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New York Times, Friday, August 17, 1951

17-Across : Director of United States Psychological Strategy Board.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 789
Across
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Sound of merriment. : HAHA
5
Collapsed (with "in"). : CAVED
10
Draftee's destination. : CAMP
14
Character in "The Good Earth." : OLAN
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Where Androcles and the lion met. : ARENA
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Subject of a long debate in Congress. : OLEO
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Director of United States Psychological Strategy Board. : GORDONGRAY
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Hindu fire god. : AGNI
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River flowing into the Bristol Channel. : SEVERN
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Hard or bony, as tissue. : SCLEROUS
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Malicious burning. : ARSON
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Cravats. : TIES
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Private. : PERSONAL
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Where United States aid stopped Communist aggression. : GREECE
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Standish's deputy. : ALDEN
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Capital of unoccupied France, 1940-42. : VICHY
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___ Angeles. : LOS
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Draw. : LIMN
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Old French dance. : GAVOT
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Sooty matter. : SMUT
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Mrs. Charles MacArthur. : HELEN
42
Inscribed pillar of stone. : STELE
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Becomes aware of. : SENSES
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Author of "Captain January." : RICHARDS
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Small islands. : AITS
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Green vegetable. : CHARD
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South Africa's late great statesman. : JANSMUTS
54
Substance that neutralizes acid. : ALKALI
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Where the Great American Desert lies. : UTAH
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Premier of France. : RENEPLEVEN
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Official written diplomatic communication. : NOTE
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Escape by trickery. : EVADE
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Kitchen utensil. : SINK
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An epic. : EPOS
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Drive back. : REPEL
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African flies: Colloq. : TSES
Down
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Needed for the nation's meat markets. : HOGS
2
Liliaceous plant. : ALOE
3
One of 11,175 under Dr. Conant. : HARVARDMAN
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The fairy tale teller. : ANDERSEN
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He was known as "Uncle Joe" (1836-1926). : CANNON
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Evita's country: Abbr. : ARG
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Line of poetry: French. : VERS
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Decree. : ENACT
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The D in DST. : DAYLIGHT
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Not refined. : COARSE
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Pain: Comb. form. : ALGO
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Part of a cook book. : MENU
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Petits ___, French green peas. : POIS
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Actor Welles. : ORSON
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Uncanny. : EERY
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The N in U. S. N. A. : NAVAL
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Fence pickets. : PALES
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The cream. : ELITE
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Menu item. : LIVER
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Award-winning radio news commentator. : ELMERDAVIS
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Had the ability to. : COULD
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Park in Colorado. : ESTES
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Shaped like an ice cream holder. : CONIC
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He talks with his hands. : GESTURER
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Most barren and grim. : STARKEST
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Home: German. : HEIM
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Verb indicating futurity. : SHALL
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Parts of windows. : SASHES
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___ Hill, where 17 Across is college president. : CHAPEL
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Mr. Canyon of the comics. : STEVE
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Miss Havoc of Hollywood. : JUNE
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Where the TV antenna is on the Empire State Building. : ATOP
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Atlantic Pact organization. : NATO
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Picture: Colloq. : SNAP
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Unaspirated. : LENE
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Printers use them. : INKS
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British Cabinet member. : EDE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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