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Charles Cross
Charles Cross

New York Times, Friday, December 22, 1950

27-Down : Bay off Luzon Island.

Author:
Charles Cross
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Charles Cross has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 41-Across clue had "Cleremont"; changed to "Clermont."

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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 551
Across
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Long and unbroken wave. : SWELL
6
Pennsylvania's Governor-elect. : FINE
10
Pennsylvania's Senator-elect. : DUFF
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In popular song, she was a lady. : EADIE
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Mining products. : ORES
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Deteriorate by use. : WEAR
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Garden spots. : EDENS
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Arthur Godfrey's favorite musicmakers. : UKES
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Russian girl's name. : OLGA
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Illinois' Senator-elect. : DIRKSEN
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Dispirit. : DEPRESS
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Round cake: Spanish. : TORTA
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___ Moines. : DES
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Mlle. Simon, French actress. : SIMONE
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Florida Senator, replacing Claude Pepper. : SMATHERS
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Star with Paul Kelly in "The Country Girl." : UTA
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Excavation in a mine. : STOPE
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South Sea island group where Pago Pago is. : SAMOA
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Flying mammals. : BATS
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Power used by "The Clermont," Aug. 11, 1807. : STEAM
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Immanuel ___, German philosopher. : KANT
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The twenty-four books by Homer. : ILIAD
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Religious fraternity. : ORDER
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Fresh-water food fish. : IDE
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The 82d Congress does, on Jan. 3. : CONVENES
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Ready for the laundry. : SOILED
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Malt drink. : ALE
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Walter Prichard ___, dramatic critic and teacher. : EATON
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Senator from Illinois. : DOUGLAS
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Rhode Island's Senator-elect. : PASTORE
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Card game donation. : ANTE
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Stratagem. : RUSE
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Symbol of defeat in boxing. : TOWEL
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Lachrymal drop. : TEAR
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He wrote "A Dissertation on Roast Pig." : ELIA
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Man's name. : ENEAS
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Very pale. : ASHY
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Lame ___. : DUCK
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Compact. : DENSE
Down
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Grain of wheat. : SEED
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In North Africa, a dry river bed. : WADI
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German river. : EDER
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Tie up with: 2 wds. : LINKTO
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Homework. : LESSONS
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Source of anything. : FOUNT
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Annoy. : IRK
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Requirement. : NEED
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Chariot of ancient Britons. : ESSEDA
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Idaho's Senator-elect. : DWORSHAK
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700-mile river in Belgian Congo. : UELE
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Tires. : FAGS
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Monastic brothers. : FRAS
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Palestine: in Jewish use. : ERETS
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Cats and dogs. : PETS
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Blacken one's reputation. : ASPERSE
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Bay off Luzon Island. : SUBIC
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A European country: Comb form. : ITALO
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Morning: French. : MATIN
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Former Senator from New York. : MEAD
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Enamel: French. : EMAIL
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Printing script: round hand. : RONDE
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Full to repletion. : SATED
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Indian living in Oklahoma. : OTOE
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Barbarity. : SAVAGERY
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Minister Perle. : MESTA
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Where the farmer lives. : DELL
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Perched. : ROOSTED
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Came close. : NEARED
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Vocalize. : INTONE
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In a vertical line: Naut. : APEAK
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The facts. : DATA
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Single things. : ONES
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Senator-elect Bennett's state. : UTAH
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Moro tribesman. : SULU
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Senator Brewster of Maine. : OWEN
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Herbs used as turmeric. : REAS
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Thus: Latin. : SIC

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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