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Hammond
Hammond

New York Times, Tuesday, June 1, 1976

65-Across : Miss Best

Author:
Hammond
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Hammond has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,789
Across
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"That's ___" : LIFE
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___ out (extinguish) : SNUFF
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Thing often taken : BATH
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Hindu land grant : ENAM
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Worker on a chair seat : CANER
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Canal : ERIE
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Popular singer : FATSDOMINO
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Peter Wimsey, e.g. : LORD
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Explosive : TNT
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Minerals : ORES
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Connecticut's spice : NUTMEG
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Fished : EELED
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A. G. Bell's giant offspring : ATT
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Drink : ADE
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Preserved : CANNED
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Belgian premier : SPAAK
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Mideast potentates : AMIRS
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Partner of meatballs : SPAGHETTI
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___ Lisa : MONA
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Quickly : APACE
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Partner of wrack : RUIN
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Savings repository : PIGGYBANK
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Place for grapes : ARBOR
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Bridge seats : EASTS
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Simple sugar : TRIOSE
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Predecessor of A.I.D. : ICA
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R.E. or Peggy : LEE
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On the ___ (set aside) : SHELF
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London noisemaker : BIGBEN
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Arouse : WHET
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Fond du ___ : LAC
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Lily plant : ALOE
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Pin-up art : CHEESECAKE
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Call : RING
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Unearthly : EERIE
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Blarney land : ERIN
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Comments : SAYS
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Searches : SEEKS
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Miss Best : EDNA
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Kind of turn or wing : LEFT
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___ instant (quickly) : INAN
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Partner of immoral : FATTENING
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Print measures : EMS
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Crossed home plate : SCORED
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Designated : NAMED
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Les Etats ___ : UNIS
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Marsh : FEN
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Land facing a street or river : FRONTAGE
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Snort : BELT
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Fragrance : AROMA
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"Give me your ___, your poor ... " : TIRED
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Safeguard, as a bet : HEDGE
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Metes : DOLES
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Bonneville Flats site : UTAH
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Anger : ENRAGE
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___ of lies : APACK
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Summer place : CAMP
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To me, in France : AMOI
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Stretches : SPANS
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Asian sea snake : KERRIL
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Flood : SPATE
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Words for Major Hoople : TUBOFLARD
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Spanish uncles : TIOS
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Concerning : INRE
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They soften the heart : ABSENCES
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Part of an Ivy trio : YALE
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Mountain ridge : ARETE
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Dissertations : THESES
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Building beams : IBARS
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Eyelashes : CILIA
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Ecstasy's companion : AGONY
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Araby V.I.P. : SHEIK
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Partner of borrows : BEGS
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Common verb : WERE
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Like : AKIN
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Roman repast : CENA
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Haw's partner : HEE
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Letter : CEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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