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New York Times, Saturday, September 15, 1951

44-Across : Obsolete form of heads.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 26, Avg Word Len: 6.03, Missing: { F J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 108, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 818
Across
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A leading U. S. tennis player. : TRABERT
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They helped Demosthenes with diction. : PEBBLES
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Resurfacer. : REPAVER
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It was first sung in Boston, July 4, 1832. : AMERICA
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Inform. : APPRISE
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Quartz, opals, etc. : SILICAS
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Mr. Anthony's forte. : PROBLEM
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Severe critics. : SLATERS
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Powers girls do. : POSE
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"But never jam ___." : TODAY
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___ bellum. : ANTE
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Tigers' "Hoot." : EVERS
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Cut of meat. : RIB
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Part of a step. : RISER
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Body of water between Arabia and Africa. : REDSEA
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Millet's "The ___." : GLEANERS
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He played Mr. Miniver. : PIDGEON
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Actress famous as "Little Nell"; Lotta ___. : CRABTREE
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Security classification. : SECRET
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Obsolete form of heads. : HEDES
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Letters that meant "shelter" in London. : ARP
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Kind of fig. : ELEMI
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Greedy. : AVID
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___ Ford (1893-1943). : EDSEL
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Golfers' tie. : EVEN
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Pertaining to a nephew. : NEPOTAL
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Cutting tools. : REAMERS
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Russian who never says "Da." : GROMYKO
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It's burned for atmosphere. : INCENSE
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Jewish cenobites. : ESSENES
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Yankee who was a Dodger and a Giant. : STENGEL
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Conveyors of property. : DEEDERS
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"The ___ with the Mostes' on the Ball." : HOSTESS
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One of Daniel Boone's vocations. : TRAPPER
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Scold. : REPROVE
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Placed next to. : APPOSED
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A notably garrulous lot. : BARBERS
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Wrongdoing. : EVIL
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Linotyped again. : RESET
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Quiver. : TREMOR
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Not bad, but not too good. : PASSABLE
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Miss Dickinson. : EMILY
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Kun or Lugosi. : BELA
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Festival land. : BRITAIN
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N. Y.'s plate will be permanent. : LICENSE
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Set aside: Fr. : ECARTER
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Impertinent children. : SASSERS
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Archaeologists. : DIGGERS
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Clans. : SEPTS
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Indian princess. : RANEE
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Shaw's "The Troubled ___." : AIR
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Goddess of dawn. : EOS
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Complete ruin. : DEADLOSS
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Broke a bill. : CHANGED
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Football maneuver. : REVERSE
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Fatty. : ADIPOSE
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Having a cupola. : BEDOMED
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First name of British statesman. : CLEMENT
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Returning evil for evil. : REVENGE
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Rises out of water. : EMERSES
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Christmas tree decorations. : TINSELS
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Die. : PERISH
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World War II Air General. : EAKER
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Slow: Music. : LENTO
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Newcastle's river. : TYNE
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They're 1 or 11 in vingt-et-un. : ACES

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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