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New York Times, Tuesday, May 1, 1951

22-Down : Hebrew letter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 681
Across
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Boy meets girl, etc. : PLOT
5
One-time White House Scottie. : FALA
9
Small nails. : BRADS
14
Fly a plane. : AERO
15
English historical painter (1761-1807). : OPIE
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Uncanny. : EERIE
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Britain's new Board of Trade head. : SHAWCROSS
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Truman's birthplace in Missouri. : LAMAR
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Sherlock Holmes' favorite vehicle. : HANSOM
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Combine into a whole. : TOTALIZE
23
Louvre attraction. : ART
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Smith, Jolson, etc. : ALS
26
Heads: Humorous. : PATES
27
Ragout, goulash, etc. : STEWS
29
Maiden consecrated to the hearth goddess. : VESTAL
32
Throws overboard. : JETTISONS
36
Steps over a wall. : STILE
37
Poet Pound. : EZRA
38
"Opera" sponsors on radio. : SOAPS
40
They're worth 20 each at Canasta. : ACES
41
The Pope's triple crown. : TIARA
43
Very powerful. : PREPOTENT
45
Without light or brightness. : SOMBRE
47
Summer resort in New Hampshire. : KEENE
48
Bingo's ancestor. : LOTTO
50
___ Ichi building, Occupation H. Q. in Tokyo. : DAI
51
Famous pro golf tournament. : PGA
54
Issues of a newspaper in one day. : EDITIONS
57
Fighter near the Parallel. : KOREAN
59
Famous husband-wife stage team. : LUNTS
60
Sang to. : SERENADED
62
Little fish. : SMELT
63
Arabian title. : EMIR
64
Skipper's assistant. : MATE
65
Church recesses. : APSES
66
Useful hints. : TIPS
67
Oh, dear me! : ALAS
Down
1
Turkish title. : PASHA
2
Composer of "The Merry Widow." : LEHAR
3
Praying female figure, in art. : ORANT
4
Strings of barges. : TOWS
5
Amorphous. : FORMLESS
6
Soldier's overseas address. : APO
7
Roster. : LIST
8
He wrote about talking animals. : AESOP
9
Retards. : BELATES
10
George F. Babbitt's business. : REALESTATE
11
11:11 A. M., Nov. 11, 1918, at Rethondes, France. : ARMISTICE
12
President of Mexico, 1877-80 and 1884-1911. : DIAZ
13
Withered. : SERE
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Raccoon's cousin. : COATI
22
Hebrew letter. : TAV
25
Rush down at. : SWOOP
27
Colonel ___, eccentric lawyer in Bret Harte tales. : STARBOTTLE
28
Boojum. : SNARK
30
Danish measure. : ALEN
31
"___ we forget." : LEST
32
Grumman Panthers. : JETS
33
First name of a basso from Rome. : EZIO
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London street car systems. : TRAMLINES
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Asset of 32 Down. : SPEED
39
Cannon, Rayburn, etc. : SPEAKERS
42
Pen and brush men. : ARTISTS
44
Vegetable. : ONION
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Theatre under Ike in World War II. : ETO
49
Assault. : ONSET
51
Part of a bike. : PEDAL
52
Gulf between Rome and Naples. : GAETA
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Llama's habitat. : ANDES
54
Role for a Wagnerian soprano. : ELSA
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Throw a basketball game: Slang. : DUMP
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Half: Prefix. : SEMI
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King of Siam. : RAMA
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Washington Irving character. : RIP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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