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Thomas Meekin
Thomas Meekin

New York Times, Wednesday, September 20, 1950

27-Across : Arabian prince.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 33.0 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 458
Across
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"There never was a good war, or a bad ___."—Ben Franklin. : PEACE
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High-priced food. : MEAT
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Release from prison on bond. : BAIL
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Atlantic or Pacific. : OCEAN
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___ upon a time. : ONCE
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The A in A. D. : ANNO
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___ Government. : WORLD
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The largest continent. : ASIA
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Capital of the Latvian Republic. : RIGA
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Secretary of the Treasury. : SNYDER
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Capital of Alberta. : EDMONTON
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Girl's name. : ADELA
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Notable deeds. : FEATS
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Arabian prince. : EMIR
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Gratify. : SATISFY
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Surrealist painter. : DALI
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Rough struggle in fighting. : TUSSLE
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Article. : THE
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Noblest knight of the Round Table. : GALAHAD
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Fir trees. : LARCHES
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Letter of the alphabet. : ESS
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Traffic sign. : ONEWAY
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Assist. : HELP
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Chemical in lemon oil. : CITRENE
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Amos' pal. : ANDY
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One of the Three Musketeers. : ATHOS
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Overflowing. : ADRIP
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Goods and ___. : CHATTELS
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Discharges of artillery, as a salute. : SALVOS
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Sibilant exclamation to attract attention. : HIST
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Letters of the alphabet. : ZEES
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"As ___ goes, so goes the nation." : MAINE
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Within: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Small body of land. : ISLE
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Please: German. : BITTE
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William ___ Howells. : DEAN
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"To pile ___ on Pelion." : OSSA
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Pry in a sneaking manner. : SNOOP
Down
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Prisoners of war. : POWS
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Science of production, distribution, and consumption of goods: Abbr. : ECON
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Ethereal. : AERY
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Hot rooms of the ancient Roman baths. : CALDARIA
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Over. : ENDED
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Extinct bird. : MOA
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Enthrones. : ENSEATS
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Tasting like vinegar. : ACID
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Nine men. : TEAM
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Mr. Baruch to his friends. : BARNEY
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Santa ___, California race track. : ANITA
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Bar of cast metal. : INGOT
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What the World Bank makes. : LOANS
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Persistent: Bot. : RESTANT
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Put forward for consideration. : OFFER
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Famous Scottish comedian. : LAUDER
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Former Governor of New Jersey. : EDGE
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Dutch name for the Meuse River. : MAAS
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Ailments. : ILLS
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Long ___. : ISLAND
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Criminals. : SLAYERS
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At that time. : THEN
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John ___, cartoonist of the Jazz Age. : HELD
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Glimpse. : ESPY
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Raise. : HOIST
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Cleric with the armed forces. : CHAPLAIN
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Animals that suck eggs. : WEASELS
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Product of the Southern states. : COTTON
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Suffered pain. : ACHED
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"To ___ own self be true." : THINE
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___ la vista. : HASTA
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Metrical feet of two syllables. : IAMBS
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Pinza. : EZIO
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Minus. : LESS
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Rep. Marcantonio. : VITO
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Upon. : ONTO
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Ooze. : SEEP
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The Aegean. : SEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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