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New York Times, Thursday, January 24, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 26.0
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 949
Across
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Mr. Grimm or Mr. Grimes. : PETER
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Celebrated Irish dramatist. : SHAW
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Long for: Colloq. : ACHE
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___ Selassie, of Ethiopia. : HAILE
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Musical ending. : CODA
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Stick for driving cattle. : GOAD
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Post for Mr. X. : AMBASSADOR
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English novelist Bagnold. : ENID
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Comprehend. : SEE
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___ d'oeuvres. : HORS
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One way of cooking meat. : PANFRY
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Platform. : ESTRADE
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Tuesday: French. : MARDI
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Former agency headed by Chester Bowles. : OPA
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"This ___ world." : WORKADAY
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Inclination. : TASTE
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Praises highly and insistently: Colloq. : TOUTS
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Arab's sleeveless garment. : ABA
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Alms box in a church. : ARCA
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Mr. Ford, author of "How to Guess Your Age." : COREY
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Skier's delight. : SNOW
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Indian U. N. delegate. : RAU
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Certain city streets. : SLUMS
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Organization. : SETUP
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Cream of the sports crop. : ALLSTARS
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Female rabbit. : DOE
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Does the honors at tea. : POURS
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Believe. : SUPPOSE
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Film on copper: Var. : PATINE
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Make figures on metal. : ETCH
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He works with figures. : CPA
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Borodin's operatic prince. : IGOR
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Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner, for instance. : NEGOTIATOR
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Angling fly : LURE
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Indian of Montana. : CROW
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Country lad. : SWAIN
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___ Majesté. : LESE
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Facility. : EASE
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Discloses. : TELLS
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Stage of development. : PHASE
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Famous American soprano. : EAMES
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Land of the prayer wheel. : TIBET
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Highest note. : ELA
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Put into different form. : RESHAPE
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Sudden fright. : SCARE
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Mortar trays. : HODS
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Fuss. : ADO
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Sabre-rattling political group. : WARPARTY
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Work for the U. N. : AGENDA
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Baruch's role to three Presidents. : CONFIDANT
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Very small distance. : HAIR
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Nelson of the movies. : EDDY
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Soft drink. : SODA
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Clumsy vehicles: Colloq. : ARKS
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Roster. : ROTA
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Pouts. : MOUES
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Contemptible creatures. : WORMS
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Oriental name. : ABOU
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Scream, as a bird. : YAWP
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Scarlett O'Hara's home. : TARA
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26,200 square miles of water, in Asia. : ARAL
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Figure workers. : SCULPTORS
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French city on the Loire. : TOURS
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Play by Booth Tarkington. : CLARENCE
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Percolate slowly. : SEEP
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Stupefy. : STUN
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Adroit but unsound reasoner. : SOPHIST
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Evening party. : SOIREE
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Tube or canal. : DUCT
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Winter sports center near Mt. Mansfield. : STOWE
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Eight-pinned radio tube socket. : OCTAL
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Damage irreparably. : SPOIL
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Merits. : EARNS
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Tablet. : PILL
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Cold chill. : AGUE
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Conceits. : EGOS
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Division of time. : ERA
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Reverence. : AWE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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