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New York Times, Friday, October 26, 1951

22-Across : Conferences: Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 24.2
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 859
Across
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Conversational communication. : CHAT
5
Very precise. : TRIG
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Gush: Slang. : SWOSH
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He wrote "The Man Without a Country." : HALE
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Period of time. : YEAR
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Knit goods made of a certain thread. : LISLE
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Presently. : ANON
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Ruling family of Nepal. : RANA
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He uses his eyes. : OGLER
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Listen to broadcasts for propaganda analysis. : MONITOR
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Conferences: Colloq. : POWWOWS
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Early airmail carriers. : PIGEONS
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Director Kazan. : ELIA
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Bevan's nickname. : NYE
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He controlled Trilby by hypnotism. : SVENGALI
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Mild oaths. : DRATS
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A style of dance music. : SWING
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Coal scuttle. : HOD
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Dream: French. : REVE
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Short simple melody. : CHANT
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Space between mouldings. : DADO
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One: Italian. : UNO
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Beamed. : SHONE
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Communications went haywire here. : BABEL
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Griffins, sphinxes, etc. : MONSTERS
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Aggregate. : SUM
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Formerly. : ERST
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Wearing a pinafore. : APRONED
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Worthless speech: Colloq. : HOGWASH
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Famous name in communications. : MARCONI
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Indian money. : ANNAS
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Seaweed product. : AGAR
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Garden soil. : LOAM
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Symbols on ballots. : STARS
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Act the stool pigeon: Brit. slang. : NARK
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Grafted, in heraldry. : ENTE
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Multitude. : HORDE
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Colors. : DYES
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Discerns. : SEES
Down
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Sugar Ray's title. : CHAMP
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Capital city in French Indo-China. : HANOI
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With. : ALONG
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Philippine deputy or barrio head. : TENIENTE
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Actor Power. : TYRONE
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Raises. : REARS
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Man's name. : IAN
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Person-to-person method of relaying news. : GRAPEVINE
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Coming to a stop. : SLOWING
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Navy communication system. : WIGWAG
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Norway's seaport capital. : OSLO
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A large number: Colloq. : SLEW
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Pronoun. : HERS
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Symbols of childhood. : TOYS
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Fragrant. : OLENT
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Cygnets. : SWANS
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He pursued Moby Dick. : AHAB
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Mineral deposit. : LODE
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Loved one. : IDOL
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Device for jungle communications. : DRUM
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Location of University of Nevada. : RENO
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Name of three English rivers. : AVON
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Gregg's system. : SHORTHAND
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Russia's favorite game, probably invented in India. : CHESS
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Dionysius's tormented dinner guest. : DAMOCLES
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Street: German. : STRASSE
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Jefferson's Vice President. : BURR
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Lincoln's secretary of state. : SEWARD
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Ship's communications officer. : SPARKS
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To love: Latin. : AMARE
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"___ Else But You." : NOONE
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Related on the mother's side. : ENATE
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Items in telephonic communications. : DIMES
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Noisy and unintelligible radio communications: Colloq. : HASH
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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Growl. : GNAR
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Fun-loving. : GAY

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