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New York Times, Monday, May 14, 1951

9-Down : Adventures.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 694
Across
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Yesterday's heroine. : MAMA
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Senator from Oregon. : MORSE
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Important member of the family. : PAPA
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Leave out. : OMIT
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Abigail ___, mother of our 6th President. : ADAMS
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Allege as a fact. : AVER
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Nellie Tayloe Ross' concern. : MINT
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Subject matter. : TOPIC
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Quantity of paper. : REAM
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Railroad car. : SLEEPER
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Le dernier cri. : LASTCRY
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Neither's partner. : NOR
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Supply station. : DEPOT
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Famous English actor, Cyril ___. : MAUDE
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Didactic teachers. : MORALISTS
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German city on the Danube. : ULM
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School session. : TERM
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Field of action. : DOMAIN
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More members of the family. : SIBS
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Off. : ASIDE
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Pre-Waterloo residence. : ELBA
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Noble objectives. : IDEALS
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Bird family's home. : NEST
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Not animal or mineral: Abbr. : VEG
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Symbolic flower. : CARNATION
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Disorders. : RIOTS
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Diverts. : TURNS
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Storage place. : BIN
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Sultan who opposed the Crusaders. : SALADIN
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France, Great Britain, Russia, and U. S. : BIGFOUR
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"Una Voce Poco Fa" is one. : ARIA
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Authoritative. : VALID
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Princess Elizabeth is her mother. : ANNE
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Government agent. : GMAN
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Concert piece, as by Chopin. : ETUDE
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Messrs. Sparks and Irish. : NEDS
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F. D. R.'s mother. : SARA
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Famous uncle. : REMUS
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Hambletonian race. : TROT
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Objects of filial love. : MOMS
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Plant used for yellow dye. : AMIL
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"Mother o' ___." : MINE
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Be present. : ATTEND
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Roman mother. : MATER
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Perfume. : ODOR
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Knock. : RAP
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Mona Lisa, for instance. : SMILER
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Adventures. : ESCAPADES
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Descriptive of a sitter's job. : PARTTIME
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With: French. : AVEC
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Fruit. : PEAR
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West Point team. : ARMY
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W. H. Auden is one. : POET
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Alone. : SOLO
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Hooded cloaks worn at masquerades. : DOMINOS
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One of Truman's avocations. : MUSIC
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Girl's name. : ALIDA
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Dark reddish brown. : UMBER
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Mother's title. : MRS
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Artillery salute. : SALVO
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Place "out of this world." : TIBET
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Hidden obstacles. : SNAGS
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Strait connecting Long Island Sound and New York Bay. : EASTRIVER
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City in S. W. California. : SANTAANA
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Father's workroom. : DEN
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Praise highly. : LAUD
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Smart or spruce. : TRIG
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Native. : INNATE
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Mother's little darling. : INFANT
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Waits for a favorable opportunity. : BIDES
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Droops. : SAGS
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___ virumque cano. : ARMA
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Pseudologist. : LIAR
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Miss Sayao, Met soprano. : BIDU
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Unique person: Slang. : ONER
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Bring to naught. : UNDO
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Remainder. : REST
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Abner's pal. : LUM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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