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Israel Gitter
Israel Gitter

OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

New York Times, Sunday, April 1, 1951

1-Down : Soup-fin shark.

Author:
Israel Gitter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 77, Avg Word Len: 5.38, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 638 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 140, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 36 Grid has duplicate clues.
Israel Gitter has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 651
Across
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Island with two capitals, Kupang and Dili. : TIMOR
6
Senator from Maine. : SMITH
11
Moliere heroine. : AGNES
16
Foolish fellow. : DOTER
21
Harangue. : ORATE
22
Goal of Viet-minh forces. : HANOI
23
Red Sox slugger. : DROPO
24
Chemical, comb. form. : IMINO
25
___ Day, April 14. : PANAMERICAN
27
Those who have knowledge of wine. : OENOLOGISTS
29
Doing forced labor. : ENSLAVED
30
Entangle. : SNARE
32
Flathead Indians. : SALISHES
33
Former Ambassador to Japan. : GREW
34
Compensation. : STIPEND
36
Hair ___. : NETS
37
Copies of a defunct magazine. : FLAIRS
40
Jack Benny's role. : MISER
41
Son of Noah. : HAM
43
Mao, Nehru, Rhee, etc. : ASIANS
47
Requite. : REPAY
48
River flowing into sea of Azov. : DON
49
A dollar: Slang. : SIMOLEON
52
Not foggy: Naut. : OPEN
53
Vipers. : ASPS
54
SHAPE headquarters. : PARIS
56
Bottles. : CRUETS
57
Breathing sound. : SNORE
58
Alike: Comb. form. : ISO
59
Ticktacktoe. : CRISSCROSS
61
Hawk parrots. : HIAS
63
Choice: Abbr. : SEL
64
Air Forces flights. : SORTIES
66
Spree: Slang. : TOOT
67
Card game. : ECARTE
69
Portuguese diacritical mark. : TIL
70
Thing. : ENTITY
71
Co-author of "Call Me Madam." : CROUSE
73
West Indian shrub. : ANIL
74
Chairman of U. S. Steel board. : OLDS
75
Dwight. : IKE
76
Figure of speech. : TROPE
77
Large quantities: Colloq. : ACRES
79
Before: Prefix. : PRE
80
Part of a brake. : SHOE
82
Place. : LIEU
83
Black bucks. : SASINS
85
Gains advantage over. : WORSTS
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Even: Poet. : EEN
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Paste. : STRASS
91
The Sails, in Argo. : VELA
92
Bunch of feathers on a helmet. : PANACHE
93
Business group. : NAM
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Style of furniture. : ADAM
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Inherited cultures. : TRADITIONS
98
Felloe. : RIM
99
Turn aside. : AVERT
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More loved. : DEARER
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Bridal path. : AISLE
104
Small shore bird. : PEEP
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Tendon: Comb. form. : TENO
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Like an anchorite. : HERMITIC
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Texas product. : OIL
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Pass a rope through. : REEVE
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Attract. : ENTICE
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U. S. cable station, in the Carolines. : YAP
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Country Gentleman and Golden Bantam. : CORNS
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Cause of surprise. : WONDER
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Pahlevi, for instance. : SHAH
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Stuffs. : STEEVES
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Error in baseball. : BOOT
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The face. : FEATURES
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Letters. : ESSES
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Part of Yugoslavia. : DALMATIA
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Dr. Gainza Paz, for instance. : ARGENTINEAN
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Morse, Nixon, Dirksen, etc. : REPUBLICANS
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Boojum. : SNARK
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Fall into disuse. : LAPSE
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Evolve. : EDUCE
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___ Howe, inventor. : ELIAS
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Equine. : HORSY
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F. B. I. targets. : SPIES
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Rigsdag members. : DANES
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Lease again. : RELET
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Soup-fin shark. : TOPE
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Beneficiary of Point 4 program. : IRAN
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Fortifies. : MANS
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Earaches. : OTALGIAS
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Divorcees do. : REMARRY
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Baptista's elder daughter. : SHREW
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New Social Security candidate. : MAID
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Business abbr. : INC
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Drinks in honor of. : TOASTS
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Hybrid animals. : HINNIES
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Idolize. : ADORE
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Botanist's workshop. : GREENHOUSE
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___ sequitur. : NON
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Epic poem. : EPOS
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Goose. : SOLAN
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0, 1, 2, etc. : DIGITS
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Neglected duty. : OMISSION
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Mary Roberts Rinehart character. : TISH
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Former White House press secretary. : ROSS
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Times of day. : EVES
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City in New York. : OLEAN
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Fruits. : APRICOTS
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Unfortunate. : SINISTROUS
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Actress Esther ___. : DALE
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Strawberry: Fr. : FRAISE
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Severe lecture. : LESSON
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___ bill, following each census. : APPORTIONMENT
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Death: Latin. : MORS
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Gaseous hydrocarbons. : METHANES
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It begins: "I believe in God ... " : APOSTLESCREED
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Sea nymph. : NEREID
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Horsehair fishlines. : SNELLS
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Platform. : DAIS
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Lady of the house. : MRS
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Set's brother. : OSIRIS
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Exert a harmful influence. : PREY
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Reporter's ambition. : SCOOP
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Compass point. : SSE
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Summon. : CITE
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Rakes. : ROUES
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An ocean: Abbr. : ATL
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Small child. : TIKE
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Mother's Day gift. : CARNATIONS
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Part of a diary farm. : CREAMERY
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Assuaged. : EASED
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Not matched: Scot. : ORRA
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Vishinsky's specialty. : TIRADE
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Eyelashes. : CILIA
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She sings Lakme. : PONS
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Dem,. 48; Rep., 47; Dem.-Lib., 1. : SENATE
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Seventh ___. : HEAVEN
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Business abbr. : LTD
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Cupidities. : AVARICES
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Draw to a close. : WANE
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Take feloniously. : THIEVE
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Always: Latin. : SEMPER
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Rested. : SAT
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Burlesque feature. : STRIPTEASE
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___ tax. : POLL
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Soak. : RET
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Upper Thames river. : ISIS
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Swaggers. : ROISTERS
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Amo, ___, amat. : AMAS
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Five-pointed star. : PENTACLE
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Capacity for sympathy. : HEART
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Reported the news of. : COVERED
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More spacious. : ROOMIER
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Thick-set. : CHUNKY
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A herb. : RESEDA
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Matthew ___, of the A. F. L. : WOLL
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Hitler salutes. : HEILS
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Slaves. : ESNES
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"___ in Toyland." : BABES
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Worry: Scot. : FASH
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Man's name. : ERNO
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Culture medium. : AGAR
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Picture. : SNAP
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Hitler's partner. : DUCE
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Shadow: Slang. : TAIL
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Zoological suffix. : INAE
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Upon: Prefix. : EPI
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Form of wit. : PUN

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 30 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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