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New York Times, Friday, May 25, 1951

63-Across : Scandinavian name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 62.4
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 705
Across
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The General Patton is one. : TANK
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Pung. : SLED
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Highway from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks. : ALCAN
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Mohammedan prince. : AMIR
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___ Park. : HYDE
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Ox, cow, or bull. : BEEVE
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Scotland, to the poets. : CALEDONIA
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Great white bird. : EGRET
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They appeared in "Horsefeathers." : THEMARXBROTHERS
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The U. N.'s Trygve. : LIE
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Supple. : LISSOM
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Mr. Rathbone. : BASIL
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"___ Me in St. Louis." : MEET
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Frolic. : ROMP
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Contracting muscles. : AGONISTS
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Falcon of southern Europe. : LANNER
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Between sigma and upsilon. : TAU
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English letters. : EES
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French article. : LES
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Part of the dialogue at a wedding. : IDO
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Ascend. : UPRISE
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City at the northern end of the Suez Canal. : PORTSAID
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Girls named for Miss Mundy. : MEGS
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"It's a Grand Old Name." : MARY
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Strong man of Greek mythology. : ATLAS
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Hollywood's Cesar. : ROMERO
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Silk maker. : ERI
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"Foggy Bottom." : STATEDEPARTMENT
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Jump: 2 words. : HOPON
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Senator Kefauver's home state. : TENNESSEE
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Proficient. : ADEPT
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Country in Arabia. : OMAN
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Measured quantities. : DOSES
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There are seven. : SEAS
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Scandinavian name. : NELS
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Diplomacy. : TACT
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Chinese nurse. : AMAH
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Luxor's river. : NILE
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The citadel of Moscow. : KREMLIN
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Singer Dinah. : SHORE
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Wildcat. : LYNX
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Contents of the market basket. : EDIBLES
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Term of endearment. : DEARIE
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Helps. : ABETS
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White chicken. : LEGHORN
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Ritual. : CEREMONIAL
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Asseverate. : AVER
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Snares. : NETS
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Certain newspapers. : DAILIES
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Stableman: Var. : OSTLER
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Soviet seaport on the Black Sea. : BATUM
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Open-mouthed in wonder. : AGAPE
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Things despised because they cannot be had. : SOURGRAPES
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White, Green, etc.: Abbr. : MTS
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Ancient country of Asia. : MEDIA
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Goads. : PRODS
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Appeared. : SEEMED
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Semitic moon goddess. : ASTARTE
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Myrna of Hollywood. : LOY
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Chemical phenomenon. : ISOTOPE
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Colorless gas. : PROPENE
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Hoover's Secretary of State. : STIMSON
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Rugged crests. : ARETES
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Common suffixes, meaning things. : MENTS
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Sea birds. : ERNES
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Fish delicacy. : SHAD
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Commotion. : TODO
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Broadway production group. : ANTA
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Little Esmeralda. : ESME
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Man's name meaning champion. : NEAL
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Part of a bankroll. : TENS

Answer summary:
16 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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