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New York Times, Thursday, November 8, 1951

54-Across : Philosopher whose name is associated with good eating.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 24.5
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 872
Across
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Famous golf tournament. : MASTERS
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World War I planes. : SPADS
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Wisconsin's controversial figure. : MCCARTHY
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He was a Naval Air Service pilot, World War I. : LOVETT
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Familiarize. : ACCUSTOM
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Slow movement of a symphony. : ADAGIO
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Argued in court: Colloq. : PLED
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Accepts, as a report. : ADOPTS
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N. Y. State splinter party. : ALP
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City in Italy. : LODI
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Concerning. : INRE
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Important product of Canada. : PULP
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Detective agency symbol. : EYE
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Diamond Jim. : BRADY
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Treacherous. : FALSE
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Conduits. : MAINS
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Former Presidential emissary to the Vatican. : TAYLOR
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Non-playing captain of Davis Cup Team. : SHIELDS
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Heels over. : CAREENS
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Hair beautifier. : POMADE
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Lighter. : BARGE
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Put to use. : APPLY
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Very: Music. : MOLTO
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Imogene's partner. : SID
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Mr. Grant, not Ulysses. : CARY
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Famous Secretary of State. : HULL
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Appurtenance on a barn. : VANE
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Man's name meaning height. : ELI
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Entezam's country before 1935. : PERSIA
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Villainous cachinnations. : AHAS
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More optimistic. : ROSIER
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Supreme court justice from Texas. : TOMCLARK
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Made zzz's. : SNORED
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Philosopher whose name is associated with good eating. : EPICURUS
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Growls. : GNARS
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Beef. : REDMEAT
Down
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High Commissioner for Germany. : MCCLOY
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Consent. : ACCEDE
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___ Arabia. : SAUDI
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Trustees: Abbr. : TRS
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Girl's name. : ETTA
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Dwellers near one of the Seven Wonders of the World. : RHODIANS
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British critic and poet (1840–93). : SYMONDS
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Party line-up. : SLATE
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Seed vessels. : PODS
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Former capital of Burma. : AVA
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Leader of French Rightists. : DEGAULLE
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A kind of monkey wrench. : STILLSON
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Symbol of Canada. : MAPLE
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Tall silk hats. : TOPPERS
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Meddlesome person. : PRY
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Recipient of money. : PAYEE
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Toupee wearer. : BALDY
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"___ of the Valkyries." : RIDE
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Largest city in North Dakota. : FARGO
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Floury. : MEALY
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Fruit pastry. : TART
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Typewriter bars. : SPACERS
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William Boyd. : HOPALONG
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Put in a calaboose. : IMPRISON
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Circus music-maker. : CALLIOPE
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Pillow. : BOLSTER
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Wall: French. : MUR
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3,500,000 sq. miles of sand. : SAHARA
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Following the beaten path. : INARUT
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Lecterns. : DESKS
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Rancher's assets. : HERDS
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Esteem highly. : VALUE
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Character in "Iolanthe." : PEER
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Mr. Wolfert, author. : IRA
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Centimeters: Abbr. : CCM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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