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New York Times, Saturday, November 22, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17, Grid flow: 29.3
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,252
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Juke box favorite sung by Rosemary Clooney. : BOTCHAME
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She sings at the Met. : STEBER
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Euphemism for revolution. : UPHEAVAL
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Overdecorated. : ORNATE
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Popular author of thrillers. : SPILLANE
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___ system of weights and measures. : METRIC
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Calendar abbreviation. : MON
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Sparrows, linnets, etc. : FINCHES
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Python. : BOA
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Invites. : ASKS
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Apollo's mother. : LETO
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Break into smaller pieces, as ore. : SPALL
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Hideaways. : NESTS
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Members of the lower house: Abbr. : REPS
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Of an historic time. : ERAL
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River that flows into Rhine. : AAR
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Member of Congress from Alaska or Hawaii. : DELEGATE
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Calamities of the Middle Ages. : PLAGUES
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Reduced in value. : DEBASED
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Big name under Big Top. : RINGLING
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Existed. : WAS
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Letter lead-off. : SIRS
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Makes ineffective. : NULLS
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Mixes. : STIRS
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Milne creation. : POOH
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One target of N. Y. C. cleanup campaign. : SOOT
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Sen. Douglas's state: Abbr. : ILL
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Takes out a policy. : INSURES
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County officer: Abbr. : COR
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Branch of the Roosevelt family tree. : DELANO
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Highpoint of "Guys and Dolls." : CRAPGAME
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Come out. : EMERGE
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Greek name of mythical hero. : HERACLES
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Betsy and others. : ROSSES
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An increasing percentage of our population. : OLDSTERS
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He's noted for his holidays. : BUSMAN
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Run against. : OPPOSE
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Cerebrates. : THINKS
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Celebrated: Abbr. : CEL
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30 minutes of football. : HALF
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Profit. : AVAIL
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Characteristic style. : MANNER
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Chosen. : ELECTED
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Not a lot, not a few. : SOME
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Suffix forming some feminine nouns. : TRESS
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Adjectival suffix. : ENT
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Shaw's "Major" and others. : BARBARAS
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Bleach. : ETIOLATE
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Brought back from a foreign post. : RECALLED
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Looked forward to. : HOPED
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Arrange hours to avoid crowding. : STAGGER
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Constellation of the flying horse. : PEGASUS
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Cartoonist Steinberg. : SAUL
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Did in. : SLEW
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Former Brazilian money. : REIS
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Israel's Ambassador in Washington. : EBAN
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Wielder of the gavel. : PRESIDER
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Doris Hart's big rival. : LITTLEMO
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Chain of islands in the Caribbean. : ANTILLES
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Wields shears. : SNIPS
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Rapid-fire Marxman. : GROUCHO
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Horse color. : SORREL
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Site. : LOCALE
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Weaver. : LOOMER
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Make a point vehemently. : STRESS
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A barber shop extra. : SINGE
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Received information. : HEARD
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Expresses dissent. : NOES
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Saratoga, French Lick, etc. : SPAS
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___ poetica. : ARS
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42nd St. & Park Ave.: Abbr. : GCT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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