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New York Times, Friday, September 4, 1970

19-Across : Oath

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,692
Across
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Khatchaturian dance : SABRE
6
Hairnets : SNOODS
12
Carpenter's companion : WALRUS
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Cinema novice : STARLET
14
Dances : BALLETS
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Thoughtful : PENSIVE
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Broadway house : ALVIN
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Assembly : AGORA
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Oath : VOW
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Tribe : CLAN
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English poet : BYRON
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Take bait : BITE
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Barrel : KEG
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Lavabo : BASIN
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Less inhibited : FREER
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Inhibit : DETER
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Bewails : DEPLORES
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Ripened : AGED
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Weather word : RAIN
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Sofia's country : BULGARIA
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Guinan : TEXAS
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Eskimo : ALEUT
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Diligent one : PLIER
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Penpoint : NIB
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Bear and bunny : HUGS
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Extents : SPANS
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Ill humor : BILE
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___ carte : ALA
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Certain ages : TEENS
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Type of fisherman : EELER
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One who nurtures growth : MATURER
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Making taut : TENSING
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Expiators : ATONERS
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Create : INVENT
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TV fare : SERIES
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Philippine island : LEYTE
Down
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Rescue : SALVAGE
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Spent : ALLIN
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Gun : BREN
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Furrow : RUT
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Attempts : ESSAYS
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Austere : STERN
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Zola heroine : NANA
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Conjunctions : ORS
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Sir Laurence : OLIVIER
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Aficionado : DEVOTEE
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Worrywarts : STEWERS
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Like some old cities : WALLED
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Clergyman known for slips of tongue : SPOONER
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Dorsum : BACK
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Network : GRID
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Less concealed : BARER
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Borough of N. Y. City : BRONX
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Sired : BEGAT
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Handbill : FLIER
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Portuguese river : TAGUS
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Spreads : PATES
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Big and little : DIPPERS
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Resort islands : BAHAMAS
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Howl : ULULATE
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One who bequeaths : LEGATOR
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Ladd : ALAN
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Dye : ANILINE
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"___ majority" : SILENT
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Infuse : INSTIL
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Ice mass : BERG
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Prophets : SEERS
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Harass : BESET
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Toon : TREE
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A deadly sin : ENVY
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Single: Prefix : UNI
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Compass point : ENE

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