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New York Times, Tuesday, March 20, 1951

56-Across : What the O. P. S. is fighting.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 639
Across
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F. D. R.'s mother. : SARA
5
Oriental baseball fans. : JAPS
9
Ike's classmate at West Point. : OMAR
13
Main story. : PLOT
14
So be it. : AMEN
15
River valleys. : DALES
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British program of belt-tightening. : AUSTERITY
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Miss Bordoni or Miss Rich. : IRENE
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What a blast furnace does. : SMELTS
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Head of Bonn Government. : ADENAUER
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Country-wide teachers' organization. : NEA
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Malt beverages. : ALES
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Indians who won indemnity from the Government. : UTES
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Raise to the third power. : CUBE
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On the qui vive. : ALERTED
30
Tarzan's friend. : APE
31
Minnesota representative. : JUDD
32
Syrian city founded before 2000 B.C. : ALEPPO
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Headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek. : FORMOSA
38
Illuminated by the heavens. : STARLIT
39
Surround. : ENGIRT
40
Legal claim. : LIEN
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One: Comb. form. : UNI
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Neighbors of the Israeli. : SYRIANS
44
Roscoe ___, movie stutterer. : ATES
45
Sharp sibilant sound. : HISS
48
Within. : INTO
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Self. : EGO
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A thrust, in fencing. : ESTOCADE
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U. S. and Cary. : GRANTS
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Important foodstuff. : FLOUR
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What the O. P. S. is fighting. : INFLATION
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___ firma. : TERRA
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160 square rods. : ACRE
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140-mile river flowing into Seine. : EURE
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Pass lightly over. : SKIM
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Type of Broadway sign. : NEON
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Pintail duck. : SMEE
Down
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Health resorts. : SPAS
2
Substance in a styptic pencil. : ALUM
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Assistant Secretary of Defense. : ROSENBERG
4
Resident of 10 Downing Street. : ATTLEE
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Jam containers. : JARS
6
Friend: Fr. : AMI
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Having a corolla. : PETALED
8
Secretary of the Treasury. : SNYDER
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He reigns in Valhalla. : ODIN
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U. S. Navy plane. : MARAUDER
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Native of Attu. : ALEUT
12
French girl's name. : RENEE
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Weights of India and Persia. : SERS
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Country properties. : ESTATES
24
Star of the Met from 1908 to 1929. : ALDA
26
___ Society. : CAFE
27
Second word of a fairy story. : UPON
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Where Innsbruck is. : AUSTRIA
29
Ardor. : ELAN
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Victor ___, stage and screen star. : JORY
33
Radioactive element isolated in 1940. : PLUTONIUM
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Important commercial softwood. : PINE
35
Miss Skinner's middle name. : OTIS
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Where Independence is. : MISSOURI
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Of China. : SINO
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State of being dormant. : LATENCE
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Geronimo, for instance. : INDIAN
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Marbles. : AGATES
45
Try the weight of by lifting. : HEFT
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The British ___. : ISLES
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Big bird. : STORK
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Historical period. : ERA
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Study for an examination: Colloq. : CRAM
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Secluded valley. : GLEN
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Ripped. : TORE
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Snick and ___. : SNEE
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To and ___. : FRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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