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New York Times, Friday, May 4, 1951

24-Down : Tributary of the Seine.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 684
Across
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Where the Big Three met in 1945. : POTSDAM
8
Helena is its capital. : MONTANA
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Heroine of "barbershop" harmony. : ADELINE
16
TV actress. : EMERSON
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He wrote comedies in ancient Rome. : TERENCE
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Sea nymphs. : NEREIDS
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Jacob's older brother. : ESAU
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An ounce in Abyssinia. : OKET
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Tierra del Fuego Indians. : ONAS
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Unit of weight. : TON
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What trackmen do with poles. : VAULT
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They hold that any means justifies the end. : MACHIAVELLIANS
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Gather. : AMASS
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Poker stake. : ANTE
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Building sites. : LOTS
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Witty remark. : MOT
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Anglo-Irish diminutive suffix. : EEN
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The nineteenth letter. : ESS
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Fish dish. : ROE
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Curves. : ARCS
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Totals. : ADDS
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Animal with a long ringed tail. : LEMUR
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The argument over foreign policy. : THEGREATDEBATE
52
Italian Socialist leader. : NENNI
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Much ___. : ADO
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Sewing machine line. : SEAM
56
Former French Premier. : BLUM
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Organization raising a European army. : NATO
62
Diversion. : PASTIME
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New Jersey river dear to Rutgers. : RARITAN
66
Chanter. : INTONER
67
Stir up. : AGITATE
68
Nazi party leader. : GOERING
69
Anna Rosenberg's maiden name. : LEDERER
Down
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___ de foie gras. : PATE
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Keats wrote them. : ODES
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Japanese monastery. : TERA
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Spade, Chan, et al. : SLEUTHS
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Gunga ___. : DIN
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Seaport in Italy, on the Adriatic. : ANCONA
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Mild of temper. : MEEK
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Psychological procedure to ascertain ability: 2 wds. : MENTALTEST
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Cockney's dwelling. : OME
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Oil used in perfumes. : NEROLI
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A series of thirty requiem masses. : TRENTAL
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Most populous continent. : ASIA
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Inclines the head. : NODS
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Answer: Abbr. : ANS
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Smooth. : EVEN
24
Tributary of the Seine. : OISE
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Rubber-yielding trees. : ULES
27
Pistol-packin' lady. : MAMA
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Spiritless. : AMORT
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What Campanella and Berra do for a living. : CATCH
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force. : VANDENBERG
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Bellini's opera. : NORMA
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Creator of Nero Wolfe. : STOUT
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"The ___ and yellow leaf." : SERE
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Merit. : EARN
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Winter vehicle. : SLED
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Washington ballplayer. : SENATOR
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Lower house of Eire Parliament. : DAIL
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Black variety of hard rubber. : EBONITE
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Astronomical twins. : GEMINI
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Harm. : DAMAGE
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Mens sana in corpore ___. : SANO
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Princely Italian family. : ESTE
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Russian mountain system. : URAL
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Flower essence: Var. : ATAR
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Famous art gallery in London. : TATE
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Unique person: Slang. : ONER
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Grand larceny of the piper's son. : PIG
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Soldiers. : MEN
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Free. : RID

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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