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New York Times, Tuesday, August 21, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { B H J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 100, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 22.6
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 793
Across
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Ridgway's successor. : VANFLEET
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Rascals. : SCAMPS
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Devotee. : IDOLATER
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He rode Bold to win the Preakness. : ARCARO
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Beauty parlor item. : MANICURE
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Beauty parlor gadget. : CURLER
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Priest of a mosque. : IMAM
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British Army Chief of Staff, W. W. II. : DILL
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Cut. : SEVER
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Cut the edges of, as a coin. : NIG
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Staggered. : REELED
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Chinese: Comb. form. : SINO
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Expiate. : ATONE
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Colorado, Arkansas or Missouri. : RIVER
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Unused. : NEW
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Delaware Indian. : LENAPE
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Research courses for the advanced students. : SEMINARS
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River that rises in the Vosges. : SAAR
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Fiji capital. : SUVA
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May through September in England. : FESTIVAL
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Brighten up again. : REGILD
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Ancestor of O. P. S. : OPA
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English breed of cattle. : DEVON
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A circus lion has one. : TAMER
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Miss Hayworth. : RITA
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Pinnacles of ice on a glacier. : SERACS
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Lemon, peach or blueberry. : PIE
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One flight up. : STAIR
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Mother of Castor and Pollux. : LEDA
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Army eating place. : MESS
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Partner of the adenoid. : TONSIL
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Ringing in the ears. : TINNITUS
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Iago's wife. : EMILIA
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Island made famous by R. L. S. : TREASURE
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Adjourn for a short time. : RECESS
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Estimated the value of. : ASSESSED
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Northeasternmost of Rome's seven hills. : VIMINAL
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Human being. : ADAMITE
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Variety of polygon. : NONAGON
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___ flam. : FLIM
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Resinous substance. : LAC
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Technical exercise in music. : ETUDE
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More weird. : EERIER
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Where rambler roses grow. : TRELLIS
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Indian. : SAC
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Shank: Anat. : CRUS
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Fields. : ACRES
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Girl's name meaning smooth snow. : MALVINA
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Careful dresser. : PREENER
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Grieves. : SORROWS
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Mallets or bats: French. : LEVES
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Reimbursed. : REPAID
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Object. : DEMUR
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Cartoonist of the Tammany tiger (1840–1902). : NAST
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What Rosie drives. : RIVETS
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Roof edge. : EAVES
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___ Hills, a district of India. : NAGA
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Composer of a famous "Bolero." : RAVEL
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He wrote "A Passage to India." : FORSTER
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Summary of a literary work. : EPITOME
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Devilish. : SATANIC
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Actress ___ Young. : LORETTA
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Energy of motion. : IMPETUS
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Free time. : LEISURE
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Prepared for cooking. : DRESSED
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Lowest points. : NADIRS
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"Two on the ___." : AISLE
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Bamboo stems. : CANES
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He wrote "The Making of an American." : RIIS
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Young lady. : MISS
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___ Palmas. : LAS
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Highlander's no. : NAE

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

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