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New York Times, Thursday, January 2, 1969

42-Down : Understand.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 1, XRef: 0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,082
Across
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Prohibit. : DEBAR
6
Shepherd king. : DAVID
11
Bridge holdings. : TENACES
13
Penzance people. : PIRATES
15
Border lake. : ONTARIO
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Perturb. : AGITATE
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Ogre's word. : FIE
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Angered. : ENRAGED
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Civil War name. : LEE
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Commuter's concern. : FARES
23
Tropical trees. : EBOS
24
Erie R. R. speculator. : FISK
25
Mistake. : SLIP
26
Haggard's Ayesha. : SHE
27
Goodies. : TREATS
29
Small cuttings. : SNIPPETS
32
Sea birds. : ERNS
33
Chinese sauce. : SOYA
34
Trolley. : TRAM
36
In-the-bucket item. : DROP
38
Visionaries. : DREAMERS
42
Degrees. : GRADES
44
Eye. : ORB
45
Require. : NEED
47
Split. : RIVE
48
Ring. : PEAL
50
Ringo. : STARR
51
Hail. : AVE
52
Name for New Hampshire. : GRANITE
54
Meadow. : LEA
55
Spanish women. : SENORAS
57
Zero. : NOTHING
59
Confection. : PRALINE
60
Tumblers. : GLASSES
61
Specialized talk. : SLANG
62
Latvia natives. : LETTS
Down
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Peter made three. : DENIALS
2
Join the fun. : ENTERIN
3
Meadow sound. : BAA
4
Sheridan's Bob ___. : ACRES
5
Check. : REIN
6
Compendium. : DIGEST
7
Dry. : ARID
8
Keeve. : VAT
9
Marconi, for one. : ITALIAN
10
Abhors. : DETESTS
11
British dandies. : TOFFS
12
Disgruntled guy. : SOREHEAD
13
Half a Samoan port. : PAGO
14
Looks for. : SEEKS
19
Support. : ABET
22
Incident. : EPISODE
24
Turbulence. : FERMENT
26
Agent. : SPY
28
Paper unit. : REAM
30
English poet. : POPE
31
Silver. : STERLING
35
Mortar-mixing device. : RAB
36
Golf clubs. : DRIVERS
37
"Show Boat" character. : RAVENAL
39
Horse. : ROAN
40
Forceful writer. : REALIST
41
Tranquil expanses. : SERENES
42
Understand. : GRASP
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Leaped up. : SPRANG
46
Becomes dull. : DRAGS
49
Comfort. : EASE
50
Bristles. : SETAE
52
Smile. : GRIN
53
Kind of road. : TOLL
56
Palm leaf. : OLA
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Presidential initials. : HST

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