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New York Times, Monday, February 7, 1966

36-Across : Mythical mischief-maker.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,022
Across
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Headgear. : TOQUE
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Exchange: Colloq. : SWAP
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Essential thing. : MUST
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Sunburnt. : ADUST
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Post. : MAIL
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Copycat. : APER
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Form of writing, old style. : POESY
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Girl's name. : ALMA
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Part of Paris. : ISSY
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Common verb. : ARE
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Neckwear, proverbially. : MILLSTONES
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Kind of soup. : NOODLE
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1945 conference site. : YALTA
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Crustaceans. : PRAWNS
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Novel girl, 1851. : TOPSY
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Novel heroine, 1834. : IONE
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Campaigner's need. : ISSUE
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Hibernian group. : AOH
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Mythical mischief-maker. : PANDORA
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True substance. : ESSENCE
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Chemistry suffix. : ENE
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Ouida's real name. : RAMEE
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Silk: It. : SETA
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Stinging remarks. : BARBS
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Mexican beverage. : MESCAL
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Santa ___. : ANITA
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Shadowed: Slang. : TAILED
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Eat ___. : LIKEAHORSE
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NATO, for one: Abbr. : ORG
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Small monkey. : TITI
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Barn roof item. : VANE
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Member of a German family. : VATER
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Range part. : OVEN
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"___ love ... " : IMIN
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As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
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Elfin being. : PERI
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Ottoman. : SEAT
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Fabric. : NYLON
Down
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Pacific island cloth. : TAPA
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Perfume. : ODOR
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Furniture style. : QUEENANNE
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Naval abbreviation. : USS
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Primary linguistic form. : ETYMON
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Trivial. : SMALL
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Pocketbooks. : WALLETS
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Goals. : AIMS
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Duckbill. : PLATYPUS
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Principally. : MAINLY
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Surprise, in sports. : UPSET
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Hurry!, in Shakespeare's day. : SESSA
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Essay. : TRY
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Parts of psyches. : IDS
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Watering places. : OASES
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Was in hock. : OWED
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Brier. : PIPE
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Equine. : ROAN
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One name for Hosea. : OSEE
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Metrical foot. : IAMB
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Like some books or speeches. : ANECDOTAL
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Numerical prefix. : OCTA
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Reconcile. : HEAL
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Harangue. : ORATE
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Unusual thing. : RARAAVIS
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In ___ (in existence). : ESSE
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Baltic land. : ESTONIA
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Garment of a kind. : BIKINI
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Common prefix. : MIS
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Game group. : ELEVEN
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Full of energy. : ALIVE
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Chemical salt. : NITER
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Negative verbal form. : ARENT
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Harness part. : HAME
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San ___. : REMO
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Facial expression. : GRIN
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Outdo. : TOP
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Word with how or way. : ANY

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