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New York Times, Saturday, April 24, 1954

28-Down : Tallchief, Fonteyn, et al.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,761
Across
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Jerry Lewis' partner. : DEAN
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On the move. : ASTIR
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Farmer's concern. : CROP
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Boss of a shield. : UMBO
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Last name of the "little women." : MARCH
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Flow against. : LAVE
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The goal in any competitive activity. : FIRSTPLACE
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He loved Galatea. : ACIS
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Calendar abbreviation. : FRI
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Bed of ore, in mining. : REEF
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Spanish city. : OVIEDO
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Where Mandalay is. : BURMA
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Class. : SORT
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Go (used reflexively). : BETAKE
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Sign painter. : LETTERER
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Alma mater of many M.P.'s. : ETON
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High, low or reverse. : GEAR
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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Book by Dorothy J. Roberts. : THEENCHANTEDCUP
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Toddler. : TAD
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Winglike. : ALAR
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Plant used for stews. : OKRA
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Enchants: Brit. sp. : ENAMOURS
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Coarse linen and woolen cloth. : LINSEY
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Insensible. : NUMB
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Yvonne or Marie. : QUINT
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Military detail. : TACTIC
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Manufacturer of Iron Curtains. : USSR
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Family: Colloq. : ILK
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Theatres in ancient Athens. : ODEA
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Group of Middle East nations. : ARABLEAGUE
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Comedian Lahr. : BERT
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Portable peep show. : RAREE
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Vincent Auriol's successor. : COTY
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Being: Latin. : ESSE
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Explores. : SEEKS
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Very: French. : TRES
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Senator Martin's colleague. : DUFF
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Arabian prince. : EMIR
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French shelter. : ABRI
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Numbers: Abbr. : NOS
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French physicist (1775-1836). : AMPERE
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Intolerant city in 17th century. : SALEM
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Place of interest in London. : TRAFALGARSQUARE
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Federal interstate agency. : ICC
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Electrical device. : RHEOSTAT
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Broadway actress. : CLAIRE
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Hialeah, Belmont, etc. : RACETRACKS
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Poet of Augustan age. : OVID
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A tip in Nogales. : PESO
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Part of the Caroline Islands. : TRUK
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A ___ santé. : VOTRE
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Ruin: Poet. : BANE
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Well-known first name in Hollywood. : BETTE
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Man's name meaning strength. : ETHAN
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Tallchief, Fonteyn, et al. : TOEDANCERS
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Poetic contraction. : EEN
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Habituate. : ENURE
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Compensate. : REPAY
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Ruth's mother-in-law. : NAOMI
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Commuters' luxuries. : CLUBCARS
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Man's name: Abbr. : HAR
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Punch's advice to persons about to marry. : DONT
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Change. : MUTATE
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Cotton threads. : LISLES
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Business term. : INRE
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Part of U.S.S.R.: Var. : USBEK
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Start of a soliloquy. : TOBE
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Possessed by an American humorist. : ADES
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Mr. Sikorsky. : IGOR
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Relative of the guitar. : LUTE
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Low islands. : KEYS
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Girl's name. : RAE
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Behave. : ACT

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