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New York Times, Friday, April 20, 1951

34-Down : Recall the spoken word.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20, Grid flow: 41.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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J
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 670
Across
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Big Four conferee at the Paris meeting. : JESSUP
7
Top production man in U. S. : WILSON
13
Arbiter of strikes. : UMPIRE
14
Continental at bay. : ASIATIC
16
High-octane Ethel. : MERMAN
17
Gumshoed around. : SLEUTHED
19
Ante-. : PRE
20
Machine shaping tool. : LATHE
22
France's longest river. : LOIRE
23
Regency oath. : EGAD
25
Lithuanians. : LETTS
27
Bridge player's delight. : SLAM
28
Immerse again. : REDIP
30
Indian deer, sambars. : RUSAS
32
Hawaiian baking pit. : IMU
33
Hitchhiker's prop. : THUMB
35
Treaty city in Prussia, Treaty of ___, 1807. : TILSIT
37
Perfume flasks. : FLACONS
40
Captivate. : BEWITCH
41
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. : RIGHTS
42
Angle-shaped fortification. : REDAN
43
Mr. Burrows. : ABE
44
Where caravans rest. : OASES
46
Whicker. : NEIGH
50
Dickens' pet heroine. : NELL
52
Holly tea used by Indians of southern U. S. : YUPON
54
Arena bull. : TORO
55
Slogans. : CRIES
57
Particles. : IOTAS
59
Mr. Topping. : DAN
60
Lack of variety. : SAMENESS
62
Guncotton explosive. : TONITE
64
Necessity of a dog's life. : LICENSE
65
One of Kefauver's witnesses. : ADONIS
66
Propositions of argument. : THESES
67
Dormant. : LATENT
Down
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Paratrooper. : JUMPER
2
Come out. : EMERGE
3
Branch out. : SPREAD
4
Simeon for short. : SIM
5
Russian river to the Caspian. : URAL
6
Punitive. : PENAL
7
Predecessor of the laundromat. : WASHTUB
8
Lands at sea. : ISLETS
9
Technique of the "Big ___." : LIE
10
First king of Israel. : SAUL
11
Klemperer and Kahn. : OTTOS
12
Russian adherent of anarchy. : NIHILIST
15
Of pottery. : CERAMIC
18
American watercolorist of flowers. : DEMUTH
21
Acceptable contract conditions. : TERMS
24
Leave in the lurch. : DITCH
26
Overfed. : SATED
29
Margaret Bourke-White's specialty. : PHOTO
31
Ninth Jewish month. : SIWAN
34
Recall the spoken word. : UNSAY
36
Gareth and ___. : LINET
37
The wherewithal in Paris. : FRANCS
38
Adolph Berle Jr.'s party. : LIBERAL
39
Barrier against extreme youth or advanced years. : AGELIMIT
40
Fuddle. : BESOT
42
Lies quietly. : REPOSES
45
Switzerland: Fr. : SUISSE
47
First aid item. : IODINE
48
The browned crust of buttered crumbs or grated cheese. : GRATIN
49
Foursquare. : HONEST
51
Bloodsucker. : LEECH
53
Seaport and airport of Brazil. : NATAL
56
Knife. : SNEE
58
Fountain of youth. : SODA
61
Naval officer: Abbr. : ENS
63
Word of negation. : NOT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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