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New York Times, Monday, October 8, 1951

31-Down : Land formation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 841
Across
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Member of the State Department. : JESSUP
7
Import secretly. : SMUGGLE
14
Fruit of the buttercup. : ACHENE
15
Europe's newest king. : BAUDOUIN
16
Typewriter roller. : PLATEN
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Haughty. : ARROGANT
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Attention. : EAR
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Concerning: Dial. : ANENT
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Man's name meaning rich. : OTTO
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Goulash, ragout, etc. : STEWS
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Plug. : STOPPLE
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Result of the war of nerves. : HYSTERIA
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Lady of the house: Colloq. : MOM
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Okinawa, for instance. : BASE
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Always: Poet. : EER
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Winter fodder. : SILAGE
38
Criminals usually have several. : ALIASES
40
Parchment rolls. : SCROLLS
41
Indicating the 118 lb. class in boxing. : BANTAM
42
Letter of the alphabet. : CEE
43
Greek goddess of earth. : GAEA
44
Compass point. : ENE
45
Miss Harlowe, Samuel Richardson's heroine. : CLARISSA
48
London's La Guardia Field. : CROYDON
50
Out of favor: Colloq. phrase. : INBAD
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This holds linoleum down. : GLUE
56
Red Sox infielder who retired this season. : DOERR
58
Girl's name. : ONA
59
Member of the W. A. F. : AIRWOMAN
62
President of 11 Down. : ARBENZ
64
The Four ___. : FREEDOMS
65
Spenser's "Queene." : FAERIE
66
Attaches. : FASTENS
67
Dissertations presented for advanced degrees. : THESES
Down
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Comedian's quips. : JAPES
2
Brilliance. : ECLAT
3
Participate. : SHARE
4
Jelled. : SET
5
Perturbed. : UNEASY
6
Founder of Gov. Fine's state. : PENN
7
Humorous term for a tailor. : SARTOR
8
Wall: French. : MUR
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Herb eaten by the Japanese. : UDO
10
19th century Russian novelist and dramatist. : GOGOL
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Central American republic. : GUATEMALA
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Fluff. : LINT
13
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
15
Good-humored jesting. : BANTER
20
First name of author of "Crime in America." : ESTES
23
It was shipped to India after Congressional battle. : WHEAT
25
Twelfth sign of the zodiac, the Fishes. : PISCES
26
Holding of little value in poker. : PAIR
28
Decorous. : SEEMLY
30
Stare coquettishly. : OGLE
31
Land formation. : MESA
32
Mrs. Zaharias, golf star. : BABE
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Mr. Mowbray, actor. : ALAN
34
Remunerative offices requiring little work. : SINECURES
37
Director of "South Pacific." : LOGAN
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Port of entry in Maine. : SACO
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River of the "Left Bank." : SEINE
42
Emulates Crosby. : CROONS
46
Contemporary macabre cartoonist. : ADDAMS
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Uncomplimentary term of address. : SIRRAH
49
Dampen again. : REWET
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Natives of Transvaal. : BOERS
52
Ethel Merman's famous role. : ANNIE
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Bewilders. : DAZES
54
Hook for landing large fish. : GAFF
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100 centesimi. : LIRA
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Float. : RAFT
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Form of lyric poem. : ODE
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Hoot ___! : MON
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Insect. : BEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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