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New York Times, Saturday, October 14, 1950

2-Down : Fragrant rootstock.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 482
Across
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Bulgaria's capital. : SOFIA
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Chooses. : OPTS
10
Clothes: Colloq. : DUDS
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Gertrude. : TRUDY
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Journey. : TRIP
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Set of Japanese cosmetic boxes. : INRO
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Creator of Col. Richard Cantwell. : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
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Covers. : LIDS
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Rainy. : WET
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"Arabian ___." : NIGHTS
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Man's name. : ASA
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Bogged down. : MIRED
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___ Durocher. : LEO
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"___ Street." : MAIN
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Corded fabric. : REP
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Thick slice. : SLAB
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She wrote "Four Saints in Three Acts." : STEIN
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Slowpoke. : SNAIL
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Sheep. : EWE
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Unanimously; concurrently. : CONSENTANEOUSLY
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Symbol of industry. : ANT
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Grass ___. : ROOTS
44
Sheen. : GLOSS
45
Peruse. : READ
47
Greek letter. : TAU
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Token of triumph. : PALM
49
Margin. : LIP
51
"Mule ___." : TRAIN
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Eternity. : EON
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Inventor of the microphone. : EDISON
59
Dolt. : ASS
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"___ in a Lifetime." : ONCE
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Creator of "The Thin Man." : DASHIELLHAMMETT
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Poker stake. : ANTE
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Flatfish. : SOLE
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Not fixed in place. : UNSET
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Congregate. : MASS
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Knickknacks. : TOYS
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London's atmosphere. : MISTY
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Pillarlike monument. : STELA
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Fragrant rootstock. : ORRIS
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Ultraconservatives. : FUNDAMENTALISTS
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"The ___ of March." : IDES
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Affirmative votes. : AYS
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Not the same. : OTHER
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Extraordinarily. : PRETERNATURALLY
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Tiny ___. : TIM
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Whirl. : SPIN
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Dudley ___, late character actor. : DIGGES
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Lack of moral or general well-being. : UNWHOLESOMENESS
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Mild oath. : DRAT
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Sauces prepared from beans. : SOYS
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Romulus or Remus. : TWIN
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Nothing. : NIL
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One of Mr. Lewis' men. : MINER
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Dizzy and Daffy. : DEANS
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Three-toed sloths. : AIS
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Baked meat dish. : PIE
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Pointed tools. : AWLS
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Turkish governors. : BEYS
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Cicatrix. : SCAR
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Franchot ___. : TONE
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Ermine. : STOAT
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Collaborator on "South Pacific" and "Mr. Roberts." : LOGAN
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Negative. : NOT
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Stepson of Thor. : ULL
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Plates. : DISHES
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Where the Leaning Tower is. : PISA
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Food made of taro root. : POI
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Residue. : ASHES
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Double quartet. : OCTET
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Like a network. : NETTY
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Yellow cheese. : EDAM
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Famous editor. : DANA
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Snug retreat. : NEST
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All: Comb. form. : OMNI
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Card game. : LOO
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Fall flower. : MUM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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