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New York Times, Saturday, April 7, 1951

25-Down : People in second childhood.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { X }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 657
Across
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Central Park ways. : PATHS
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Trent didn't solve his last one. : CASE
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Slightly open. : AJAR
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City in Wisconsin. : ELROY
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Quiet time. : LULL
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___ Montez. : LOLA
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Quebec landmark. : PLAINSOFABRAHAM
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Simpleton. : OAF
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Playwright Ronald ___. : GOW
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Streams, in England. : BOURNES
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MacArthur's Chief of Staff. : ALMOND
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A wagon: Poet. : WAIN
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Phils' infield star. : GOLIAT
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Non-original bid in bridge. : OVERCALL
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Where the "Lost Chord" was found. : ORGAN
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Stripped of nonessentials. : STARK
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Mrs. Nussbaum's query. : NOO
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Pair of horses. : TEAM
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Is dressed in. : WEARS
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Hamlet is in 5. : ACTS
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Harold: Abbr. : HAR
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___ and the Pirates. : TERRY
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Its capital is Canea. : CRETE
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Condensed and held. : ADSORBED
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Noted counter man. : GEIGER
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Who: Latin. : QUIS
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Noted Italian statesman. : SFORZA
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Shield-shaped. : SCUTATE
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Of age: Lat. abbr. : AET
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Greek letter. : RHO
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Cabinet member. : CHARLESFBRANNAN
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Distinctive atmosphere. : AURA
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Inner lane in a race. : RAIL
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Sally, ___ and Mary. : IRENE
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Snyder's investigators. : TMEN
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Unfailing. : SURE
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Balms. : NARDS
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Pumpkin, squash, melon, etc. : PEPO
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The late Nazimova. : ALLA
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Where the lions guard Nelson. : TRAFALGARSQUARE
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___ polloi. : HOI
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Notable Korean first name. : SYNGMAN
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Madison Square performer. : CLOWN
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___ Wiedersehen. : AUF
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Where the pitcher's toe goes. : SLAB
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Nudgers. : ELBOWERS
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He conquered Rome. : ALARIC
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Aging citizen of Uvalde, Texas. : JOHNNANCEGARNER
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Wings. : ALAE
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Fordham men. : RAMS
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New Yorkers breathe in much. : SOOT
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Popular columnist. : RUARK
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The fabulous O'Flaherty. : LIAM
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People in second childhood. : DOTARDS
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Almanach de ___. : GOTHA
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Nymph. : OREAD
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Change. : VARY
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Recently retired singer, ___ Lehmann. : LOTTE
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He pays up. : LOSER
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Dry. : SERE
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Dictionaries. : WEBSTERS
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Sunset State: Abbr. : ARIZ
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Kafka novel (with The). : TRIAL
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Cocksure. : CERTAIN
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Lasted longer. : OUTRAN
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Traveler. : GOER
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La Fontaine story. : FABLE
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Scarecat's exclamation. : SCAT
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Buddy. : CHUM
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Birthright seller. : ESAU
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Federal Judge Learned ___. : HAND
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Singles. : ONES
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Evergreen. : FIR
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Gen. Johnson headed it. : NRA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 19 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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