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New York Times, Saturday, December 16, 1950

5-Across : First part of Kipling's mongoose's name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q W X }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 545
Across
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Largest of the Greater Antilles. : CUBA
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First part of Kipling's mongoose's name. : RIKKI
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Nicholas II was the last. : CZAR
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College founded by Henry VI. : ETON
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Russian soldiers. : IVANS
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Streaked. : LINY
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Gold-mining district in South Africa (with The). : RAND
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Creator of Robinson Crusoe. : DEFOE
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College in New Rochelle. : IONA
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Secretary of Agriculture. : CHARLESFBRANNAN
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Audience. : EAR
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First President of Germany, 1919-25. : EBERT
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Swift. : RAPID
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Turkish governor. : BEY
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Bellows. : ROARS
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Number of feet above sea level: Abbr. : ELEV
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Durable wood. : OAK
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Writing implement. : PENCIL
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Chiang Kai-shek's men. : NATIONALISTARMY
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Isolate, as on Saint Helena. : ENISLE
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Insect. : ANT
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Patricia ___, star of "The Breaking Point." : NEAL
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Natives of a Baltic state. : ESTHS
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Copper coins: Abbr. : CTS
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In an eccentric manner. : ODDLY
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Greek letters. : IOTAS
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Hail: Latin. : AVE
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Cactus Jack. : JOHNNANCEGARNER
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Swift-running birds. : EMUS
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The "Yankee Doodle Boy." : COHAN
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Practice thrift. : SAVE
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Illegal pitching motion in baseball. : BALK
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Georgia ___ Clarke, on your dollar bills. : NEESE
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Genus of sheep. : OVIS
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Donkey's serenade. : BRAY
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Beasts of burden. : ASSES
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Russian veto word. : NYET
Down
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Tail: Comb. form. : CERC
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Governor Lee's state. : UTAH
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___ fide. : BONA
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Soviet Foreign Minister. : ANDREIVISHINSKY
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Additional clause on a legislative bill. : RIDER
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Folk singer Burl. : IVES
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Informal German coffee-drinking gatherings. : KAFFEEKLATSCHES
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Covered with protuberances. : KNOBBY
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River in France. : ISERE
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U. S. Senator from New Mexico. : CLINTONANDERSON
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Mount in Palestine. : ZION
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Mrs. Rosenberg. : ANNA
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Thomas Fortune ___, American financier. : RYAN
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Stripling. : LAD
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Louisiana court decree. : ARRET
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French girl's name. : RENEE
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Ladd and Valentine. : ALANS
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Small: French. : PETIT
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Bleat. : BAA
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Possessing landed property. : ACRED
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Apertured: Biol. : RIMAL
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In the manner of Reynard. : SLYLY
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Identical. : ONE
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Signal for silence. : PST
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Common Swedish surname. : OLSON
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Politicians in power. : INS
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Campers' boats. : CANOES
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Eggs: Latin. : OVA
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___-Arica Controversy, between Chile and Peru. : TACNA
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Miss Moorehead of the movies. : AGNES
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Sir Gladwyn of Great Britain. : JEBB
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General Bradley. : OMAR
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Popular dance in Waikiki. : HULA
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Facility. : EASE
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It has a new mechanical brain. : NAVY
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Little Evelyn. : EVIE
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Siesta. : REST

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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