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New York Times, Thursday, November 2, 1950

7-Down : Zenith.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 501
Across
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Senatorial candidate in Ohio. : TAFT
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She's "semper paratus." : SPAR
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Played by a tympanist. : DRUMS
14
Director Kazan. : ELIA
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Box for relics. : ARCA
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Spooky. : EERIE
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Falls asleep. : NODS
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"La Bohème" heroine. : MIMI
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Gov. Payne's state. : MAINE
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Party leaders. : SPOKESMEN
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Wellaway! : ALACK
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Theatrical disaster. : FLOP
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Swampy regions. : MARSHES
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Put an injunction upon. : ENJOIN
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Parcels for Europe. : CARE
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Yale Bowl has these. : TIERS
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Resort near Carson City. : LAKETAHOE
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Mr. Templeton. : ALEC
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Officers' assistants. : AIDES
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Acts in prim fashion: Dial. : MIMS
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Subject of Hamlet soliloquy. : HEREAFTER
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Small herring. : SPRAT
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She organized the League of Women Voters. : CATT
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Stick together. : COHERE
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Tennessee Williams' métier. : THEATRE
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Airs sung alone. : SOLI
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Governor. : RULER
50
Gov. of Wisconsin. : RENNEBOHM
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Dwell. : ABIDE
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Breakfast cereal. : BRAN
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Dolphin family. : INIA
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Yields. : CEDES
59
Unicorn fish. : UNIE
60
Full of years. : AGED
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Long lock of hair. : TRESS
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Dr. Fuchs' accomplice. : GOLD
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Durante's biggest asset. : NOSE
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Sawbucks. : TENS
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Unbalanced. : ALOP
3
Doghouse resident. : FIDO
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Military group with specific mission. : TASKFORCE
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Victor Mature's recent role. : SAMSON
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Spruce up. : PRIMP
7
Zenith. : ACME
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Dr. Howell, meteorologist. : RAINMAKER
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Winner of 1950 Masters' Tournament. : DEMARET
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"Piece of eight," in South America. : REALS
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The 'umble Mr. Heep. : URIAH
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Thanksgiving pie. : MINCE
13
"Water ___ its own level." : SEEKS
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Yale men. : ELIS
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God of war. : ARES
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Base in Greenland. : ETAH
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3,473-mile river. : NILE
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Treat with derision. : JEER
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West Pointer. : CADET
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Citizen who ignores trash baskets. : LITTERBUG
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Seaplane. : AMPHIBIAN
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Employ. : HIRE
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Gen. Bradley. : OMAR
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Italian Prince. : ESTE
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On the horizon. : AFAR
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Nancy Kelly, for instance. : ACTRESS
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Flatfish. : SOLE
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Learned by perusal. : CONNED
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A stretch of land. : TRACT
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Swiss composer (1852-1921). : HUBER
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What British do with "a" in "secretary." : ELIDE
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The yellow fever mosquito. : AEDES
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Slow-moving person. : SNAIL
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Mr. Rapee, conductor. : ERNO
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Progress. : ONGO
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Hurries. : HIES
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Constructed. : MADE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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