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Louise Rabb
Louise Rabb

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New York Times, Sunday, May 27, 1951

88-Down : "The ___ Decade."

Author:
Louise Rabb
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 176, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 678 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 148, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 26, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 42 Grid has duplicate clues.
Louise Rabb has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 707
Across
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Anna Sewall's "Beauty." : BLACK
6
First name of Nobel Prize winner. : PEARL
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Shrub used in tanning. : SUMAC
16
Cabell's "___ of the Jest." : CREAM
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Banter. : RALLY
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Article of clothing: Colloq. : UNDIE
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Pledge of love. : TROTH
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Ranch activity. : RODEO
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Heroine of 1944. : AMBER
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"Der ___kavalier." : ROSEN
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Health: Fr. : SANTE
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Scarlett's name. : OHARA
29
Never: German. : NIE
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Washes against. : LAPS
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"___ Hopkins." : SIS
34
Tale tellers. : LIARS
36
So be it. : AMEN
37
Movie star. : DARNELL
39
Beatrice, the "Beautiful Parricide." : CENCI
41
Silver ___. : SCREEN
43
Bristle. : SETA
44
Pitcher for the Indians. : LEMON
46
Anatole France's "___ Ring." : AMETHYST
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Black or white bug. : ANT
51
Green ___. : GROCER
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Attorney in "Old Curiosity Shop." : BRASS
54
Red symbol. : HAMMER
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Queen Bess's astrologer. : DEE
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English river. : AVON
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Symbols of victory. : PALMS
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A bird and color. : FLAMINGO
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Open. : UNSCREW
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Carries on. : PLIES
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Oneself: Fr. : SOI
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"___, Apes and Peacocks." : IVORY
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Kitchen gadget. : MASHER
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English poet. : BLUNT
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"___ for Error." : MARGIN
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Our: French. : NOS
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Oriental ruler. : AMEER
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Captain Sam. : GRANT
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Press between rollers to glaze, as paper, cloth, etc. : CALENDER
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Does wrong. : SINS
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Royal family of Netherlands. : ORANGE
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Friend of Porthos. : ARAMIS
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"The Story of ___ Whiteley." : OPAL
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Kitchen implement. : STRAINER
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"___ to the land we love!" : HERES
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Grief: Span. : DUELO
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Months: Abbr. : MOS
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Make. : RENDER
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"___ Through the Rye." : COMIN
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Is unable. : CANNOT
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Violin maker. : AMATI
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Pyrenees peak. : GER
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"___ Yellow," by Aldous Huxley. : CROME
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Necklace or earring. : PENDANT
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Removed the top of. : UNCAPPED
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Cooked in a certain way: Fr. : FRITE
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Color of lemonade. : PINK
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Light-Horse Harry. : LEE
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First name of "Red Mill" composer. : VICTOR
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Originator of "cherry-tree" story. : WEEMS
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French noblemen. : COMTES
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That: Span. : ESO
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Treats as a celebrity. : LIONIZES
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Florentine frescoer. : LIPPI
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Bride of the Knight of the Swan. : ELSA
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Girl's name. : VIOLET
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Sat. : POSED
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Birthstone for May. : EMERALD
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Miss Daniels. : BEBE
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Upright: Lat. : RECTA
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Chip stone. : NIG
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Son of Njorth. : FREY
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Seeing red. : MAD
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Cobalt blue. : AZURE
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Playwright Zoë ___. : AKINS
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Inexperienced. : GREEN
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Mme. Fremstad. : OLIVE
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Outer coats. : RINDS
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Very small. : TEENY
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Chrystal ___, actress. : HERNE
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Ocean greyhound. : LINER
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Miss O'Grady. : ROSIE
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Strayed. : ERRED
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Former Hungarian conductor. : SEIDL
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Anxieties. : FEARS
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Marks. : BRANDS
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Vampires: Lat. : LAMIAE
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The Prince Consort. : ALBERT
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Diminutive suffix. : CLE
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Former English actor, ___ Bellew. : KYRLE
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"I never saw a ___." : PURPLECOW
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Name meaning man. : ENOS
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Newspaper displays. : ADS
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Giants: Ger. : RIESEN
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Red hero. : LENIN
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Straits: Abbr. : STS
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Russian river. : URAL
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Believers in a certain doctrine. : MONISTS
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Connect. : ATTACH
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Tree in a Chekhov title. : CHERRY
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___ Magnon. : CRO
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Cardinal in the "Queen's Necklace" affair. : ROHAN
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Yellow cheese. : EDAM
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___ perennius (more lasting than bronze). : AERE
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Lament. : MOAN
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Lace design. : ALLOVER
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Robin Hood's friend. : SCARLET
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Serpent king of Hindu myth. : SESHA
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Horse of any color. : NAG
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Brightest star. : COR
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Rulers. : IMAMS
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Sheer fabric. : ETAMINE
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Red ___. : MEN
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Letter. : ESS
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Son of David, killed by Absalom. : AMNON
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Tributary of the Amazon. : NEGRO
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Cities in N. Y., Ala., Ohio, etc. : TROYS
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More unusual. : RARER
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Actress Fay. : BAINTER
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1004. : MIV
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Author of "The Black Tulip." : DUMAS
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As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
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German city. : ESSEN
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Daring speculator. : PLUNGER
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Jury heads. : FOREMEN
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Ignem ex ___. : LIGNIS
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Game. : CHESS
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Organizer. : PLANNER
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Employe: Fr. : SALARIE
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Plaited. : BRAIDED
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Marshy regions near the seashore, as in Italy. : MAREMME
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Hypothetical units. : IDS
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Red ___. : GRANGE
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Partnership: Slang. : CAHOOTS
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"Three Blind Mice," for example. : ROUND
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Bauxite, for instance. : ORE
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Punitive. : PENAL
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Solo. : ALONE
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Mme. Lehmann. : LOTTE
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Libyan seaport. : TRIPOLI
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Thanks: Ger. : DANKE
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"The ___ Decade." : MAUVE
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Gallia est ___ divisa, etc. : OMNIS
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Principal in a famous court case. : SACCO
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Well-known college magazine. : CRIMSON
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French coin. : CENTIME
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Make lace. : TAT
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Infant's gait. : CREEP
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Baroness Orczy's scarlet hero. : PIMPERNEL
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Monastic officer. : PRIOR
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Red hat. : FEZ
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Beverage. : POP
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More amusing. : WITTIER
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Spanish hero. : CID
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Indian weight. : SER
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Salt of an acid. : OLEATE
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Mme. de Stael's maiden name. : NECKER
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Symbol of villainy. : LEGREE
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Thin layer. : LAMINA
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Pre-Civil War ship. : SLAVER
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Snakes. : ADDERS
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Composer. : VERDI
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Bridge of ___. : SIGHS
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Ibsen character. : EYOLF
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Stringfellow ___. : BARR
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Doris Leak's husband. : EZIO
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Psyche knots. : BUNS
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Lady of Green Gables. : ANNE
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Parry. : FEND
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Compass point. : ESE
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Man's nickname. : SYD
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Silkworm. : ERI
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White ___. : LIE

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10 unique to this puzzle, 32 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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