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New York Times, Saturday, July 14, 1951

23-Across : Men named after the discoverer of Greenland.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 755
Across
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The "dahling" of radio. : TALLULAH
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Scandinavian arm of the sea. : FJORD
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"Streetcar" director. : ELIAKAZAN
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East Indian tree. : MAHUA
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Apparently. : EVIDENTLY
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J. Scott ___, "The Fat Man." : SMART
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Jesse Donaldson's department. : MAIL
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Small case. : ETUI
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Scottish hill. : BRAE
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Men named after the discoverer of Greenland. : ERICS
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Pledges health in a toast. : SKOALS
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Mr. Westrum of the Giants. : WES
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Military building: Abbr. : ARS
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___ Nelson Bradley. : OMAR
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Bring into harmony. : ATTUNE
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Interprets incorrectly. : MISREADS
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He played Gerard with Henry Morgan. : STANG
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"A ___ in Calico." : GAL
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The theatre, as opposed to the motion pictures: Slang. : LEGIT
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Those who have risen above their qualifications. : PARVENUS
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Ethelbert Nevin's well-known song (with "The"). : ROSARY
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There are five in geological history. : ERAS
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Prize-ring arbiter: Colloq. : REF
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Mr. Stout. : REX
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Negligent. : REMISS
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Robbery. : THEFT
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"The ___ that men do lives after them." : EVIL
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Where Pearl Harbor is. : OAHU
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Eye: Comb. form. : OPIA
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He made a U. N. "Price of Peace" broadcast. : MALIK
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Amounting to. : NUMBERING
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"Bell" town in Italy. : ADANO
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Emergency vehicle. : AMBULANCE
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Hungarian silver coin. : PENGO
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Former Representative from Alabama. : BANKHEAD
Down
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Rain cats and dogs. : TEEM
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Thomas Edison's middle name. : ALVA
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Fifty-three. : LIII
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Dip with a utensil. : LADLE
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Arthur Godfrey's music-maker. : UKE
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Province or country, in Sweden. : LAN
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Montezuma's people. : AZTECS
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Ceases. : HALTS
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Static-free radio sets. : FMS
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Wild parties. : JAMBOREES
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Author of "A Rage to Live." : OHARA
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The R in R. F. D. : RURAL
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Social engagements. : DATES
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Their flower is the violet. : NYU
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Doctrines. : ISMS
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Joel McCrea's Texans. : RANGERS
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Anger. : IRE
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Jean Arthur's recent co-star. : KARLOFF
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Insect once studied by Dr. Kinsey. : WASP
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Miss Kett of the comics. : ETTA
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Symbol on Gertrude Lawrence's dressing room door. : STAR
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Word synonymous with Abadan. : OIL
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First public showing of art works. : UNVEILING
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They were honored on May 13. : MAS
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Culture medium from seaweed. : AGAR
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Extreme. : DIRE
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River in which Achilles once took a bath. : STYX
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Mr. Zernial, of the Athletics. : GUS
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Nose: Comb. form. : NASO
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Arikara Indian. : REE
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Popular dance. : RHUMBA
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Chart again. : REMAP
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Escape. : EVADE
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Opera center of Italy. : MILAN
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Hitchhiker's stock in trade. : THUMB
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The five books of Moses. : TORAH
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Mme. Pauker. : ANA
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Symbol of Maine. : PINE
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Indian dominant in Peru before the Spanish conquest. : INCA
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___ in the wood. : AGED
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Chinese Ambassador to U. S. : KOO
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Bakery product. : BUN
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Member of the B. P. O. E. : ELK

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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