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New York Times, Saturday, October 20, 1951

7-Across : Father: Latin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 853
Across
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Powers' girls. : MODELS
7
Father: Latin. : PATER
12
Former President of Guatemala. : AREVALO
14
Man working. : LABORER
16
Where Omsk and Tomsk are. : SIBERIA
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Run, as an elevator. : OPERATE
18
"Come ___ My House." : ONA
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Mormons' provisional state, 1849. : DESERET
21
"Put down six and carry two ... " : SUM
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Diplomat's message. : NOTE
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The Brahmaputra is one. : RIVER
25
Walls: Latin. : MURI
26
A pointer hunts by it. : SCENT
28
Self: Scot. : SEL
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Brings home the bacon. : EARNS
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Prized statuette. : OSCAR
32
Adroitness. : NEATNESS
34
Natives of a 1,200-mile U. S. archipelago. : ALEUTIANS
36
Early loser at Saratoga. : BURGOYNE
39
More inadequate, as an excuse. : LAMER
42
He's questioned at Ellis Island. : ALIEN
43
German official news agency. : DNB
45
Where R. L. S. lived and died. : SAMOA
47
What frost does. : NIPS
48
Hook's alternative. : CROOK
50
McAuliffe's reply in '44. : NUTS
51
Philippine city. : DAO
52
Native of Farouk's capital. : CAIRENE
54
Money in Riga. : LAT
55
Ready for use: 2 wds. : INSTORE
57
Say it again. : RESTATE
59
Found a 21 Across. : TOTALED
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H. S. T., from '34 to '44. : SENATOR
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Peddles. : VENDS
62
Crowbars, pedals, etc. : LEVERS
Down
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Society H. S. T. belongs to. : MASONS
2
River along Colombian border. : ORINOCO
3
Congressional discussions. : DEBATES
4
"The stag at ___ ... " : EVE
5
Item not on Jack Sprat's menu. : LARD
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More cunning. : SLIER
7
First anniversary symbol. : PAPER
8
Second a sinner. : ABET
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"High ___" on the Hudson. : TOR
10
Rubbed out place. : ERASURE
11
Cause of excitement in early November. : RETURNS
13
Desert stop-over. : OASIS
14
Carol Channing's role. : LORELEI
15
Neglectful. : REMISS
20
Steady course: 2 wds. : EVENTENOR
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Shuts up. : ENCAGES
25
Male respected by his fellows: 2 wds. : MANSMAN
27
Hawk's weapon. : TALON
29
Vessels for heating liquids. : ETNAS
31
Any Spanish king. : REY
33
Indian mulberry. : AAL
35
Still wet. : UNDRIED
36
Jesse James was one. : BANDIT
37
Lenin's real name. : ULIANOV
38
Quick, sharp retort. : RIPOSTE
40
Strive in rivalry. : EMULATE
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Anything that revolves. : ROTATOR
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Natives of Pretoria. : BOERS
46
Fall flowers. : ASTERS
48
Has an interest. : CARES
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Genuflect. : KNEEL
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Word on a faucet. : COLD
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Victim of feudalism. : ESNE
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Tawny. : TAN
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Hebrew letter. : TAV

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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