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New York Times, Wednesday, May 5, 1954

24-Across : Mosquito, in London.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,772
Across
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Disagree. : CLASH
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Spanish possessive in West Africa. : IFNI
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Boston concert orchestra. : POPS
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Girl's name. : PAULA
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Puma's prey. : DEER
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Music halls. : ODEA
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Famous Lady. : ASTOR
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Buildings for storing grain. : ELEVATORS
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Musical popular since 1929. : SHOWBOAT
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Mythological flier. : ICARUS
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Gallup survey. : POLL
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Mosquito, in London. : GNAT
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Harmony. : ACCORD
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Organized massacres. : POGROMS
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Native of Ankara. : TURK
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Pianist from Valencia. : ITURBI
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Lizard State: Abbr. : ALA
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Leon Goossens plays it. : OBOE
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Mesabi or Teton. : RANGE
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Broken cliff. : CRAG
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About a drop: Abbr. : MIN
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Toulouse-Lautrec work. : POSTER
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Things done: Lat. : ACTA
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Unites firmly. : CEMENTS
44
Soap product. : LATHER
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Pleasant. : EASY
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Writer Delmar. : VINA
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Pier of Hollywood. : ANGELI
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Louvre masterpiece. : MONALISA
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Became public. : LEAKEDOUT
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Theatre seat. : DIVAN
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Product of Iraq. : DATE
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More. : ELSE
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Growing out. : ENATE
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Impersonator. : APER
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Forecaster. : SEER
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Painter, friend of Zola. : MANET
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Auditors. : CPAS
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Recipient of mascara. : LASH
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Rare sight fifty years ago. : AUTO
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Snail. : SLOWPOKE
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Shelter. : HARBOR
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Platonic subject. : IDEAL
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Sensed. : FELT
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Mrs. Kiner, ___ Chaffee. : NEE
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Composer of over 1,000 songs. : IRVINGBERLIN
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Maine product. : POTATO
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Reputation. : ODOR
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Where to spend a sol. : PERU
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Garden vegetables: Dial. : SASS
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Mites. : ACARI
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Ship in Boston Harbor. : OLDIRONSIDES
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Brenner Pass is one. : GORGE
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Niels Bohr's subject. : ATOM
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Three-dimensional. : CUBIC
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Hag. : CRONE
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Boots the pigskin. : PUNTS
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Winner of two Oscars. : MARCH
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Political line-up. : SLATE
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Savory. : TASTY
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Substance from seaweed. : AGAR
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Navy patrol bomber. : CATALINA
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He advocates "positive thinking." : PEALE
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More submissive. : MEEKER
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Garland. : ANADEM
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Conscientious citizen. : VOTER
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Actor from N.Y.C. : ALDA
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A tide. : NEAP
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Entrance. : GATE
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Clio, for instance. : MUSE
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Dmitri's brother. : IVAN
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Surfeit. : SATE
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Fisherman's landing gear: 2 wds. : ANET
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Cry at a bullfight. : OLE

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