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New York Times, Tuesday, September 11, 1951

58-Across : City bigwig.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 814
Across
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Kipling's Englishmen in India. : SAHIBS
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Take the air. : BREATHE
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Guardian charm. : AMULET
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Sardine time in the subway. : RUSHHOUR
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Judge at Red trial. : MEDINA
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One's other self. : ALTEREGO
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Ones: Colloq. : UNS
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Browse in meadows. : GRAZE
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Leaders; chiefs: Ital. : DUCES
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Esau's other name. : EDOM
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Spin. : TWIRL
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Fine head of hair. : MANE
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The Great Red Father. : LENIN
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An all-time horse great. : ALSAB
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Marlowe in the Mermaid Tavern. : KIT
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Zany in "Two on the Aisle." : LAHR
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Refuse to accept. : REJECT
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Chided vehemently. : BERATED
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Subtlety. : FINESSE
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Describing music like Schonberg's. : ATONAL
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All over again. : ANEW
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Ingredient of eggs Benedict. : HAM
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Governor of Connecticut. : LODGE
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Warm brown tone. : SEPIA
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Woe is me! : ALAS
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Golf ball setters. : TEERS
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Shortening. : LARD
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French impressionist painter. : MANET
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City bigwig. : MAYOR
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Senator Connally. : TOM
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Trouble breeder. : AGITATOR
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Atoll for the history books. : BIKINI
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Ocean commerce: 2 wds. : SEATRADE
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Not so rough. : EVENER
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Minded other people's business. : SNOOPED
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Recreated. : REMADE
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The Viscount who challenged Einstein. : SAMUEL
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Full apology. : AMENDE
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Emergency water for New York. : HUDSON
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River in Sinkiang, flowing 800 mi. to Lake Balkhash. : ILI
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Bachelor of Engineering: Abbr. : BENG
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Nervous jerk. : START
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Coffee empire. : BRAZIL
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Kings and emperors. : RULERS
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Railroad time in the East: Abbr. : EST
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Exclaimed with delight. : AHED
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Strong steady hum. : THRUM
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Food made of Indian meal. : HOECAKES
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Science for race improvement. : EUGENICS
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Flowerlike ornament. : ROSETTE
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Blue ribbon. : AWARD
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Where Toscanini performs in Italy. : MILAN
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Hook money, made of silver wire doubled. : LARIN
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Seaport on the Brazilian bulge. : NATAL
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Pre-Communist Czech leader. : BENES
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Slave. : HELOT
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Bearing for a pivot in a watch. : JEWEL
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Nearly 700 islands. : BAHAMAS
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Displays: Fr. : ETALAGES
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Native of Bucharest. : ROMANIAN
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" ... perilous seas, in ___ lands forlorn." : FAERY
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Out of style: Fr. : DEMODE
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Outfitted. : GEARED
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Antique surface. : PATINA
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Pressed hotly. : IRONED
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Esteem highly. : ADMIRE
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Scrimmage. : SETTO
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Unsmiling. : SOBER
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Starchy arum plant. : TARO
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Rend apart. : RIVE
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A kind of dancing. : TAP
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Missouri's Republican Senator. : KEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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