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New York Times, Wednesday, December 6, 1967

14-Down : Genus of moth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 1
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,689
Across
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Dried pod of red pepper. : CHILI
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___ Flow. : SCAPA
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Expressionless. : WOODEN
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Acclaimed. : HAILED
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Kind of line, in geometry. : TANGENT
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Red star in Scorpio. : ANTARES
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Possessive pronoun. : ITS
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At the mercy of wind and tide. : ADRIFT
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Small notch. : NICK
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Garish sign. : NEON
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Quarter. : SECTOR
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Hero of "Exodus." : ARI
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Did the wrong thing. : ERRED
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Footlike part. : PES
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Bird. : OWLET
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Small planet. : ASTEROID
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Balances. : POISES
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Mamie's maiden name. : DOUD
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Kind of pronoun: Abbr. : POSS
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Taciturn. : SILENT
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Animals, rural style. : CRITTERS
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Chemical compound. : AMIDE
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Greek letter. : RHO
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Mystic number. : SEVEN
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Student's workroom. : LAB
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Prepares tea. : STEEPS
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Heroine of "Green Mansions." : RIMA
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"___ Carried Away." : IGET
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Exhausted. : EFFETE
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Move along quickly: Brit. : NIP
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Notched, as leaves. : SERRATE
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Widows. : RELICTS
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Man on deck. : SAILOR
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Astrological aspects. : TRINES
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Bank business. : LOANS
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Nobel prize poet. : YEATS
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Mate. : CONSORT
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Farm animal. : HOG
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Prerequisite for 9 Down. : IDEA
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Permits usage. : LENDS
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America's Cup winner. : INTREPID
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Arrows. : SHAFTS
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One of Pound's poems. : CANTO
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Islet. : AIT
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Design. : PLAN
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TV addenda. : AERIALS
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Spa specialties. : WATERS
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Judgment. : DECREE
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Genus of moth. : TINEA
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Revue features. : SKITS
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Frosted. : ICED
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Required. : NEEDED
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Perches. : ROOSTS
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Hums. : DRONES
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Author Owen. : WISTER
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Not in agreement. : OUT
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Luau dish. : POI
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Attribute. : PROPERTY
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Cum grano ___ (with a grain of salt). : SALIS
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Impressions. : IMAGES
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Political designation. : LIBERAL
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Valued hotel employe. : CHEF
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Manifests. : EVINCES
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Abates in force. : REMITS
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Cookies. : SNAPS
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Alludes (to). : REFERS
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Range of the Rockies. : TETON
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Cubic measure. : STERE
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Faith, hope, charity. : TRIO
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Essayist of 1820. : ELIA
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Wing: Anat. : ALA
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Dividend: Abbr. : INT

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