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New York Times, Tuesday, April 24, 1951

39-Across : Greek undergrounders.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 674
Across
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Winner of the Masters Tournament. : HOGAN
6
Native of a great peninsula. : ARAB
10
He painted "The Laughing Cavalier." : HALS
14
Of birds. : AVINE
15
Resort near Venice. : LIDO
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Unsymmetrical. : ALOP
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It measures intensity of radiant energy. : RADIOMETER
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Leader in production of eggs, corn and oats. : IOWA
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Superabundance. : PLETHORA
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Veep between Curtis and Wallace. : GARNER
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Budget item. : RENT
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Symbol of tyranny. : HITLER
25
Silvery white metal important in steel-making. : COBALT
28
Island of The Netherland Indies. : BALI
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Where Mount Hood is: Abbr. : ORE
30
Slow: Musical direction. : LENTO
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Pays one's part. : ANTES
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Discontinue. : CEASE
39
Greek undergrounders. : EAM
40
Prime Minister of India. : NEHRU
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He was advised to speak for himself. : ALDEN
42
Monastery head. : ABBOT
44
Brazilian rubber tree. : ULE
45
Baron Munchausen. : LIAR
47
Licia Albanese, for instance. : SINGER
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Handshakes. : CLASPS
51
Backgammon equipment. : DICE
52
The Red Cross needs it. : PLASMA
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"Be ___": Boy Scouts motto. : PREPARED
57
Los Angeles pro footballers. : RAMS
58
Lily Pons, for instance. : COLORATURA
60
Goddesses of destruction. : ARAI
61
Stack. : HEAP
62
___ Rapids, Iowa. : CEDAR
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Nothing more than. : MERE
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Man's name. : ERNO
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Appointment to meet. : TRYST
Down
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One of the Marx brothers plays it. : HARP
2
Harvard Stadium. : OVAL
3
Late French writer of great renown. : GIDE
4
Her dance is part of the "Peer Gynt Suite." : ANITRA
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Practice of ancient Greek ideals in modern life or art. : NEOHELLENISM
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On the qui vive. : ALERT
7
"Rio ___." : RITA
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His "fables" amused America. : ADE
9
Another example of 24 Across. : BORGIA
10
Narrow color striping, in textiles. : HAIRLINE
11
Unaccompanied. : ALONE
12
___ house, as opposed to Senate. : LOWER
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Coast Guard Reserve girl. : SPAR
18
___ Cassino, famous abbey in Italy. : MONTE
22
Historic defense alliance of 1949. : ATLANTICPACT
24
A. E. C. project. : HBOMB
25
TV star. : COCA
26
Russian city on the Oka River. : OREL
27
Part of a necklace. : BEAD
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Approaches. : NEARS
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Label. : TAB
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Cutthroat. : THUG
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First name of a whodunit author. : ERLE
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One who prosecutes. : SUER
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Haile ___, Lion of Judah. : SELASSIE
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Willow used in basketry. : OSIER
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Parisian underworld member. : APACHE
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More tasteful. : NEATER
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Mrs. Luce. : CLARE
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Truman's birthplace, in Missouri. : LAMAR
51
Red Sox outstanding rookie of '50. : DROPO
52
Princess Anne rides in one. : PRAM
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Schuman ___. : PLAN
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"Vagabond lover" of early radio days. : RUDY
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Significant periods. : ERAS
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Cupid's weapon. : DART
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"___ the ramparts we watched ... " : OER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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