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New York Times, Monday, July 16, 1951

19-Down : "Fit to be ___."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 757
Across
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Baseball's Hall of ___, at Cooperstown, N. Y. : FAME
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Seaport in Maine. : BATH
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Speedy enemy vessel: Brit. : EBOAT
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"Queen of the Night," for instance. : ARIA
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"Waitin' for the Robert ___." : ELEE
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System under which immigrants enter U. S. : QUOTA
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Pride, covetousness, etc. : SINS
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Mrs. Bob Topping. : LANATURNER
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Lone Ranger's Indian friend. : TONTO
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Senators Capehart and Jenner. : INDIANANS
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Backs of boats. : STERNS
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Allows. : LETS
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Six, at dice. : SICE
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Beach resort near Venice. : LIDO
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British Home Secretary. : EDE
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F. B. I. agents. : HOOVERMEN
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Cellulose fabric. : RAYON
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Chip for the pot. : ANTE
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He wrote "Western Star." : BENET
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Time of difficulty. : NEED
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Goggle. : STARE
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Abbott, Mann, Lewis, etc. : DIRECTORS
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Term of endearment. : HON
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Distress. : PAIN
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The "United States," for instance. : SHIP
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City in Ohio. : LIMA
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Slender candles. : TAPERS
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F. D. R.'s constant companion. : CIGARETTE
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Title of Sarawak queen. : RANEE
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Senators Morse and Cordon. : OREGONIANS
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When Constitution Day comes: Abbr. : SEPT
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He painted "Olympia." : MANET
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Book by Melville. : OMOO
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Allowance for waste. : TRET
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Habituate. : ENURE
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Headland. : NESS
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Trygve Lie's home town. : OSLO
Down
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Gandhi's political protests. : FASTS
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In a tumult. : ARIOT
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Harold Stassen, for instance. : MINNESOTAN
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It connects New York Bay with Long Island Sound. : EASTRIVER
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Barbara ___ Geddes. : BEL
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Jai ___, Spanish game. : ALAI
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Senator Kefauver's state: Abbr. : TENN
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Star with top billing. : HEADLINER
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Latitude zero. : EQUATOR
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Gracie's George. : BURNS
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Mrs. Charlie Chaplin. : OONA
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Egyptian symbol. : ATEN
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Dick Deadeye's pals. : TARS
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"Fit to be ___." : TIED
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First word of "The Raven." : ONCE
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One of Tito's people. : SERB
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Bolshevik hero. : LENIN
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Startling pieces of news. : EYEOPENERS
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He's one ahead of the thinker. : DOER
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Remnants. : ENDS
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Housewife's leger-de-main. : HASH
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Upon. : ONTO
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U. N. function. : MEDIATION
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Appetizer course of smoked meat, fish, etc. : ANTIPASTO
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150 questions, posed by Selective Service for college qualification. : TEST
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Native of northwest Greece. : EPIROTE
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Scorch. : CHAR
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___ corner. : AMEN
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Brewery output. : LAGER
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Drive back. : REPEL
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Walcott vs. Charles, for instance. : SETTO
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Verb said twice to express impatience. : COME
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Hussein Makki's land. : IRAN
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Knee: Lat. : GENU
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Emulate Petruchio. : TAME
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Slugger Slaughter. : ENOS
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Three dots, three dashes, three dots. : SOS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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