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Edward J. Buckler
Edward J. Buckler

New York Times, Monday, September 18, 1950

11-Down : Tax paid for crossing a bridge.

Author:
Edward Buckler
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 45.0
Edward J. Buckler has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Edward Buckler is an alias for Edward J. Buckler.
Jim Horne notes:

30-Across: Joe Page was famously known as "The Gay Reliever" (using the era's common meaning of "carefree" or "flamboyant"). He was a crucial part of the Yankees' success in the late 1940s, particularly the 1949 World Series.

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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 456
Across
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He'll run for third term in November. : DEWEY
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Cause to swerve; turn aside. : DEVIATE
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Friend: Lat. : AMICUS
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Jimmy Roosevelt's goal. : GOVERNOR
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Truman's favorite composer. : MOZART
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Harmoniously. : UNITEDLY
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Gnawed. : ATE
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Decorations on ears of corn. : TASSELS
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High in pitch. : ALT
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Machines for removing seeds from cotton. : GINS
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Corner of the diamond. : BASE
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Maidservant in the Orient. : AMAH
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Levels. : EVENS
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Mona ___. : LISA
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Yankees' "Gay Reliever" : PAGE
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Inscribe, as a book, by way of compliment. : DEDICATE
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Part of the eyeball. : CORNEA
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Diversify. : VARY
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Large, single-edged knife used in Philippines. : BOLO
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Member of governing board of a university. : REGENT
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Completely surrounded. : BERINGED
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Jewish month. : ELUL
45
Woman in the U. S. Coast Guard. : SPAR
47
Layer of skin. : DERMA
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Writing implements. : PENS
49
Unoccupied. : IDLE
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New chairman of A. E. C. : DEAN
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Coin of a Baltic nation. : LAT
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Vivid describers. : IMAGERS
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Position on a football team. : END
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Lacking kindness. : INHUMANE
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What the landlord receives. : RENTAL
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Purchaser of commodities on large scale, for monopoly purposes. : COEMPTOR
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Tranquil. : SERENE
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Checks. : ARRESTS
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Popular game in British pubs. : DARTS
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Impaired. : DAMAGED
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Expressing strong feeling. : EMOTIVE
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Shriveled. : WIZENED
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What Paul Hoffman heads. : ECA
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Circular tent of skins used by Siberian nomads. : YURT
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Recipients of gifts. : DONEES
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Pernicious. : EVIL
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Former G. I.'s. : VETS
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Anger. : IRE
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___ Islands, in Bay of Bengal. : ANDAMAN
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Tax paid for crossing a bridge. : TOLLAGE
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California fan palm. : ERYTHEA
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___ in the back. : STAB
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Popular Miss Moran. : GUSSIE
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Brackish. : SALTY
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Whines. : SNIVELS
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Wearing kitchen apparel. : APRONED
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Scrutinize. : SCAN
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Acidity: Med. : ACOR
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Crafts. : ARTS
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Strong-smelling. : OLID
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Mr. Television. : BERLE
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Facsimile. : REPLICA
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Mrs. F. D. R. : ELEANOR
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Author of "Roosevelt in Retrospect." : GUNTHER
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Burrowing animal, symbol of Wisconsin. : BADGER
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Welcomer. : GREETER
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Issuing forth. : EMANANT
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Fondles; pampers. : DANDLES
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Baby grands. : PIANOS
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Slips. : ERRS
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Devilkins. : IMPS
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Late Col. ___ Winn of Kentucky Derby fame. : MATT
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Source. : SEED
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Japanese apricot. : UME
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The Blue Eagle. : NRA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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