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New York Times, Tuesday, December 29, 1953

44-Down : Case for an M. P.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 41.8
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,645
Across
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Sound of merriment. : HAHA
5
Golf star. : HOGAN
10
See 56 Down. : ABBR
14
Island group off Eire. : ARAN
15
Fast. : APACE
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Heavy date. : BEAU
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Entrusted. : LENT
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Mau Mau land. : KENYA
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A good friend. : ALLY
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City on the Hudson. : OSSINING
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Margrave, sherif, effendi, etc. : TITLES
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A small amount. : SOME
25
Blacksmith. : SHOER
26
Backgrounds for Western films. : MESAS
29
Hanging. : DEPENDING
33
Put straight. : ALINED
35
Invisible vapor. : AURA
36
At once. : NOW
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Beverage flavored with sirup, fruit, etc. : SODA
38
Incited. : EGGED
40
Man with a bad temper. : OGRE
41
Cockney's wishful thinking. : OPE
42
Munich's river. : ISAR
43
Glossy dress goods. : SATEEN
45
Pie ingredient. : NEWAPPLES
48
Alerts. : WARNS
49
Piece put in. : INSET
50
Brace and bit. : TOOL
52
Seasonal role for the housewife. : CANNER
54
Walter Alston's bailiwick. : BALLGAME
58
Hindustani. : URDU
59
Evening: German. : ABEND
61
It's used by 5 Across. : IRON
62
Covered walk : STOA
63
Cap wearer. : DUNCE
64
Part of A. D. : ANNO
65
Mechanical device on a cogwheel. : PAWL
66
Fur-bearing animal. : OTTER
67
Candidates for the Drunkometer. : SOTS
Down
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Symbol of saintliness. : HALO
2
Beloved of Aphrodite. : ARES
3
Danny's role. : HANS
4
Lofty volcano in Ecuador, 18,885 feet. : ANTISANA
5
Doctor, in India. : HAKIM
6
Made ready for business. : OPENED
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Group of roughs. : GANG
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Suffix meaning quality or office. : ACY
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Cattle drovers. : NEATHERDS
10
Diminished. : ABATED
11
Performer on a carillon. : BELLRINGER
12
Make into a bundle. : BALE
13
Hugo's Blas and others. : RUYS
21
___ dive. : NOSE
23
Tourist island of the Hebrides. : IONA
25
Eject. : SPUE
26
Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer-sleuth. : MASON
27
Run away. : ELOPE
28
Part of a car door. : SIDEWINDOW
30
Sudden flood tide or bore. : EAGRE
31
Yankee outfielder. : NOREN
32
Author Raverat and others. : GWENS
34
Bold outlaw. : DESPERADO
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Edith Bolling ___, Wilson's second wife. : GALT
40
Earaches. : OTALGIAS
42
Self: Lat. : IPSE
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Case for an M. P. : AWOL
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Petunia or zinnia. : ANNUAL
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Attitude. : STANCE
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Born earlier. : OLDER
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Horn of a new moon. : CUSP
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Gulf of Greece. : ARTA
54
Inclination. : BENT
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River of Tuscany. : ARNO
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Where Missoula is: Abbr. : MONT
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Adam's grandson. : ENOS
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"Yes, ___ ... " : BUT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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