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New York Times, Monday, April 27, 1964

21-Across : Military man: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 241 (avg 1.28)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 1
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,384
Across
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Daisy. : SHASTA
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Superior. : UPPER
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Veteran actor. : HORTON
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Republican in the running. : STASSEN
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Certainly. : INDEED
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Of a branch of military science. : LOGISTIC
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Fish delicacy. : ROE
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Arrange. : SETUP
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Military man: Slang. : SARGE
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Sea birds. : ERNS
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Jordan's neighbor. : SYRIA
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Mystical system of the East. : YOGA
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Begin. : SETIN
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Song by Asaph. : PSALM
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Literary initials. : RLS
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Back of the neck. : NAPE
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Tenant. : LESSEE
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Chose. : ELECTED
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Thin surface layers. : VENEERS
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Type of TV program. : REPEAT
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"And there is no truth ___." : INUS
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"Where ___?" : AMI
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Disabled. : LAMED
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Relative of 25 Down. : STEVE
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Ancient capital of Elam. : SUSA
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Asian priests. : LAMAS
54
Great Barrier Reef, N. Z. : OTEA
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Undermine. : ERODE
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Fish parts. : GILLS
59
Part of Canada: Abbr. : ONT
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Fragrant. : REDOLENT
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Type of rock. : OOLITE
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Earnest. : SERIOUS
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Laborer. : TOILER
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Gaelic names. : SEANS
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Palfreys. : STEEDS
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Devon and others. : SHIRES
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Balzac. : HONORE
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Passionate. : ARDENT
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
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Darned places. : TOES
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Vicuña's habitat. : ANDES
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Ideal state. : UTOPIA
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Leoncavallo opera, for short. : PAG
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Greek letters. : PSIS
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Composition. : ESSAY
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Bent downward: Biol. : RETRORSE
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Musical effects. : SLURS
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Trifler. : NIGGLER
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Concludes. : CEASES
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Printed. : TYPED
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In the time past. : SINCE
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Famous Vermonter. : ALLEN
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Brazilian port. : NATAL
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Food lists. : MENUS
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Flower part. : PETAL
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Sixth: It. : SESTO
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Pencil part. : ERASER
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Ghosts of ancient Rome. : LEMURES
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Incidents. : EPISODES
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American playwright. : VIDAL
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Large: Lat. : MAGNUS
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Gives forth. : EMITS
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Star, in France. : ETOILE
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Gave expression to, as feelings. : VENTED
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Diners. : EATERS
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Revere. : ADORE
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Apertures. : SLOTS
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Kazan. : ELIA
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Lampblack. : SOOT
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Two or more eras. : EON
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Rest. : LIE

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