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New York Times, Saturday, November 14, 1953

37-Across : Dutch mister.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 28, Avg Word Len: 5.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,609
Across
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Give cause for alarm. : PERTURB
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Like the Atlantic. : OCEANIC
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Across the Big Pond. : OVERSEA
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Lassen or Stromboli. : VOLCANO
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Extinct. : DEFUNCT
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Sent forth. : EMITTED
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Blandishments. : ARTS
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A hamlet. : THORP
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German girl's name. : ILSE
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Extorted money from: Slang. : SHOOKDOWN
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Unconventional person. : REBEL
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Most splashy. : SLOSHIEST
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Assembly places of ancient Greece. : AGORAS
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Relative of the aardvark. : ANTEATER
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Miss Lillie. : BEA
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Dutch mister. : MYNHEER
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Hurry. : HIE
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Portia's suitor. : BASSANIO
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A metal catch, as in a clock. : DETENT
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Radio units, on planes. : INTERCOMS
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Slabs for hot dishes. : TILES
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Period of trial. : PROBATION
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Flat length of wood. : SLAT
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Loblollies of southern U. S. : PINES
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Bundles. : WADS
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German surrender cry, World War I. : KAMERAD
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Country on the Adriatic. : ALBANIA
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Follow suit. : IMITATE
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Congressman from New York. : KEARNEY
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Zoroastrians. : PARSEES
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Ways of the city. : STREETS
Down
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Having feet: Suffix. : PODA
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At any time. : EVER
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Lorn. : REFT
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Binder up. : TRUSSER
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Carney's concern: Abbr. : USN
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Right-hand page. : RECTO
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False emotion, à la the weepy soap opera. : BATHOS
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Without finesse. : OVERDONE
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Treated to form into fertilizer. : COMPOSTED
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Inventor Whitney. : ELI
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Sea anemone. : ACTINIA
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Nationwide: Abbr. : NATL
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Spanish girl's name. : INES
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Wigwag system. : CODE
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Lynn Riggs, for instance. : OKLAHOMAN
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Signature of an actress from Vienna. : HLAMARR
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Toward what place? : WHERETO
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Abba Hillel Silver. : RABBI
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Arm of the Mediterranean: Var. : EGEAN
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Be proud of. : BOAST
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Famous first name in the theatre. : ETHEL
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Rouen's river. : SEINE
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Allowances for waste. : TRETS
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Play in jazz style. : SYNCOPATE
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Children of a mother who was turned to stone. : NIOBIDES
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Groups of seven. : SEPTETS
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Pie plates. : TINWARE
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Club ___. : STEAKS
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Tiny landfall. : ISLET
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One-third of an athletic event. : SKIP
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Tibetan priest. : LAMA
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Moslem prince. : AMIR
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Mrs. Lindbergh. : ANNE
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Japanese legislature. : DIET
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"It ___ here ... " : SAYS
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Scottish Arctic explorer (1813-93). : RAE
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First step toward the Presidency for many. : BAR

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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