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New York Times, Thursday, September 27, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 26.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 830
Across
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Physician to the President. : GRAHAM
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Hereditary ruler. : DYNAST
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Boastful defiance. : BRAVADO
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Don Marquis' "archie" and friends. : ROACHES
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Former Russian royal family. : ROMANOV
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Near the coastline. : INSHORE
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Gremlin. : IMP
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English black-marketeers. : SPIVS
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Four: Prefix. : TETRA
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Wild tribesman of Borneo. : DYAK
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Instruct. : TEACH
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Let it stand. : STET
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The rubber city. : AKRON
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Mrs. O'Dwyer. : SLOAN
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Compass point. : ENE
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Divided into shares. : LOTTED
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Senator from Louisiana. : ELLENDER
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Was indebted to. : OWED
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Long easy stride. : LOPE
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Senator from Maine. : BREWSTER
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Furnished with window frames. : SASHED
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Border. : RIM
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Part of Arabia. : YEMEN
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Set of steps for crossing a fence. : STILE
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French man's name. : YVES
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Equestrian. : RIDER
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Little: Comb. form. : STEN
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Mentioned publicly. : AIRED
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Early Teutons who invaded the Roman Empire. : GOTHS
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Hebrew letter. : TAV
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Dwarfish native of the Philippines. : NEGRITO
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Rope for pulling a barge. : TOWLINE
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Arranged terms. : TREATED
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Legislator. : ENACTOR
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Orientals. : ASIANS
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Weight unit expressing fineness of silk, nylon, etc. : DENIER
Down
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The big threat at recent Japanese treaty conference. : GROMYKO
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Protective bank of earth. : RAMPART
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Girl's name. : AVA
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Twin of Fritz. : HANS
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Vote to accept. : ADOPT
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Dore Schary's metier. : MOVIES
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Governor of New Jersey. : DRISCOLL
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Thither. : YON
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Nemesis of the Tweed Ring. : NAST
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Yearns. : ACHES
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Loaded with a projectile. : SHOTTED
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Of the earth. : TERRENE
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Pertaining to a wedding. : BRIDAL
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Usher. : SEATER
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A depression among hills: Poet. : VALE
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Show slavish obeisance: Var. : KOTOW
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Angels' headdresses. : HALOS
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Paper boy. : NEWSY
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Water scorpions. : NEPAS
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Hinder. : DETER
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Hen house sections. : NESTS
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Minor deities. : DEMIGODS
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American poet, author of "Thanatopsis." : BRYANT
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Mediterranean resort area. : RIVIERA
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Comes into view. : EMERGES
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Put in order again. : REDO
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Native of ancient Asia Minor. : HITTITE
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Former First Lady. : ELEANOR
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Governor Thornton's capital. : DENVER
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Produced as clear profit. : NETTED
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Caravansary. : SERAI
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River in Switzerland and southern France. : RHONE
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Forest tree of Asia. : DITA
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Symbol of Lohengrin. : SWAN
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Number. : TEN
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Naval assault boat. : LCI

Answer summary:
11 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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