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New York Times, Friday, November 20, 1953

41-Across : Pi, ___, sigma.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 38.9
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,615
Across
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Political dictator. : BOSS
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Fencers use them. : EPEES
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Eastern name. : ABOU
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Pilotless crew. : BROOKLYNDODGERS
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A. J. Cronin's latest. : BEYONDTHISPLACE
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List of candidates. : SLATE
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Pillbox. : HAT
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Native of Crimea. : TATAR
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Relative of the spoonbill. : HERON
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What the Nautilus is part of. : USN
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German pocket battleship, sunk in 1939. : SPEE
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Quechuan. : INCAN
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Small talk. : CHAT
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Presidential prerogative. : PARDON
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Range of hearing. : EARREACH
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Oriental name. : ITO
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Turkish commander. : AGA
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Girl's name. : RAE
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Pi, ___, sigma. : RHO
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Quacks sell them. : NOSTRUMS
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Stitcher of shoes. : VAMPER
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Chop ___. : SUEY
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Small bird. : PEWEE
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Business group: Abbr. : ASSN
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Dollars: Abbr. : DLS
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He's worshipped in Mecca. : ALLAH
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Largest regular size of book. : FOLIO
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Compass reading. : ENE
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Synonym for hardness. : NAILS
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Hit song writer of 139 years ago. : FRANCISSCOTTKEY
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Prospectus for rocket travel. : FLIGHTTOTHEMOON
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Words having the same meanings: Abbr. : SYNS
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Perceptual: Comb. form. : SENSO
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Girl's name meaning grace. : ANNE
Down
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Sizes of shot used for air rifles. : BBBS
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Black Earth city. : OREL
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Valuable bean. : SOYA
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Calmed down. : SOOTHED
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Old word for old times. : ELD
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Kaa of "The Jungle Book." : PYTHON
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Augment. : ENHANCE
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Blue-pencil. : EDIT
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Call for help. : SOS
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Looking. : AGLANCE
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Scoop, in journalism. : BEAT
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Killer whale. : ORCA
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Utilizer. : USER
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Joint. : KNEE
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Divisions of France: Abbr. : DPTS
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Cash sales. : RINGUPS
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Disentangle. : UNRAVEL
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Prolongs (with "out"). : SPINS
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Famous French designer. : PATOU
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Irregularly notched, as a leaf. : EROSE
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Bern's river. : AAR
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Dwells tediously. : HARPS
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Charley horses. : ACHES
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Part of a rose. : THORN
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What a thole is for. : OAR
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This agency electrified farms. : REA
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Soul: French. : AME
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Ex-Senator from Maryland. : TYDINGS
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Famous name in movies. : SWANSON
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Wise and holy person of India. : MAHATMA
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Puts into office. : ELECTS
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Lomond. : LOCH
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Pay one's share. : ANTE
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Fortissimo marks in music. : FFFS
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Airfield near Paris. : ORLY
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Reclined. : LAIN
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East wind: Sp. : ESTE
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Object of worship in the Orthodox Church. : IKON
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M. Jouhaux, Peace Prize winner of 1951. : LEON
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"Auld Lang ___." : SYNE
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Pronoun. : ITS
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Taunting exclamation. : OHO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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