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New York Times, Thursday, September 13, 1951

30-Across : Sign at a tollgate.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 816
Across
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Consumers of Iowa's corn. : HOGS
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The late Nazimova. : ALLA
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Very small weights. : GRAMS
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Cinema's Marjorie ___. : MAIN
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His stories have lived since B. C. : AESOP
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Democrat from Iowa. : SENATORGILLETTE
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William Carlos Williams' output. : POETRY
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"___ Pinafore." : HMS
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On the house. : FREE
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Any Spanish king. : REY
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"Affairs of ___. : STATE
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"___ Herbaceous," by R. Arkell. : OLD
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Insert film in a camera. : LOAD
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One-fifth of "Hamlet." : ACT
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Sign at a tollgate. : STOP
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Boring tool. : AWL
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Sen. Hugh Butler's home address. : OMAHA
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Comedians thrive on these. : HAHAS
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Carl Sandburg's novelized history of U. S., 1948. : REMEMBRANCEROCK
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Picture card. : KNAVE
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Busby and Minoso often do. : STEAL
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Article of clothing. : TIE
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Problem stemming from housing shortage. : RENT
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"Dolce ___ niente" (delightful idleness). : FAR
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Fashion. : MODE
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Sparks' desperate call. : SOS
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One of the Philippines. : SAMAR
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Kipling's Irish orphan. : KIM
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More than a twinge. : ACHE
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Souvenir from Waikiki. : LEI
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Greenish-yellow color. : RESEDA
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Elsa Lanchester's husband. : CHARLESLAUGHTON
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Oliver's bride in "As You Like It." : CELIA
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Gov. Browning's state: Abbr. : TENN
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___ egg. : NEST
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Wreaths on knights' helmets. : ORLES
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Passageway. : ADIT
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Region. : AREA
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Trunk lid fastener. : HASP
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Bread spread. : OLEO
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He retired yesterday. : GENERALMARSHALL
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First word of "A Lost Chord." : SEATED
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Red port opposite Formosa. : AMOY
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Small ape. : LAR
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Kipling's first novel (with "The"). : LIGHTTHATFAILED
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Soul; life: Lat. : ANIMA
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Sal of Tin-Pan Alley. : GAL
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Reduce sail. : REEF
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It measures intensity of stars. : ASTROPHOTOMETER
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Tourist's stopover. : MOTEL
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Specialty of the F-86. : SPEED
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Essay. : TRY
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Landing ships. : LSTS
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Relics of battle. : SCARS
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Girl's name meaning noble. : ETHEL
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Frolic. : LARK
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Welsh man's name. : OWEN
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Walter Gifford's title: Abbr. : AMB
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Rowboat equipment. : OAR
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Auguries. : OMENS
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Close to: Poet. : ANEAR
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Sour tempered. : ACID
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Take part in a slalom. : SKEE
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Time before an important event. : EVE
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Part of the "bumper" crop. : CAR
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Libelous report. : TALE
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Traditional Jewish doctrine. : MISHNA
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Co-defendant in famous trial, 1921-26. : SACCO
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Shade of yellow. : OCHER
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A Perle among hostesses. : MESTA
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Ten gallons or less. : KEG
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Port of entry in Pennsylvania. : ERIE
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Peewee. : RUNT
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Part of a prescription. : DOSE
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Pilaster. : ANTA
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___ Vegas ("the meadows"). : LAS
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Blackbird. : ANI

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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