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New York Times, Wednesday, July 18, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 17.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 759
Across
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Business of bus and subway. : TRANSIT
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Turning point. : CRISIS
14
Mediterranean playground. : RIVIERA
15
Halo. : AUREOLE
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Proceed from a source. : EMANATE
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More smooth and soothing. : BLANDER
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Fisherman. : EELER
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Bearing or aspect. : MIEN
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Out-of-the-way. : ODD
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French vocalist, Jean ___. : SABLON
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Miss Maxwell, perennial hostess. : ELSA
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : LAB
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Somerset Maugham film. : TRIO
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Auto club insignia. : AAA
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Man's name. : AMOS
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What the U. N. does, via earphones. : INTERPRETS
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Ape. : IMITATE
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In the future: 2 wds. : LATERON
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He wrote music and lyrics of "Kiss Me, Kate." : COLEPORTER
44
Legendary queen of Carthage. : DIDO
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Pig or fountain. : PEN
46
Bradley or Khayyam. : OMAR
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Truman's plane, "The Sacred ___." : COW
49
Vaudeville turns. : ACTS
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Teased. : BAITED
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Expression of disgust. : BAH
55
Like Pollyanna. : GLAD
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Fruit of the vine. : GRAPE
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Foes. : ENEMIES
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Released from prison conditionally. : PAROLED
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Colorful golf pro. : DEMARET
66
Where De Valera is Premier again. : IRELAND
67
To the right: Comb form. : DEXTRO
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Rooftop or built-in necessity. : ANTENNA
Down
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Subject of Joyce Kilmer poem. : TREE
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Hoarfrost. : RIME
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Grandfatherly. : AVAL
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Baseball teams. : NINES
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A pirate, in olden days. : SEARAT
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Subway in N. Y. City Transit System. : IRT
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To: Scot. : TAE
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Vacationer's hideout. : CABIN
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Regulation. : RULE
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Country on the Persian Gulf. : IRAN
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Member of Congress: Abbr. : SEN
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Antiseptic compound. : IODOL
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Troikas in Russia. : SLEDS
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Earth goddess in Wagner's "Ring." : ERDA
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Debatable. : MOOT
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Winston Churchill is one. : BRITON
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The "Queen Elizabeth." : LINER
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Having auricles. : EARED
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Secular. : LAIC
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War material: Colloq. : AMMO
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Be greatly agitated. : BOIL
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Where Noah landed the Ark. : ARARAT
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Likely. : APT
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Choreographers' stock in trade. : STEPS
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Fragrant oleoresin. : ELEMI
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Man's name. : ERIC
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Commotion. : TODO
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Winter blanket. : SNOW
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Gorilla. : APE
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Spring peeper. : TOAD
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Remorse. : REGRET
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Retired. : ABED
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Woven with bamboo. : CANED
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Brief essay. : THEME
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The ace of clubs in certain games. : BASTO
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Comical: French. : DROLE
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Encircled. : GIRT
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Look slyly. : LEER
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Man's name. : ALAN
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Founder of a state. : PENN
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Mussolini's daughter. : EDDA
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Mr. Beerbohm. : MAX
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Ingrid Bergman's daughter. : PIA
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Kansas Governor. : ARN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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