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New York Times, Tuesday, September 18, 1951

11-Down : Small case for needles, thread, etc.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 29.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 821
Across
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Brief remark. : WORD
5
Song writers' group. : ASCAP
10
Assist in doing. : HELP
14
Symptom of malaria. : AGUE
15
Martha of the radio. : DEANE
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Indian. : OTOE
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Payment for use of property. : RENT
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Our Ambassador to France. : DAVIDBRUCE
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Political figure in France. : DEGAULLE
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President of France. : AURIOL
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Devotees: Suffix. : ITES
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Cultivated lands: Latin. : AGRI
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Took out the pits. : STONED
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Apartments for chicks. : BROODERS
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Secretarial assistants to officers. : AIDES
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Forms into cinders. : SLAGS
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Grievous distress. : WOE
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Screen star. : LADD
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What the ticket taker returns. : STUBS
37
Native of ancient Asia. : MEDE
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Rather than. : ERE
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Describing a mint's output. : SHINY
40
More robust. : HALER
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Mary ___ Truman. : MARGARET
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Communist leader of France. : DUCLOS
44
Mr. Baba and others. : ALIS
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Part of a horseshoe. : CALK
46
Sand and stones. : GRAVEL
49
Charges in court. : ARRAIGNS
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Former and present Premier of France. : RENEPLEVEN
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Corner. : NOOK
56
Mario Lanza is the latest. : IDOL
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Typewriter type. : ELITE
58
Opposed to: Prefix. : ANTI
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Units of displacement of ships. : TONS
60
Made a scene. : RAVED
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Dandelion, wild carrot or darnel. : WEED
Down
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Political division of a city. : WARD
2
Molding with a double curve. : OGEE
3
Brace on a chair. : RUNG
4
Held in custody. : DETAINED
5
What pates sometimes are. : ADDLED
6
Christmas stickers. : SEALS
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Fall in. : CAVE
8
Cuckoo. : ANI
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Schoolteachers. : PEDAGOGS
10
Objectionable. : HORRID
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Small case for needles, thread, etc. : ETUI
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Crazy: Slang. : LOCO
13
Strip the bark from. : PEEL
19
Executive committees: Russian. : BUROS
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Indians. : UTES
24
Scene of Valentino movie. : ARABY
25
Capital of Oregon. : SALEM
26
Head ornament. : TIARA
27
More eccentric. : ODDER
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Plain-spoken. : BLUNT
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Star of film, "Up Front." : EWELL
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Madison Square Garden show. : RODEO
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Prophets. : SEERS
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From whence emanate oinks. : STIES
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Sharper. : SHRILLER
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Cold weather coat. : MACKINAW
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Food from orchids. : SALEP
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Waikiki dance. : HULA
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Judges' noisemakers. : GAVELS
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Sewed. : DARNED
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Where the Minotaur was confined. : CRETE
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Sand and stones. : GRIT
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Fix over. : REDO
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In a short time. : ANON
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Tel ___. : AVIV
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Departed. : GONE
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Importance. : NOTE
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Slide sideways, as a plane. : SKID
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Guido's top note. : ELA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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