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New York Times, Thursday, October 19, 1950

26-Across : Broadens.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 487
Across
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Second most important city beginning with "New." : DELHI
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North Atlantic ___. : PACT
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G.I. eating place. : MESS
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Spectacular equator constellation. : ORION
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Solo. : ARIA
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Seen at Washington Square. : ARCH
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"The ___ of emotions from A to B." : GAMUT
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Arduous journey. : TREK
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Not quite obsolete. : RARE
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Political line-up. : SLATE
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On the video. : TELEVISED
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Wielded by waiters. : TRAYS
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Revalidates. : RENEWS
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Broadens. : WIDENS
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Series of questions. : TEST
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"___ to swing a cat." : ROOM
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Mix a salad. : TOSS
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Vise. : CLAMP
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Iron Curtain country. : ALBANIA
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Loss of speech. : APHASIA
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He wrote "Home Sweet Home." : PAYNE
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Rightful. : TRUE
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Engage in a joust. : TILT
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Part of a church. : APSE
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Parts of flowers. : PETALS
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Related on the father's side. : AGNATE
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"Christ Stopped at ___," by Carlo Levi. : EBOLI
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Four-time premier of England. : GLADSTONE
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Sufficient. : AMPLE
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Knob. : NODE
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___ Ladd. : ALAN
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Marta ___ of the movies. : TOREN
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Unperceived by the three monkeys. : EVIL
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Ingredient of pilaff. : RICE
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Sister of Thalia. : ERATO
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Yellow. : SERE
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Morse code signals. : DOTS
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The People. : DEMOS
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Boxers. : DOGS
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Of an epoch. : ERAL
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Capital in the Andes. : LIMA
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Tiger ace. : HOUTTEMAN
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Make captive. : INTERN
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Wimbledon winner, 1950. : PATTY
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Stops. : ARRESTS
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Sky: French. : CIEL
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Accepters. : TAKERS
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America's great water-colorist. : MARIN
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Efface. : ERASE
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Propeller. : SCREW
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Hangars. : SHEDS
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Forage plant. : VETCH
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City in NW Italy. : ASTI
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Evening garment. : WRAP
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Town in Kansas. : IOLA
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Cleveland slugger. : DOBY
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Jacob's twin brother. : ESAU
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Important grain crop. : OATS
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Author of "Ordeal by Slander." : LATTIMORE
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Scene of current strife. : ASIA
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Great English economist. : MILL
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Bits of butter. : PATS
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___-foot oil. : NEATS
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Melon. : PEPO
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What the suspects often do for the detective. : REENACT
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Firecracker. : PETARD
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Very pleased. : ELATED
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Miss DeMille. : AGNES
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It is made from a trank. : GLOVE
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Low point. : NADIR
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Astaire or Jergens. : ADELE
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Late great Czech. : BENES
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Baby buggy. : PRAM
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Apollo's mother. : LETO
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Man's name. : ENOS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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