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New York Times, Monday, April 16, 1951

44-Down : Greek R.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 30.7
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 666
Across
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Throwing short punches. : JABBING
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Man's home. : CASTLE
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Direct. : OVERSEE
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Servicemen's relaxation center. : CANTEEN
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Native with Chinese overlords. : TIBETAN
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Cook rare. : UNDERDO
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On the wave. : ASEA
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Ready for the day. : RISEN
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Good times and bad. : ERAS
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Chirp. : TWEET
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Right angle. : ELL
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Girl's name, meaning wholesome. : ALTHEA
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United Nations General ___. : ASSEMBLY
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Man of distinction. : SIR
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Agave fiber plant. : ISTLE
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Irma off the air. : MARIE
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Self-content. : SMUG
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Monkey houses. : TREES
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New star. : NOVA
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Doubleday of baseball fame. : ABNER
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Capital of Jordan. : AMMAN
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Prefix imitating the noise of falling, as ___ flop. : KER
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Seaport on Tokyo Bay. : YOKOHAMA
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Bag-holders. : LOSERS
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Nickname for the author of "Three Soldiers." : DOS
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Topic. : THEME
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Place swarming with busy people. : HIVE
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Allegations in court. : PLEAS
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Designate. : NAME
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Colony given to Ethiopia. : ERITREA
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Picketer. : STRIKER
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Beaming. : RADIANT
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Following a suspect. : TAILING
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Performs. : ENACTS
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Disburses. : EXPENDS
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Castanet dance in ¾ time. : JOTA
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Girl's name. : AVIS
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Mrs. Ben Lyon. : BEBE
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Inspiration. : BREATH
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Adherent. : IST
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Turkey and vicinity. : NEAREAST
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Aladdin's best friend. : GENIE
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French resort on the Mediterranean. : CANNES
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In addition. : AND
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Assistant to President Truman. : STEELMAN
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Any U. S. possession: Abbr. : TERR
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Swan-wooed maid. : LEDA
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Son of Seth. : ENOS
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Actor's signal. : CUE
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One predicted result of Korean war. : STALEMATE
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Chinese dynasty of ancient times. : WEI
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Man's nickname. : LEM
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Test ores. : ASSAY
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Land of forgotten men. : LIMBO
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Pachyderm's proboscis. : TRUNK
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Appear to be. : SEEM
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Sans dough. : BROKE
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Vitamin-laden meat. : LIVER
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Bringers of discretion. : YEARS
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Replaced by a bus. : TRAM
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Pert. to mathematical measurement of large tracts of land. : GEODETIC
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Impellitteri-Hoving bone of contention. : SALESTAX
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Greek R. : RHO
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___ de plume. : NOM
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Trees that tremble. : ASPENS
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Old but not vigorous. : SENILE
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Unseemly expedition. : HASTE
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In this place. : HERE
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Country of the late Ali Razmara. : IRAN
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Feminine of David. : VIDA
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Parallel measure in degrees and minutes: Abbr. : LAT
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Alike. : AKIN
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Patch up. : MEND
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Work units. : ERGS
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Target of Rodent Control. : RAT
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Catskill hibernator. : RIP

Answer summary:
11 debuted here and reused later.

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