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New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 1951

46-Across : A continent: Fr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 822
Across
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Its waistline will be higher this fall. : DRESS
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Couturiers' exhibit. : SHOW
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School group. : PTA
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French feminine name. : RENEE
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Fly a plane. : AERO
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Apiece. : EACH
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Assault. : ONSET
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Fine feathers. : GARNITURE
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He was dismissed from West Point. : POE
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Unoriginal person. : APER
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Dealer in dry goods. : DRAPER
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Cotton goods factory. : MILL
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Describing a tundra. : TREELESS
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Puts on, as rouge. : DABS
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Former Governor of Arizona. : OSBORN
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Talented. : ABLE
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Short tapering seam for fitting a garment to the figure. : DART
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One's senior. : ELDER
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Glances askance. : LEERS
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Rachel Carson's subject. : SEA
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Shabby. : SEEDY
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Japanese immigrant ineligible for citizenship. : ISSEI
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Pillboxes, tricorns, leghorns, etc. : HATS
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A continent: Fr. : ASIE
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One "on the lookout." : SEEKER
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Poses. : SITS
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Taking size 10 or 12. : SMALLISH
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___ Cassini, dress designer. : OLEG
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Soothed. : LULLED
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Cashew. : NUT
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Opposite of 26 Across. : ARBOREOUS
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Theatre-in-the-round. : ARENA
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Victim of a hunter. : PREY
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Popular autumnal color. : RUST
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A center for fashions. : PARIS
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Ultimate state. : END
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Female saints: Abbr. : STES
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Screening devices. : TESTS
Down
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What fall hemlines will do. : DROP
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Senator McCarran's hometown. : RENO
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Costumes of two or more pieces. : ENSEMBLES
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Comprehend. : SEE
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Bristly. : SETAL
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Wise man. : SAGE
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G. B. S. play, based on "The Cherry Orchard." : HEARTBREAKHOUSE
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Nobel Peace Prize winner before Bunche. : ORR
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The Colossus of Rhodes is one. : WONDER
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Item in flower print design. : PETAL
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Popular shade for the fall. : TAUPE
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Estate. : ACRES
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Milady's. : HERS
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Castle, Bordoni, Rich, etc. : IRENES
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Go one's weary way. : PLOD
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Rhone tributary. : ISERE
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Planets do. : ROTATE
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He does designing for ballets. : DALI
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Burrows, Lyman, etc. : ABES
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Colorful belts. : SASHES
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Rent-payer's document. : LEASE
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Fath, Patou, etc. : DESIGNERS
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Prepare copy for the press. : EDIT
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Cereal grains. : RYES
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A Phillies outfielder. : SISLER
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Hit show signs. : SROS
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Sea ducks yielding down. : EIDERS
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Hit with the open hand. : SLAP
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The razor-billed auk. : MURRE
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The Veep. : ALBEN
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Famous name in insurance. : LLOYD
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Took a jump: Poet. : LEAPT
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Party followers. : ISTS
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Standard quantity used as a measure. : UNIT
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Russian news agency. : TASS
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Baseball term. : OUT
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Scottish explorer. : RAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later.

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