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New York Times, Saturday, September 1, 1951

39-Down : Musical "potato."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 41.7
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 804
Across
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Future visitor to Mars? : ROCKET
7
Red Sox ace southpaw. : PARNELL
14
He helped set our China policy. : ACHESON
16
Small spaces. : AREOLAE
17
Alarm. : STARTLE
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New York hockey team. : RANGERS
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Writer of best-selling mystery stories. : CARR
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Marguerite ___, F. D. R.'s secretary. : LEHAND
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Fuel. : GAS
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Turkish officer. : AGA
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Whey of milk. : SERUM
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Ignominy. : SHAME
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Established in a place. : LODGED
29
Baby talk. : GOO
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United: French. : UNIE
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Three-time winner of P. G. A. tournament. : SNEAD
33
Monte Carlo gambling games. : ROULETTES
35
Cape in Newfoundland. : RACE
37
"___ as a pin." : NEAT
38
Last word of "A Visit from St. Nicolas." : GOODNIGHT
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It may steer 1 Across. : ROBOT
46
Port near Haifa. : ACRE
47
"___ Fledermaus." : DIE
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Lake in Switzerland. : GENEVA
49
A singing Frankie. : LAINE
51
___ days, or time of youthful inexperience. : SALAD
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Allow. : LET
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Where income taxes go: Abbr. : IRO
55
Being the second mentioned of two. : LATTER
57
Offended. : HURT
58
Loot. : PILLAGE
60
Colony in French West Africa. : SENEGAL
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Adornment on brigadier general's shoulder strap. : ONESTAR
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Type of battery. : STORAGE
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Food samplers. : TASTERS
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Attractions at Hialeah. : HORSES
Down
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They ran "around the ragged rock." : RASCALS
2
Eight-sided polygon. : OCTAGON
3
Parlor game. : CHARADE
4
Senator from Oklahoma. : KERR
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Superlative ending. : EST
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Rang, as a big bell. : TOLLED
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Times Square landmark. : PARAMOUNT
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___ Isles, in Galway Bay. : ARAN
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Tears asunder. : RENDS
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Eggy drink. : NOG
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Tasteful. : ELEGANT
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Site of University of Wyoming. : LARAMIE
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Tenants under contract. : LESSEES
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___-do-well. : NEER
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Supreme Court Justice Black. : HUGO
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Family car. : SEDAN
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Betty or Babs. : HUTTON
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American soprano, born 1877. : GARDEN
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Bairnsfather's "The Better ___." : OLE
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City records of births, marriages, etc. : REGISTERS
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Auriculate. : EARED
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Important department of Scotland Yard. : CID
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Crude turpentine oleoresin. : GALIPOT
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Musical "potato." : OCARINA
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Babe Ruth once played for them. : ORIOLES
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Trial race in track meet. : HEAT
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White whales. : BELUGAS
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Too old. : OVERAGE
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Tells secrets. : TATTLES
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Nephew of King Arthur. : GARETH
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Make exultant. : ELATE
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Not so much. : LESS
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Substance from seaweed. : AGAR
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German "Mr." : HERR
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Landing ship. : LST
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Mrs. Nussbaum's favorite word. : NOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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