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New York Times, Monday, June 4, 1951

20-Across : His recipe for success was "Go West, young man!"

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 715
Across
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Doris ___, a top-ranking U. S. net-woman. : HART
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Weapon named for its sound. : BOMB
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Changeful gem. : OPAL
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Abdul Abulbul ___. : AMIR
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German President: 1919-25. : EBERT
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Wherewithal in the Philippines. : PESO
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Granular snow. : NEVE
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Veins: Lat. : VENAE
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Country of James Stephens. : ERIN
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His recipe for success was "Go West, young man!" : GREELEY
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Desisting. : CEASING
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Said: French. : DIT
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One's natural sphere. : ELEMENT
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Old soldiers never do. : DIE
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Vast quantity. : OCEAN
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Pupil enlargements. : DILATIONS
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Mike ___, Cleveland Indian pitcher. : GARCIA
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Undeveloped film: for short. : NEG
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Let it stand. : STET
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Expanders. : INFLATERS
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Careered. : SPED
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Favoring. : FOR
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Sent headlong from battle. : ROUTED
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Discipliner. : CHASTENER
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Unfreeze plane wings. : DEICE
51
Arrangement: Abbr. : ARR
52
Man-made fabric. : ACETATE
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Dewey at ease. : TOM
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Surgical cutlery. : LANCETS
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Unholy. : PROFANE
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Where the Hwang Ho flows. : ASIA
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Public storehouse. : ETAPE
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Celebes ox. : ANOA
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Army officers: Abbr. : GENS
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He made a plan for German stabilization, 1924. : DAWES
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Draw in outline. : LIMN
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Advantage. : EDGE
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Cincinnati ballplayers. : REDS
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Ballads. : LAYS
Down
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Describing a mean look. : HANGDOG
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Brave new world. : AMERICA
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Defense worker. : RIVETER
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Ailanthus, for instance. : TREE
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Slant edge. : BEVEL
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Was dutiful. : OBEYED
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Brothers. : MEN
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Ankle ornament. : BRACELET
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Cockney aspirations. : OPES
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Olive-green gem. : PERIDOT
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Donkey-clever. : ASININE
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What "antidisestablishmentarianism" is. : LONGEST
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Junior miss. : TEENAGER
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His tomb is at the Kremlin. : LENIN
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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A tower in Baghdad. : MINARET
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Chemicals used in dyes. : ACIDS
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Bone of contention. : ISSUE
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Not natural. : AFFECTED
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Texan flag. : LONESTAR
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Where bulldoggers perform. : RODEO
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Allowance for shrinkage, in measuring. : SCALAGE
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Expressed. : PHRASED
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Gainfully employed. : EARNING
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Queen in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." : TITANIA
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The money-saving size. : ECONOMY
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Lowers in dignity. : DEMEANS
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To: Scot. : TAE
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Hit the gavel. : RAPPED
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Ringlet. : TRESS
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Problem character. : CASE
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Plunge. : FALL
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Healthy respect. : AWE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later.

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