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New York Times, Thursday, November 6, 1952

16-Across : M. P.'s problem.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 26.0
Jim Horne notes:

4-Down: MIE ("German pronoun") — this looks like an error. It isn't valid German. MIE is an Italian pronoun, so perhaps that's what was meant.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,236
Across
1
Section of a Sunday paper. : DRAMA
6
Littleneck. : CLAM
10
Kitchen spice. : MACE
14
Desert stopover. : OASIS
15
Amonasro's daughter. : AIDA
16
M. P.'s problem. : AWOL
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Spillane character. : MIKEHAMMER
19
Merry adventure. : LARK
20
Ibsen character. : ASE
21
Dry. : WIPE
22
Symbolic fliers. : STORKS
24
Books of final entry. : LEDGERS
26
Call. : PHONE
27
Things in law. : RES
28
Closed four-wheeled carriage. : CLARENCE
31
Name of Egypt's infant King. : AHMED
34
"Thou ___ not." : SHALT
35
Our time. : ERA
36
Space cadets. : BOYS
37
Mar. : SPOIL
38
Functions. : USES
39
Vanishing means of transportation. : ELS
40
He could be named 50 Across. : BAIRN
41
Small map within a larger one. : INSET
42
Sold to the ultimate consumer. : RETAILED
44
Explosive. : TNT
45
Wrote "finis." : ENDED
46
Possessed a certain quality. : SAVORED
50
Scotsman's name. : FERGUS
52
Well-known war correspondent. : PYLE
53
Oriental name. : ITO
54
Musical medley. : OLIO
55
Significant. : MEANINGFUL
58
Rank. : TIER
59
Consequently: Latin. : ERGO
60
Girl's nickname. : TILDA
61
Mount in Thessaly. : OSSA
62
Requirement. : NEED
63
An indefinite number, like umpteen. : STEEN
Down
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Pertaining to a house. : DOMAL
2
Up. : RAISE
3
Invited. : ASKED
4
German pronoun. : MIE
5
Plant with white flowers. : ASHWEED
6
Opposing factions. : CAMPS
7
Flavor for a lollipop. : LIME
8
Hoosier author. : ADE
9
Subject of campaign controversy. : MARSHALL
10
Reno Senator. : MALONE
11
Cognizance. : AWARENESS
12
Port in Ireland. : CORK
13
Members of a brotherhood. : ELKS
18
Affected manners. : AIRS
23
Civil wrong. : TORT
25
Stoneware: French. : GRES
26
Downright. : PLAIN
28
Harmony of notes. : CHORD
29
Canadian Indian. : CREE
30
A portion of the globe. : EAST
31
But: German. : ABER
32
Part of a golf course. : HOLE
33
Escape literature. : MYSTERIES
34
Caught sight of. : SPIED
37
Drummers. : SALESMEN
38
Toward. : UNTO
40
Singer Sayao of the Met. : BIDU
41
Emulates Edison. : INVENTS
43
Pet for Soraya. : ANGORA
44
Ankles. : TALI
46
Meeting of church delegates. : SYNOD
47
Garand. : RIFLE
48
Form used by Chopin. : ETUDE
49
Father ___, James Joyce character. : DOLAN
50
Newspaper picture. : FOTO
51
Bulldogs. : ELIS
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Wedding attendant. : PAGE
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Before. : ERE
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Vamoose. : GIT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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