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New York Times, Thursday, May 31, 1951

13-Down : Creator of Lord Peter Wimsey.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { F J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 711
Across
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Stalin's native land. : GEORGIA
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Where Leavenworth is. : KANSAS
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Mysterious. : UNCANNY
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Popular song of the Mauve Decade. : BEDELIA
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Written will of the legislature. : STATUTE
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Churchill's forte. : ORATORY
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Noun ending. : TER
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What battle fleets maneuver for. : SEAROOM
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Temptress. : EVE
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"Caro Nome," for instance. : ARIA
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Indian peasants. : RYOTS
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Substance to mellow wine. : AGER
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Hawks; peddles. : VENDS
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She: French. : ELLE
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Triumphs. : WINS
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May Whitty, for instance. : DAME
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Merciful. : LENIENT
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Peruvian Indian. : INCA
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Mr. Cohan and Mr. Ade: Abbr. : GEOS
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Irene ___, actress and singer. : BORDONI
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In ___ parentis. : LOCO
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Certain. : SURE
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Small tributary of the Tiber. : NERA
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___-propre. : AMOUR
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Nickname of a famous baseball player. : TRIS
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Refrain of an old song beginning, "Pack up your troubles ... " : SMILE
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Nancy Hanks' son. : ABE
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Thingumbobs. : DOODADS
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Time. : ERA
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American Confederate general. : VANDORN
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The kingdom of coal. : MINERAL
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___ cordiale. : ENTENTE
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Pertaining to sea lions. : OTARINE
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Comic strip boy. : SKEETS
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Sounds of loud laughter. : SHRIEKS
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King of Sweden. : GUSTAV
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Joined. : ENTERED
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Musical potato. : OCARINA
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Gibson Girl's hairdo accessory. : RAT
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African antelopes. : GNUS
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___borough Rapid Transit. : INTER
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Sailor's "yes," usually with "sir." : AYEAYE
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Fuel in use since 1852. : KEROSENE
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Madam, I'm ___. : ADAM
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In which shad are taken. : NET
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Plum-favored distilled spirit. : SLOEGIN
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Adjustable device over plane passenger's window. : AIRVENT
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Creator of Lord Peter Wimsey. : SAYERS
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Made, sold, or transported illegally. : BOOTLEG
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Player-piano attachment. : ROLL
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Regards with delight. : ADMIRES
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Fear-inspiring. : AWESOME
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Excite a jazz performer or listener: Swing Music. : SEND
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City W of Fort Scott, Kan. : IOLA
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Husbands or wives. : CONSORTS
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Windflower. : ANEMONE
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American scientist, improver of plants (1849-1926). : BURBANK
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Large province of Cuba. : ORIENTE
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Any plant of the crocus or gladiolus family. : IRID
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Social or literary circle. : COTERIE
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Take precedence of. : OUTRANK
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Barrel parts. : STAVES
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Cottonwood trees. : ALAMOS
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Former Spanish silver coins. : REALES
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Congresswoman Rogers, from Massachusetts. : EDITH
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Parents' favorite word. : DONT
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Old word for tangle. : SNAR
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River in Scotland. : DEE
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Joseph C. Lincoln's "Cap'n ___." : ERI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 17 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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