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New York Times, Wednesday, November 29, 1950

4-Down : Mel, former Giant player.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 528
Across
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Subject of Taft-Hartley bill. : UNIONS
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Doctrine of a Persian religious sect. : BABISM
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Participate. : PARTAKE
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"Ya gotta start off each day wit' a song." : DURANTE
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Subway platform. : STATION
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City in Ohio. : IRONTON
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One: German. : EIN
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Fire-truck equipment. : LADDERS
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Red ocher: Dial. : RUD
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Hard work. : TOIL
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Wife of Jacob. : LEAH
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Wash out. : ELUTE
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Slowpoke. : SNAIL
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Influence: Slang. : DRAG
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Seat of Cook County, Georgia. : ADEL
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Underhand person. : SNEAK
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Calling of Daniel Boone. : TRAPPER
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Answered in the negative. : NOED
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The Hamilton-Burr affair. : DUEL
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U. S. gulf-coast industry. : SPONGES
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Legal document. : LEASE
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Decoration on Jessica Tandy's dressing room door. : STAR
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Tipplers. : SOTS
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Playing card. : KNAVE
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Think: French. : PENSE
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Profound. : DEEP
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___ Scott decision. : DRED
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Constellation. : ARA
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Extended over. : SPANNED
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Oriental name. : ALI
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A verse of two feet. : DIMETER
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Belonging to the sea. : OCEANIC
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People in high spirits. : ELATERS
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Rearing; fierce. : RAMPANT
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Place to spend the summer. : RESORT
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Relatives. : NIECES
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Unexpected finishes: Sports. : UPSETS
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They meet at Flushing Meadow. : NATIONS
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Nationality of Hussein Ala. : IRANIAN
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Mel, former Giant player. : OTT
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___ polish. : NAIL
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Toasting word. : SKOAL
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Third U. S. Vice President. : BURR
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Ascended. : AROSE
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Prohibit. : BAN
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Trespass. : INTRUDE
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Plumper. : STOUTER
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Austrian scientist, famous for studies of heredity. : MENDEL
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Over. : ENDED
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Irreconcilable political opponent. : DIEHARD
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Tapered seam: Dressmaking. : DART
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Holders of property claims. : LIENORS
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Europe N of Arctic Circle. : LAPLAND
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French city. : LAON
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Frenchman. : GAUL
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What beer comes in. : KEGS
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Look slyly. : PEEK
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Cedar trees. : DEODARS
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Unfruitful. : STERILE
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Hats. : PANAMAS
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Anna ___ of the movies. : STEN
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Adirondack winter sports mecca. : SARANAC
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Girl in Dos Passos' "U. S. A." : EVELINE
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Digger. : SPADER
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Spaniard. : SENOR
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Decrees. : EDICTS
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Chemical compound. : ESTER
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Nut. : PECAN
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Saucy. : PERT
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
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Ike's former theatre. : ETO
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The Rue Morgue slayer. : APE

Answer summary:
12 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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