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New York Times, Wednesday, November 21, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 43.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 885
Across
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Nominee for recess appointment to U. N. General Assembly. : JESSUP
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Pay no attention to. : IGNORE
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Siren of the Twenties. : VAMPIRE
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Intensifies. : DEEPENS
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Palliative for "heady" troubles. : ASPIRIN
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A roulette bet paying 8 for 1. : ENCARRE
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Half-witted drudge in "Nicholas Nickleby." : SMIKE
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Supreme Court justice. : CLARK
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Grand division of geological time. : EON
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Weary. : TIRE
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Its President is Gabriel Gonzalez Videla. : CHILE
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Brindled antelopes. : GNUS
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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Tumbler. : GLASS
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Decorative band or strap used on garments. : PATTE
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Describing an orator's voice. : RESONANT
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Plunges into water. : SOUSES
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Called in question. : CONTESTED
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He composed four symphonies. : BRAHMS
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A cleanser in its molten form. : NEATSOAP
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Orleans' river. : LOIRE
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Intends. : MEANS
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It is eaten when green and looked at when sweet. : PEA
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Having power. : ABLE
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Papers to fill out. : FORMS
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Its President is Manuel A. Odria. : PERU
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The Hungry Horse, for instance. : DAM
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Pack into a bundle. : TRUSS
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Subtle emanations. : AURAS
49
Commemorative compositions. : ELEGIES
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Arranged in threes. : TERNATE
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Moonlight and Kreutzer. : SONATAS
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Qualified voter. : ELECTOR
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Power in a racing shell. : STROKE
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Slice of bacon. : RASHER
Down
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Rita's daughter. : JASMINE
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Assyrian, Babylonian, Roman, British, German, etc. : EMPIRES
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Large nail. : SPIKE
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Form of address applied to a monarch. : SIRE
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Swiss canton, its capital Altdorf. : URI
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Strong inclination. : PENCHANT
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Ultimate objects of noble character. : IDEALS
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Species. : GENRE
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Part of a bottle. : NECK
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Former Government organization. : OPA
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Lets again. : RERENTS
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Along the way. : ENROUTE
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More immense. : VASTER
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Perceptions. : SENSES
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They proverbially hear no good of themselves. : LISTENERS
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Social groups. : CLANS
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Trinkets. : GAUDS
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Mythical dwarf of underground regions. : GNOME
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Viereck, Lowell, and others. : POETS
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Artist's pigment. : OCHRE
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Messrs. Musial and Lomax. : STANS
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Tailor: Dial. : SEAMSTER
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Dashing fellows. : BLADES
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Pikelike marine fishes caught off Florida. : ROBALOS
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Indisposition. : AILMENT
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Make work. : OPERATE
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Contrivance for fumigating grain. : AERATOR
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One who stops to think. : PAUSER
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Dessert of whipped cream, gelatin, etc., frozen without stirring. : MOUSSE
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Vagary. : FREAK
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The London Charivari. : PUNCH
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Josip Broz. : TITO
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The Greek god of war. : ARES
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Needlefish. : GAR
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Highest note of the gamut. : ELA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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