEDAL
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Plead. : ENTREAT
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Part of a historic motto, 1789. : EGALITE
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Press statement. : RELEASE
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Ancient monarch. : RAMESES
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Shrill. : TREBLE
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Subsided. : ABATED
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In the future. : SOMETIME
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Warehouse for grain. : ELEVATOR
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Sophia. : LOREN
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Man's name. : EMIL
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Common prefix. : NON
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Old-time comics. : ENDMEN
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Claude of art. : MONET
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Aardvark's meal. : ANTS
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Common suffix. : ITE
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Procrastinate. : LINGER
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Guarantee. : ENSURE
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Avoided certain foods. : DIETED
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Part of Borneo. : SARAWAK
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Blunder. : MISSTEP
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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Sound. : VALID
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Style of painting. : MURAL
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Mother: Brit. : MATER
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Lessening of effort. : LETUP
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Swift. : RAPID
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Essential. : VITAL
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Relate. : NARRATE
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Place of great felicity. : PARADISE
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Gay. : ANIMATED
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Angkor Wat and others. : TEMPLES
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Wanton look. : LEER
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Lay it on the line. : ASSERT
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Minnow. : SHINER
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Idle talk. : TATTLE
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Others: Lat. : CETERA
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Discontinue. : CEASE
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Find a new tenant. : RELET
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Remedy. : HEAL
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Relative of 25 Down. : MAMA
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Johnny ___. : REB
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Talker's gift. : GAB

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