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New York Times, Friday, April 20, 1951

33-Across : Hitchhiker's prop.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 670
Across
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Big Four conferee at the Paris meeting. : JESSUP
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Top production man in U. S. : WILSON
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Arbiter of strikes. : UMPIRE
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Continental at bay. : ASIATIC
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High-octane Ethel. : MERMAN
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Gumshoed around. : SLEUTHED
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Ante-. : PRE
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Machine shaping tool. : LATHE
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France's longest river. : LOIRE
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Regency oath. : EGAD
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Lithuanians. : LETTS
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Bridge player's delight. : SLAM
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Immerse again. : REDIP
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Indian deer, sambars. : RUSAS
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Hawaiian baking pit. : IMU
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Hitchhiker's prop. : THUMB
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Treaty city in Prussia, Treaty of ___, 1807. : TILSIT
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Perfume flasks. : FLACONS
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Captivate. : BEWITCH
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. : RIGHTS
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Angle-shaped fortification. : REDAN
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Mr. Burrows. : ABE
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Where caravans rest. : OASES
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Whicker. : NEIGH
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Dickens' pet heroine. : NELL
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Holly tea used by Indians of southern U. S. : YUPON
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Arena bull. : TORO
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Slogans. : CRIES
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Particles. : IOTAS
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Mr. Topping. : DAN
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Lack of variety. : SAMENESS
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Guncotton explosive. : TONITE
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Necessity of a dog's life. : LICENSE
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One of Kefauver's witnesses. : ADONIS
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Propositions of argument. : THESES
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Dormant. : LATENT
Down
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Paratrooper. : JUMPER
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Come out. : EMERGE
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Branch out. : SPREAD
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Simeon for short. : SIM
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Russian river to the Caspian. : URAL
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Punitive. : PENAL
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Predecessor of the laundromat. : WASHTUB
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Lands at sea. : ISLETS
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Technique of the "Big ___." : LIE
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First king of Israel. : SAUL
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Klemperer and Kahn. : OTTOS
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Russian adherent of anarchy. : NIHILIST
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Of pottery. : CERAMIC
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American watercolorist of flowers. : DEMUTH
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Acceptable contract conditions. : TERMS
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Leave in the lurch. : DITCH
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Overfed. : SATED
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Margaret Bourke-White's specialty. : PHOTO
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Ninth Jewish month. : SIWAN
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Recall the spoken word. : UNSAY
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Gareth and ___. : LINET
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The wherewithal in Paris. : FRANCS
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Adolph Berle Jr.'s party. : LIBERAL
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Barrier against extreme youth or advanced years. : AGELIMIT
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Fuddle. : BESOT
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Lies quietly. : REPOSES
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Switzerland: Fr. : SUISSE
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First aid item. : IODINE
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The browned crust of buttered crumbs or grated cheese. : GRATIN
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Foursquare. : HONEST
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Bloodsucker. : LEECH
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Seaport and airport of Brazil. : NATAL
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Knife. : SNEE
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Fountain of youth. : SODA
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Naval officer: Abbr. : ENS
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Word of negation. : NOT

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

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