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New York Times, Wednesday, January 16, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 29.4
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 941
Across
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Lure of the Caribbean. : CUBA
5
A silent fellow. : CLAM
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Weizmann of Israel. : CHAIM
14
One standard quantity. : UNIT
15
Book of hours. : HORA
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She wrote "Under Two Flags." : OUIDA
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Without delay: 2 wds. : RIGHTAWAY
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City in southern France. : NIMES
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U. S. Ambassador to India. : BOWLES
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An unauthorized vacation. : LOAF
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Dine. : EAT
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Under a witchcraft spell. : HEXED
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He bequeathed $9,000,000 for benefactors of mankind. : NOBEL
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Mystery author Halliday. : BRETT
30
Helicopter mission at sea. : RESCUE
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He stands for Korea. : RHEE
34
The United States, according to Israel Zangwill. : MELTINGPOT
38
A length of fish. : EEL
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Transmitted electronically. : RADIOED
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Greek letter. : RHO
41
Olympia is its capital. : WASHINGTON
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Timekeeper's signal. : GONG
44
The trouble with a yacht. : UPKEEP
45
Beverage. : COCOA
46
Galli ___, a famous "Mimi." : CURCI
48
A room in a "pension." : SALLE
50
Embargo. : BAN
51
United. : ONED
54
Highland boy. : LADDIE
57
Sir Tristram's working clothes. : ARMOR
59
Melville's "Handsome Sailor." : BILLYBUDD
61
Henry ___ Wallace. : AGARD
62
Talk with excess enthusiasm. : RAVE
63
Square footage. : AREA
64
Senator Russell and Governor Earl of Louisiana. : LONGS
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Man's name. : OLIN
66
500 sheets of paper. : REAM
Down
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A Wall Street exchange. : CURB
2
European mussel. : UNIO
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Central figures: 2 wds. : BIGWHEELS
4
Olympic material. : ATHLETE
5
Hot pursuit. : CHASE
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Noted cartoonist. : LOW
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Inland sea of Asia. : ARAL
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A famous clinic. : MAYO
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Circumvent. : CONFOUND
10
Secret society in China. : HUI
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Evangelist McPherson. : AIMEE
12
Dream boat. : IDEAL
13
Flagpole. : MAST
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School book. : TEXT
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___ régime, pre-Revolution France. : ANCIEN
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Coat with flour. : DREDGE
27
Before you borrow or steal. : BEG
28
Make tea. : BREW
29
American ostrich. : RHEA
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Small typewriter type. : ELITE
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Condescends. : STOOPS
34
Dwarf. : MANKIN
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Parliamentary order. : PROCEDURE
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An emphatic negative: 2 wds. : OHNO
37
Caesar's robe. : TOGA
39
Chute strings. : RIPCORDS
42
Chariot-racer Ben. : HUR
43
Fort Knox item. : GOLDBAR
45
A kind of pigeon. : CLAY
46
Stevedore's burden. : CARGO
47
Drain of courage. : UNMAN
49
TV joke juggler. : ALLEN
50
False god in the Bible. : BAAL
52
River of Spain. : EBRO
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Part of a timepiece. : DIAL
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A mental achievement. : IDEA
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Cheese made in Holland. : EDAM
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Word dropped from U. N. title: Abbr. : ORG
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Fifty-six. : LVI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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