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New York Times, Tuesday, June 5, 1951

36-Across : Clear.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 716
Across
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Important U. N. problem. : CHINA
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At a distance. : AFAR
10
Opposite of nadir. : ACME
14
Certain army officers. : AIDES
15
Heroine of Conrad's "Victory." : LENA
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Travel route for theatrical troupes. : ROAD
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Low limit of the strike zone. : KNEES
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Fortitude. : ENDURANCE
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Minced oath. : EGAD
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Segments of circles. : ARCS
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Creator of Rebecca West. : IBSEN
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Exquisite. : DELICATE
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Point of land. : SPIT
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Makes a bloomer. : ERRS
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She danced in red shoes. : SHEARER
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Innate. : INBRED
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The villain's cry of triumph. : AHA
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Artist's model. : NUDE
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Truth, in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
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Clear. : EVIDENT
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Ingredient of a "prairie oyster." : EGG
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Cousins of the ostrich. : EMUS
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Mme. Pauker. : ANA
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Pitches. : TOSSES
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Trusted advisers. : MENTORS
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Brusque. : CURT
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___ force. : TASK
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Scorns. : CONTEMNS
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Profits. : GAINS
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V. I. P., given a parade in New York. : BENGURION
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Puffing up. : INFLATING
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Valley on the surface of the moon. : RILLE
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Pout. : MOUE
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Poker term. : ANTE
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Delight. : ELATE
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Exclusively. : ONLY
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Mr. Stravinsky. : IGOR
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Dells. : DENES
Down
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Hardened. : CAKED
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Turn on. : HINGE
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Embodying perfection. : IDEAL
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In greater want. : NEEDIER
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Speaker to Balaam. : ASS
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Warnings. : ALERTS
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Parry arguments, as on the witness stand. : FENCE
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Ifs, ___ or buts. : ANDS
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Prominent U. N. delegate. : RAU
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Native of Jidda. : ARABIAN
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Interprets. : CONSTRUES
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Flavoring agent. : MACE
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Where the tree of knowledge grew. : EDEN
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Ready for gathering. : RIPE
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African mammal, fond of ants. : AARDVARK
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Indian tribe. : CREE
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Popular summer fabric. : SHANTUNG
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Pronoun. : SHE
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Sharpen. : EDGE
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Units of ground forces: Abbr. : REGS
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Brief notice. : ITEM
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Christen. : NAME
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Generous in giving. : BOUNTIFUL
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Political group headed by Francis Biddle. : ADA
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Favored ones. : INS
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Suffering anguish. : TORTURED
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He said, "Dr. Livingston, I presume." : STANLEY
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Free from germs. : STERILE
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Mountain in Greece. : OSSA
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Eel. : CONGER
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Poetry made up of lines borrowed from others. : CENTO
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City in Lombardy. : MILAN
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Traveler whose life inspired "Anthony Adverse." : NOLTE
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Daggers. : SNEES
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Chiang's nickname. : GIMO
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Later. : ANON
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His real name is Harry. : BING
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Siamese. : TAI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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