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New York Times, Tuesday, November 21, 1950

60-Across : Ambassador Armour's post.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 520
Across
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Gen. MacArthur's role: Abbr. : SCAP
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Trifling quarrel. : TIFF
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Normally, 70 to 75 per minute. : PULSE
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Engine puff. : PANT
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At a distance. : AFAR
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Endure: Dial. : ABEAR
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U. N.'s sixtieth member. : INDONESIA
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Distinguished Chinese family. : SOONG
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Opera's cigarette girl. : CARMEN
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Southern Methodist football players. : MUSTANGS
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Of Xenophane's philosophy. : ELEATIC
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A guess at something. : SHOT
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The Boot. : ITALY
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German substitute. : ERSATZ
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Comedian from Waukegan. : BENNY
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Brass hat's helpers. : AIDES
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Extinct bird. : MOA
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Lily plant. : ALOE
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Senator from Rhode Island. : GREEN
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Native of Helsinki. : FINN
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Fifty-two. : LII
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Popular TV puppet. : KUKLA
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V-shaped formation. : WEDGE
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Republican Floor Leader. : MARTIN
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Depressed in spirits. : DREAR
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England's ex-Dean. : INGE
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Rescue from wreckage. : SALVAGE
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New U. S. aircraft carrier. : ORISKANY
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Appropriated without right. : STOLEN
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Splendid. : REGAL
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Ambassador Armour's post. : VENEZUELA
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Old-time Irving Berlin song hit. : ALONE
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An odd individual: Colloq. : ONER
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Remorseful one. : RUER
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Stringed instruments of the harp class. : LYRES
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Short sharp shrieks. : YIPS
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Vertical line of a musical note. : STEM
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Pepper. : SPICE
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The "C" in C. Z. : CANAL
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Orchestra leader Kostelanetz. : ANDRE
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Bacteria in spoiled food. : PTOMAINE
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Headband worn by ancient Greeks. : TAENIA
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Suppositions. : IFS
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Hunger: French. : FAIM
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Married women. : FRAUS
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Tony ___ famous theatre in Union Square. : PASTORS
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Commanded by Tirpitz in 1915. : UBOATS
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Mr. Henderson. : LEON
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Caroled. : SANG
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Work units. : ERGS
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Like a spider's web. : NETTY
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He wrote "Peace of Soul." : SHEEN
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Herbert Hoover's middle name. : CLARK
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Surrender. : YIELD
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Chinese society. : TONG
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Mr. Grey, Western writer. : ZANE
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Ointment. : BALM
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Well-known nom de plume. : ELIA
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Black: French. : NOIR
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Lovable ones. : DEARS
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___ Din, Kipling's water carrier. : GUNGA
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Glowing ardours. : FERVOURS
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Little twists or loops. : KINKLES
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Wayne King's specialty. : WALTZ
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Camomile tea. : TISANE
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Relieving agents. : EASERS
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Second in rank to Ambassador. : ENVOY
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Native of Attu. : ALEUT
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Jelly: Fr. Cookery. : GELEE
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Embrace: Var. : ENARM
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Employing speech. : ORAL
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Count on. : RELY
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Composer Stravinski. : IGOR
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Handsome bird of Bolivia. : YENI
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Cat's favorite herb. : NEP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 17 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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