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New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 1951

10-Across : Egyptian queen of the gods.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 46.5
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 900
Across
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It's being collected again. : SCRAP
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Take heed. : RECK
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Egyptian queen of the gods. : SATI
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Ecuador's capital. : QUITO
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"It came ___ a midnight clear." : UPON
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Invisible Empire. : KLAN
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Drives on. : URGES
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Cold Russians. : SIBERIANS
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Furnace by-product. : ASH
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News agency balked by U. S. and Britain. : TASS
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Small, bearlike Australian marsupial. : WOMBAT
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Police business. : DETECTION
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Former government agency. : WPA
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Spanish athletes. : MATADORS
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Medical, for short. : MED
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Dismal. : SOMBRE
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Important period. : ERA
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Farm building. : SILO
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Rain makers. : CLOUDS
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Providing for contingency: 2 wds. : INCASE
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Mint director. : ROSS
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Tennessee power project. : TVA
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Native of Will Rogers' home state. : SOONER
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Time milestones: Abbr. : YRS
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King David. : PSALMIST
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Roman greeting. : AVE
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Raisers of cubs. : LIONESSES
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Fashionable. : MODISH
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Throttle from behind. : MUGG
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Chance to fall. : HAP
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College courses freely chosen. : ELECTIVES
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Pithy thought. : ADAGE
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Occupation or business. : LINE
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Member of Arab League. : YEMEN
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"Two On the Aisle" star. : LAHR
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Contents of the feedbag. : OATS
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An Edgar Bergen woodpile. : SNERD
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Seven men under a corporal. : SQUAD
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Vehement ill wish. : CURSE
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Conservative side. : RIGHT
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Devoured. : ATE
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Standby of most tourists. : POSTCARD
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Country with more than 190,000,000 people. : RUSSIA
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Unit of a serial movie. : EPISODE
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Ear of corn. : COB
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Was aware of. : KNEW
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Stint. : SKIMP
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Senator Sparkman is one. : ALABAMIAN
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Large lake in Ethiopia. : TANA
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The present month: Abbr. : INST
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Excursions in boats. : ROWS
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Bears witness. : ATTESTS
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Embark on motor transport. : EMBUS
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Negative word. : NOR
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Leavening. : RAISING
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Man of action. : DOER
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To practice crystal gazing. : SCRY
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Swan genus. : OLOR
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Mohammed ___. : MOSSADEGH
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Pipers in the glen. : SCOTS
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Bunches of flowers. : NOSEGAYS
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French lace: Colloq. : VAL
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Food. : ALIMENT
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Varmint. : PEST
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Earns a living as a cat. : MOUSES
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Dr. Primrose of Wakefield. : VICAR
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Disgrace. : SHAME
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Kind of beaver. : EAGER
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Use money. : SPEND
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Session at table. : MEAL
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Mexican jug. : OLLA
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Seaport in Hawaii. : HILO
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By way of. : VIA
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Snug retreat. : DEN

Answer summary:
14 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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