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New York Times, Monday, October 16, 1950

9-Down : Sharp instrument.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 25, Avg Word Len: 5.71, Missing: { F J K Q U X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 98, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 484
Across
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They may nationize steel. : BRITONS
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Appropriate adjective for President Griswold. : PROYALE
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Site of University of Wyoming. : LARAMIE
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"O ___ Jonson." : RAREBEN
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A step in the process of democratization. : AMERICANIZATION
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___ masqué. : BAL
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Father of Ajax. : TELAMON
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Individual. : ONE
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What the F. E. P. C. is against. : BIAS
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Change the position of measure lines in music. : REBAR
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Beyond the dateline. : ASIA
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Heating vessels. : ETNAS
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Nonsense. : ROT
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Closed at one end. : BLIND
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Indian. : REDMAN
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Statements given to the press. : RELEASES
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Wood. : PINE
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Backtalk. : SASS
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Contemporary symphonic conductor. : SMALLENS
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Foolish old person. : DOTARD
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Abhors. : HATES
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Dip gently into water. : DAP
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Busy man around Oct. 1. : MOVER
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City in Oklahoma. : ENID
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Modulations. : TONES
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Term of reproach: Bibl. : RACA
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God of forests. : PAN
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Husband or wife. : PARTNER
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Commotion. : ROW
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The enemy. : AGGRESSORNATION
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Setback. : RELAPSE
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Bone of the ear. : OSSICLE
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Costumes. : DRESSES
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Most abstruse. : DEEPEST
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Chatter excessively. : BLABBER
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Follower of a Hindu deity. : RAMAITE
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Signatory of the North Atlantic Pact. : IRELAND
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Coal product. : TAR
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Neglect. : OMIT
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Daintier. : NICER
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Vessel that hunts fur animals. : SEALER
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Man, the apes, the monkeys, etc. : PRIMATES
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Sharp instrument. : RAZOR
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North African port. : ORAN
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Nevertheless. : YET
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State of being without life. : ABIOSIS
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Like a lion. : LEONINE
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Groups of nine. : ENNEADS
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Man next door: Billboard sp. : NABOR
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Tasted. : SAMPLED
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Zeus as an avenging deity. : ALASTOR
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Spankers. : SAILS
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Broom of twigs. : BESOM
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Reading on a compass. : NNE
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Stripling. : LAD
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Signs. : ENDORSES
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Mrs. Finley J. ___, philanthropist. : SHEPARD
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Mr. Bing's position, at the Met. : MANAGER
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Having a stinging sensation. : ATINGLE
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___ Domingo. : SANTO
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One of the seven mortal sins. : AVARICE
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Puts on ice again. : RECOOLS
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Device for catching large birds. : DRAWNET
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Fictional bad boy. : PENROD
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Cup: French. : TASSE
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Special capacity for perception. : SENSE
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Invigorates. : PEPS
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Level to the ground. : RASE
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Abyssinian prince. : RAS
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Careen. : TIP

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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