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New York Times, Friday, July 27, 1951

32-Across : ___ Center, prototype of Gopher Prairie.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 768
Across
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Found in Ebbets Field. : BATS
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Oriental rulers. : SHAHS
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Indulge in big talk. : BRAG
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Migraine symptom. : ACHE
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Pertaining to musical sound. : TONAL
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Latvian seaport. : RIGA
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Desolate: Archaic. : LORN
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Of the science of mountains. : OROLOGICAL
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Coed's ideal. : DREAMMAN
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She wrote "His Eye is on the Sparrow." : WATERS
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Public storehouse. : ETAPE
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Rotisserie gadget. : SPIT
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Chickens fattened for the table. : CAPONS
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Handles illicitly. : BOOTLEGS
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Decorate. : ADORN
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___ Center, prototype of Gopher Prairie. : SAUK
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Principal staff officer: Colloq. : EXEC
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Three. : III
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Hit safely in the Polo Grounds. : SINGLED
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Tetranitroaniline. : TNA
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Girl's nickname. : RENA
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Letters. : TEES
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Having fields. : ACRED
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Queen Mab's chariot. : NUTSHELL
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Ermines in summer brown. : STOATS
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Knitting stitch. : PURL
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Completely: Colloq. : PLUMB
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Liszt's daughter, Wagner's wife. : COSIMA
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Outdoor party. : CLAMBAKE
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Established in a strong position. : ENTRENCHED
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Goddess to whom the cow was sacred. : ISIS
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Duck. : SMEE
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"The ___ Mutiny." : CAINE
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Receptacle for eggs. : NEST
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Hems. : SEWS
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Vessels for heating liquids. : ETNAS
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Being. : ESSE
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Unadorned. : BALD
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Sourness. : ACOR
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Conventional airplane landing. : THREEPOINT
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Washington ballplayer. : SENATOR
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Dances. : STOMPS
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Greek goddesses of the seasons. : HORAE
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Presently. : ANON
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Man's nickname. : HAL
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Annoyingly deliberate person. : SLOWPOKE
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Candy, usually with peanuts. : BRITTLE
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Ingredient of pilaf. : RICE
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Substance from seaweed. : AGAR
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"Dolls." : GALS
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Canter, for example. : GAIT
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"Doctor Faustus" and "Death in Venice" are among ___ works. : MANNS
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Human beings. : SOULS
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Small dog of terrier breed. : CAIRN
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Farewell. : ADIEU
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Doughnut-shaped roll, delicatessen specialty. : BAGEL
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DiMaggio often hits for these. : EXTRABASES
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Cousin of the civet. : GENET
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Large amount: Slang. : SCADS
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Short piece of gut holding a fishhook. : SNELL
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Repetition. : ITERANCE
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Factual premise. : DATUM
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Ardently desires. : ASPIRES
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Machine for cutting and threshing standing wheat. : COMBINE
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Mr. Wong, Canadian Ambassador. : HUME
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Soles of plows. : SLADES
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Full assemblies, as joint legislative meetings. : PLENA
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Luck, as in "Bad ___ to you." : CESS
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"This one is ___." : ONME
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Dinner dish. : STEW
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Chu ___ Chow. : CHIN
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Buss. : KISS
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Italian city. : ESTE
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Angora. : CAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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