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New York Times, Wednesday, October 10, 1951

50-Across : Capital of Switzerland.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 843
Across
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Household articles. : PLATES
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Exclamation of excitement. : WOW
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Girl's nickname. : ABBY
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Bring back to Broadway. : REVIVE
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Resentment. : IRE
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Involve in difficulties. : MIRE
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Devoted to an individual, as a ___ dog. : ONEMAN
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Common to the whole country. : NATIONAL
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City in Germany, capital of Hesse. : DARMSTADT
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Slow mover. : SNAIL
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Yes. : AYE
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French river from the Alps to the Rhone. : ISERE
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Initials of famous American-English poet. : TSE
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Weary. : FAG
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The precinct of a cathedral. : CLOSE
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Rathskeller specialty. : BEER
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A short respite. : BREATHER
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Missile of Mack Sennett comedies. : PIE
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In place of. : INSTEAD
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M. Simenon, creator of Inspector Maigret. : GEORGES
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Three: Prefix. : TRI
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Tender of horses at the Rodeo. : WRANGLER
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Football play. : PASS
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Side-show barker's talk. : SPIEL
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Mrs. Pauker of Rumania. : ANA
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Hard wood. : ASH
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Capital of Switzerland. : BERNE
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Infatuated. : MAD
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Military cap with a visor and plume. : SHAKO
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Descendant of Jacob. : ISRAELITE
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Mr. Maugham's middle name. : SOMERSET
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Shallow lake on an atoll. : LAGOON
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The country with the oil. : IRAN
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In favor of. : PRO
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Verdi opera. : OTELLO
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Type of ware that haberdashery is. : MENS
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Money in Kobe. : YEN
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Eagles' nests. : EYRIES
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Goad. : PROD
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Miss Horne. : LENA
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Quantities indicating batters' skills. : AVERAGES
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Man's nickname. : TIMMY
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Enlarging gradually, as chimneys. : EVASE
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Delivered. : SENT
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Royal house of George VI. : WINDSOR
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Holds forth on the platform. : ORATES
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One in favor of 25 Down. : WET
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Egyptian god. : AMON
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Growing in pairs, as leaves. : BINATE
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Brown and stew slowly. : BRAISE
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Cheerer. : YELLER
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Bay of Honshu Island. : ISE
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Was not well. : AILED
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The undoing of the Volstead Act. : REPEAL
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Hoover's outfit. : FBI
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Governor in Topeka. : ARN
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Two-wheeled vehicle. : CHAISE
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Patty ___, golf champion. : BERG
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Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
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What Alaska still is: Abbr. : TER
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Part of an electrolyte. : ION
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Famous first name in Hollywood. : GREER
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Brilliantly colored flowers. : GLADIOLI
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Even: Poet. : EEN
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Senora: Abbr. : SRA
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___ Salem, North Carolina. : WINSTON
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Here and there, as in a book. : PASSIM
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Not aboard. : ASHORE
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Medicine man. : SHAMAN
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Prayer: French. : PRIERE
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Polish general of World War II. : BOR
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Full of substance. : MEATY
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Author of innumerable boys' books. : ALGER
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Understands: Scot. : KENS
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Century plant. : ALOE
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Narrated: Dial. : TOLE
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Man's name. : ENOS
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Member of G-2. : SPY

Answer summary:
15 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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