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New York Times, Wednesday, September 26, 1951

41-Across : Rowing implement.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 829
Across
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"How about ___?" : THAT
5
Hedda Hopper's specialty. : HATS
9
Fort Dix, for instance. : CAMP
13
Man about town. : ROUE
14
Symbol of the present age. : ATOM
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Ellis Island visitor. : ALIEN
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Alberta (Canada): Abbr. : ALTA
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Mr. Martini, tenor. : NINO
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Musical composition, often the last movement of a sonata. : RONDO
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World-wide labor group. : ILO
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Place to play ball. : POLOGROUNDS
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Quarry yielding a certain stone. : LIMEPIT
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Ear-minded. : AUDILE
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Dutch cheeses. : EDAMS
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They make jokes. : WAGS
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Eyes: Scot. : EES
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Appraise. : RATE
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Trained at 9 Across. : DRILLED
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Place to play ball. : YANKEESTADIUM
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Relative of the porpoise. : DOLPHIN
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Part of Vietnam. : ANAM
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Rowing implement. : OAR
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Popular Aces of radio. : EASY
45
Miss Loos, of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." : ANITA
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Sleepy. : DROWSY
48
Idle chatter. : PALAVER
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Place to play ball. : EBBETSFIELD
53
David Lilienthal's middle name. : ELI
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The R in R. F. D. : RURAL
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Ecclesiastical court. : ROTA
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Fox ___. : TROT
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Kitchen equipment. : STOVE
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Man's name. : OWEN
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The Thin Man's dog. : ASTA
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Starer. : EYER
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Locale of some science-fiction stories. : MARS
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Fisherman's equipment. : REEL
Down
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Mobile dwelling. : TRAILER
2
Oscar-winning Judy. : HOLLIDAY
3
Mechanical men. : AUTOMATA
4
Popular beverage. : TEA
5
Capital of French Indo-China. : HANOI
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On a slant. : ATILT
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"___ Bungay," by H. G. Wells. : TONO
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Kin of New York's smoke. : SMOG
9
Had a gay time. : CAROUSED
10
In a stentorian voice. : ALOUD
11
Mrs. Guggenheim, of Lewisohn Stadium. : MINNIE
12
Sell door-to-door. : PEDDLE
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Snoops about. : NOSES
21
Second addition to a letter. : PPS
22
Loose overcoat with special sleeves. : RAGLAN
24
Correct. : EMEND
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Companion of washy. : WISHY
28
High: Comb. form. : ALTI
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Procrastinates. : DELAYS
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Members of Congress: Abbr. : REPS
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Miss Lynn, actress. : DIANA
35
He wrote "Darkness at Noon." : KOESTLER
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All things viewed as a whole. : UNIVERSE
37
Fish stew, or a sailor's hornpipe. : MATELOTE
40
Pertaining to wedlock. : MARITAL
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The ___ waters flow into the Baltic Sea. : ODERS
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Trailing plant with pink or white blossoms: Poet. : ARBUTE
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Novel by Sir Walter Scott. : ROBROY
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Alderman: Abbr. : ALD
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Produce on a loom. : WEAVE
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Mr. Lawford, actor. : PETER
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Messrs. Young and Ladd. : ALANS
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First word of a best-selling title. : FROM
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Sen. Hickenlooper's state. : IOWA
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Old salt. : TAR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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