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New York Times, Monday, October 15, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19, Grid flow: 26.6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 848
Across
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French novelist, Pierre ___. : LOTI
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Stringed instruments. : HARPS
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Title of Mohammed Riza Pahlevi. : SHAH
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Choirboy's collar. : ETON
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Armadillo. : APARA
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Seaport of Hawaii. : HILO
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Comic-strip ejaculation. : OOPS
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Ice cream sold by street peddlers: Colloq. : HOKEYPOKEY
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Bandits' hide-outs. : NESTS
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That which restrains. : DETERRENT
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Beasts of burden in Asia. : YAKS
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Cleveland's waterfront. : ERIE
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A treat for kitty. : CATNIP
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Handle: French. : ANSE
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Chance. : HAP
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Supporting structures of a bridge. : ABUTMENTS
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Golfer's cry. : FORE
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"Sugar and spice and everything nice." : GIRL
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Poet of Ben Jonson's time. : CAREW
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Be at anchor. : RIDE
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Impose, as a fine. : LEVY
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Ecclesiastic official guest. : VISITATOR
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Mr. Culbertson. : ELY
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Indian of Yucatan. : MAYA
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Followers of Bacchus. : SATYRS
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A Wend of Saxony. : SORB
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Ready: French. : PRET
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Farm produce statistics. : CROPSALES
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Self-respecting. : PROUD
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"Honey Bun's" curls in "South Pacific." : HURLYBURLY
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A palm thatch. : NIPA
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Setting of "The Good Earth." : ASIA
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Vive ___! : LEROI
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Smallest particle of an element. : ATOM
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___ caterpillar. : TENT
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City in the Ruhr Basin. : ESSEN
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Actress Fontanne. : LYNN
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M. Blum. : LEON
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Indian. : OTOE
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The state of the world. : TOPSYTURVY
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Immediately. : INSTANTLY
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Interjection of surprise. : HAH
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Without feet. : APOD
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Croupier's tool. : RAKE
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False claims. : PRETENSES
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English detective story writer, Dorothy ___. : SAYERS
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Torch singer Dinah. : SHORE
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Camper's outing. : HIKE
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In Norway, 24.7 inches. : ALEN
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Gen. Vandenberg. : HOYT
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___-dieu, desk for kneeling at prayer. : PRIE
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Pass lightly over. : SKIM
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Risk: Colloq. : SPEC
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Famous name in football. : CAGLE
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Man's name. : ABIEL
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Central rooms in ancient Roman houses. : ATRIA
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Putting on airs; flighty. : HOITYTOITY
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Eagerness. : ARDOR
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Dukes, earls, barons, etc. : PEERS
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Colors for sailor suits. : NAVYBLUES
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Brotherly. : FRATERNAL
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Small strand or twist. : WISP
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Covering for a ship's hatch: Colloq. : TARP
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Shuffle along: Var. : MOSY
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Fit for tillage. : ARABLE
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Part of a chair back. : SPLAT
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Idle small talk. : CHAT
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Trick. : RUSE
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Prototype of Orestes in "Mourning Becomes Electra." : ORIN
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Makes mistakes. : ERRS
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American wild plum. : SLOE
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"Once ___ a midnight dreary ... " : UPON
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"___ with faint praise."—Pope. : DAMN
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Part of the Chinese dualism, yang and ___. : YIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 17 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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