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Ralph Anderson
Ralph Anderson

NAMES AROUND THE WORLD

New York Times, Sunday, March 30, 1952

31-Across : Sloths.

Author:
Ralph Anderson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 65, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 575 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 136, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 26
Ralph Anderson has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,015
Across
1
Commander's dicta. : ORDERS
7
Russian trade organization in the U. S. since 1924. : AMTORG
13
Nobel winner in medicine, 1951. : THEILER
20
James or Henry in "Master of Ballantrae." : DURRIE
21
Principal editorial. : LEADER
22
Bandit hero of a tragedy. : HERNANI
23
___ terrible. : ENFANT
24
City on Rio Grande. : LAREDO
25
Miami, Sun Valley, etc. : RESORTS
26
Mr. Bevan. : NYE
27
Best-selling author of "Greatest" books. : OURSLER
29
Fulcrum for an oar. : THOLE
31
Sloths. : AIS
32
Debit: Ger. : SOLL
34
Heads: Humorous. : PATES
35
Jack's payment for the cow. : BEANS
36
Game. : DICE
37
Chou ___, of Red China. : ENLAI
39
Man's nickname. : TAD
40
Slangy surprise. : ZOWIE
41
The jury. : PANEL
42
Control. : STEER
44
Secondary. : MINOR
45
Arbor. : BOWER
46
Starter's signal. : GOAHEAD
49
Where Hankow is. : HUPEH
50
Assume. : TAKE
51
Turn inside out. : INVERT
52
Where Smith College is: Colloq. : HAMP
53
Shoe city of England. : LEICESTER
58
Looks askance. : LEERS
59
Striker in the British Army. : BATMAN
61
Cupid. : EROS
62
Eggs. : OVA
63
Badges. : PINS
64
Flood control necessity. : LEVEE
65
Ohio city. : AKRON
67
Condensing ring of a lamp. : CRIC
68
Food fish. : IDE
69
Creator of 22 Across. : HUGO
70
Sell. : RETAIL
72
Good motto for everyone. : THINK
73
T-men's problem. : NARCOTICS
76
Farm animal. : MULE
77
King Paul's land. : GREECE
78
Begin. : OPEN
79
Beauty spot near Naples. : CAPRI
81
Ben-Gurion's parliament. : KNESSET
82
Miss Paige of Broadway. : JANIS
84
Social class. : CASTE
85
Goethe's masterpiece. : FAUST
86
Cabbage plants. : COLES
87
One of the "Seven Dwarfs." : DOPEY
88
It ate Jack's malt. : RAT
89
Natives of Nis. : SERBS
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Philippine troublemakers. : HUKS
94
He wrote "Sally in Our Alley." : CAREY
95
Summarize: Colloq. : RECAP
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Gather. : REAP
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Exclamation. : AHA
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Rifle strap. : SLING
100
Divers. : SEVERAL
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Statesman from Norway. : LIE
103
Island off the coast of Greece. : SALAMIS
105
Famous name in golf. : OUIMET
107
Morgan or LaFitte. : PIRATE
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Learned: Rare. : TUITIVE
110
Adorn. : ATTIRE
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Overjoyed. : ELATED
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Arouses. : EXCITES
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Sampled. : TASTED
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Frenzied ones. : RAGERS
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Danish city. : ODENSE
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Creator of "Guys and Dolls." : RUNYON
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Tom Brown disliked him. : DRFELL
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Time. : ERA
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Money: Slang. : RINO
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Arrangement. : SETUP
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___ team. : ALLSTAR
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Pulverized. : MEALED
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Weeds. : TARES
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Oklahoma-Texas boundary river. : RED
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East German Premier. : GROTEWOHL
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Sovereignty. : THRONE
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Follows closely. : HEELS
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Daughter of Cadmus. : INO
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Mrs. Durocher. : LARAINE
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The spider, to the fly. : ENTICER
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Common red currant. : RISSEL
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Considered. : RATED
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A figurative third of the fool's "lady fair." : HAIR
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Cords. : LASHERS
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See 30 down. : BONE
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He made a Plan in 1923. : DAWES
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Roman highways. : ITERS
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Chief of the Chibchas: Var. : ZIPPA
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Goes slowly. : POKES
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What trenchermen do. : EAT
44
Buffoon. : MUMMER
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Famous essayist. : BACON
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He played "Emperor Jones." : GILPIN
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Lake in N. Y. : ONEIDA
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King's stableman. : AVENER
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An emotion. : HATE
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Where Innsbruck is. : TIROL
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June of Broadway. : HAVOC
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Ghostly. : EERIE
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Conservatives. : TORIES
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Make manifest. : EVINCE
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Maureen Connolly has one. : RACKET
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Set about. : BEGIN
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Thoreau's subject. : NATURE
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Music makers. : LUTES
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Persian carpet. : KALI
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Ambassador Bowles. : CHESTER
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Pueblo Indians. : HOPIS
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Meaningless. : EMPTY
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Braid. : TRESS
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Dunce caps. : CONES
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On whose head lies the sins of others. : SCAPEGOAT
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Wildebeest. : GNU
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___ Mayo, fictional "Cape Cod sleuth." : ASEY
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Hindu dagger. : KATAR
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1951 Nobel Peace Prize winner. : JOUHAUX
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Not acidic. : ALKALIC
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Product of Iowa. : CORN
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Describing diamonds. : FACETED
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Pure in style. : CHASTE
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Platforms. : DAISES
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He rode April 18, 1775. : REVERE
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Connect. : RELATE
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Tormentor. : BAITER
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M. p. h. : SPEEDS
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Famous name in India. : CLIVE
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Pay up. : REMIT
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Wood product. : PAPER
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In love: Colloq. : SMIT
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Convenes. : SITS
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Girl's name. : LILA
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Panay native. : ATI
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Miss Hagen. : UTA
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See 30 down. : RAG

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 19 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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