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New York Times, Tuesday, September 4, 1951

7-Down : Salt lake, important source of potash for Israel.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 807
Across
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Governor of Missouri. : SMITH
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Tributary of the Po. : ADDA
10
Sultanate challenged by Gil Hodges. : SWAT
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Queen of the ice. : HENIE
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The Dodgers hold it. : LEAD
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Mr. Dionne. : PAPA
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Studied at Los Alamos. : ATOMS
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Attlee's supporters. : LABORITES
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Threw the hat into the political ring. : RAN
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Equipped with footwear. : SHOD
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"The ___ Wife," Raimu film. : BAKERS
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Rainy, by Jupiter! : PLUVIOUS
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Onlooker. : EYER
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Cleveland's Luke. : EASTER
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Chief city of the Ruhr. : ESSEN
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Member of the U. P. A. : PARENT
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Between "ready" and "fire." : AIM
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A great shouting. : HUE
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Excess printed material. : OVERSET
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Part of Coney's crowds. : BATHERS
43
Speaker of the House, to friends. : SAM
44
A Mae West role. : LIL
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Englishman whose will provides 32 annual scholarships for U. S. students. : RHODES
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Nickname for team of 27 Across. : TRIBE
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A crayon drawing. : PASTEL
52
An ointment. : NARD
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From these we get linoleum, glue, soap, house paint, etc. : SOYBEANS
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Diesel's specialty. : ENGINE
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Packages for Europe. : CARE
61
Single circuit of a race course. : LAP
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Shipbuilding center in Holland. : ROTTERDAM
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Yale's immortal Mr. Booth. : ALBIE
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Nebraska City is in the county. : OTOE
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Tree trunk. : BOLE
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One who can't keep a secret. : SIEVE
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Excite: Slang. : SEND
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Affirmative votes. : YEAS
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Repaired the piano. : TUNED
Down
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Thackeray's female opportunist. : SHARP
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Manganese, for instance. : METAL
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Recent President of Turkey. : INONU
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Man's nickname. : TIM
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German troops hired by George III. : HESSIANS
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With might and main. : ALLOUT
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Salt lake, important source of potash for Israel. : DEADSEA
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Flatfish. : DAB
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Type of house Pueblo Indians often build. : ADOBE
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Worn by 27 Across. : SPIKES
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The Great Divide is one. : WATERSHED
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Copycat. : APER
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Russian news agency. : TASS
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Comical Martha. : RAYE
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Inn for bicyclists. : HOSTEL
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Change direction. : VEER
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Part of an umbrella. : RIB
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Seine tributary. : EURE
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Common suffix for nouns. : NESS
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Etiquette authority. : POST
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A North Caucasian language. : AVAR
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Economist whose conviction was reversed by Court of Appeals. : REMINGTON
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Joan of Arc was one. : MARTYR
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Foul ___, in baseball. : TIP
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Beauty's kiss restored him. : THEBEAST
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Part of a golf course. : HOLE
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Milan's opera house. : LASCALA
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Tormented. : BAITED
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Lake in Ireland. : ERNE
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"Man of Property" in "The Forsyte Saga." : SOAMES
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Count Turf won it. : DERBY
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The Veep. : ALBEN
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Unsophisticated. : NAIVE
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Asset on the diamond. : SPEED
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Winged boy, in art. : EROS
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Memo. : NOTE
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Game laws protect her. : DOE
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Home of the "Blackbirds." : LIU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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