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New York Times, Monday, July 23, 1951

21-Across : One of a series of sharp turns or angles.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { Q V W Y }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 764
Across
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An angel of comfort to man. : GABRIEL
8
Tilts. : JOUSTS
14
Florida tourist resort. : ORLANDO
15
Italian leader of Christian Democrats (with de). : GASPERI
16
Put to flight. : SCATTER
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Principal Slavic language. : RUSSIAN
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Former editor of La Prensa, Gainza ___. : PAZ
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Gov. Schricker's state. : INDIANA
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One of a series of sharp turns or angles. : ZIG
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Ancient region near the Dead Sea. : EDOM
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Parody. : SKIT
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Tranquilize. : LULL
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Girl's nickname. : LINA
27
Proposed third person genderless pronoun. : THON
28
Thick soup. : PUREE
29
One of the biggest bargains in the price war. : ASPIRIN
31
Heino and Haegg. : RACERS
32
Part of a stage setting. : PROP
33
Well-known woman writer. : LUCE
34
Peruse again. : REREAD
37
New French luxury liner. : LIBERTE
40
Embellish. : ADORN
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Orientals hate to lose this. : FACE
42
Barber's word. : NEXT
44
Records on a previous sound track. : DUBS
45
Money from sale of admission tickets. : GATE
46
Otherwise. : ELSE
47
Summer dessert. : ICE
48
They were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. : FRIENDS
51
Sport or merriment. : FUN
52
"The Philippine Sea." : CARRIER
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Crew of 52 Across. : SAILORS
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Makes melodious. : ATTUNES
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Devour. : ENGORGE
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Man's name. : LESTER
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Divested of covering. : DENUDED
Down
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The record contained in the first four books of the New Testament. : GOSPEL
2
Region of untroubled quiet. : ARCADIA
3
Publishes far and wide. : BLAZONS
4
Hair pad. : RAT
5
Principal god of the Incas. : INTI
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Famous British Anthony. : EDEN
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British title. : LORDSHIP
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Pleasure excursion. : JAUNT
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Mountain in Greece. : OSSA
10
___ and downs. : UPS
11
Taking by force. : SEIZURE
12
Movable home. : TRAILER
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Where Doris Hart shines. : SINGLES
15
Help for India. : GRAIN
20
Sacred image: Var. : IKON
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Cartographers. : MAPPERS
25
Scenic lake in Switzerland. : LUCERNE
27
Walked. : TROD
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Secretary of the Army. : PACE
30
Where Harriman is meditating. : IRAN
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Country bumpkin. : RUBE
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Permitted. : LICENSED
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Political extremist. : RADICAL
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Enlighten. : EDUCATE
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Governor of Rhode Island. : ROBERTS
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Tardy. : LATE
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___ Taylor, who was prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. : TELFORD
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Issue; arise. : EXSURGE
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Festivals. : FAIRS
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Stretched tight. : TENSED
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First name of Hollywood star. : GREER
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Governor of Pennsylvania. : FINE
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Jutlander. : DANE
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Symbol. : SIGN
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Narrow track in a road. : RUT
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Mr. Little. : LOU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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