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New York Times, Monday, October 8, 1951

42-Down : Emulates Crosby.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 32.0
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 841
Across
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Member of the State Department. : JESSUP
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Import secretly. : SMUGGLE
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Fruit of the buttercup. : ACHENE
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Europe's newest king. : BAUDOUIN
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Typewriter roller. : PLATEN
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Haughty. : ARROGANT
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Attention. : EAR
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Concerning: Dial. : ANENT
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Man's name meaning rich. : OTTO
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Goulash, ragout, etc. : STEWS
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Plug. : STOPPLE
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Result of the war of nerves. : HYSTERIA
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Lady of the house: Colloq. : MOM
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Okinawa, for instance. : BASE
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Always: Poet. : EER
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Winter fodder. : SILAGE
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Criminals usually have several. : ALIASES
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Parchment rolls. : SCROLLS
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Indicating the 118 lb. class in boxing. : BANTAM
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Letter of the alphabet. : CEE
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Greek goddess of earth. : GAEA
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Compass point. : ENE
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Miss Harlowe, Samuel Richardson's heroine. : CLARISSA
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London's La Guardia Field. : CROYDON
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Out of favor: Colloq. phrase. : INBAD
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This holds linoleum down. : GLUE
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Red Sox infielder who retired this season. : DOERR
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Girl's name. : ONA
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Member of the W. A. F. : AIRWOMAN
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President of 11 Down. : ARBENZ
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The Four ___. : FREEDOMS
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Spenser's "Queene." : FAERIE
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Attaches. : FASTENS
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Dissertations presented for advanced degrees. : THESES
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Comedian's quips. : JAPES
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Brilliance. : ECLAT
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Participate. : SHARE
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Jelled. : SET
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Perturbed. : UNEASY
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Founder of Gov. Fine's state. : PENN
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Humorous term for a tailor. : SARTOR
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Wall: French. : MUR
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Herb eaten by the Japanese. : UDO
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19th century Russian novelist and dramatist. : GOGOL
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Central American republic. : GUATEMALA
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Fluff. : LINT
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Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Good-humored jesting. : BANTER
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First name of author of "Crime in America." : ESTES
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It was shipped to India after Congressional battle. : WHEAT
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Twelfth sign of the zodiac, the Fishes. : PISCES
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Holding of little value in poker. : PAIR
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Decorous. : SEEMLY
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Stare coquettishly. : OGLE
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Land formation. : MESA
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Mrs. Zaharias, golf star. : BABE
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Mr. Mowbray, actor. : ALAN
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Remunerative offices requiring little work. : SINECURES
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Director of "South Pacific." : LOGAN
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Port of entry in Maine. : SACO
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River of the "Left Bank." : SEINE
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Emulates Crosby. : CROONS
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Contemporary macabre cartoonist. : ADDAMS
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Uncomplimentary term of address. : SIRRAH
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Dampen again. : REWET
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Natives of Transvaal. : BOERS
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Ethel Merman's famous role. : ANNIE
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Bewilders. : DAZES
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Hook for landing large fish. : GAFF
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100 centesimi. : LIRA
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Float. : RAFT
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Form of lyric poem. : ODE
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Hoot ___! : MON
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Insect. : BEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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