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New York Times, Wednesday, December 29, 1954

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 38.5
David Steinberg notes:

Original 38-Across clue had "vacation"; corrected this to "vocation."

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R
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A
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P
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S
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C
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L
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T
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K
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L
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M
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H
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T
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A
T
T
O
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R
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N
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B
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A
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R
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K
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W
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O
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N
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D
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F
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K
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K
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L
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K
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E
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 2,010
Across
1
File. : RASP
5
La ___, Milan opera. : SCALA
10
The "abominable snowman" of the Himalayas. : YETI
14
Miss Chase of TV. : ILKA
15
Mitchell's concern. : LABOR
16
Seaweed derivative. : AGAR
17
Without warranty of condition: Seller's phrase. : ASIS
18
Fallacy. : ERROR
19
Philippine inhabitant. : MORO
20
Juvenile delinquent of rhyme. : TOMTHEPIPERSSON
23
Sanction. : APPROVE
24
Exclamation of surprise. : HAH
25
Belgian canal. : YSER
26
Son of Agamemnon. : ORESTES
31
Wide open areas. : SPACES
34
Variety of police dog. : ALSATIAN
35
Dictator in Belgrade. : TITO
36
Compass point. : NNE
37
Handle. : ANSA
38
Mr. Tutt's vocation. : ATTORNEY
41
Trade. : BARTER
43
Islands between Japan and Formosa. : RYUKYUS
44
Disney. : WALT
45
Former Giant. : OTT
46
Canaries. : ISLANDS
50
Second grade above a tenderfoot. : FIRSTCLASSSCOUT
55
Name for a pigskin. : OVAL
56
Girl's name. : AIMEE
57
American author of popular fiction. : KYNE
58
Mauna Loa's product. : LAVA
59
Leather whip. : KNOUT
60
Side glance. : LEER
61
Became aware. : KNEW
62
Where the solar ship was found. : EGYPT
63
To be: Lat. : ESSE
Down
1
Gaucho's gear. : RIATA
2
Washington commentator. : ALSOP
3
Get along with little. : SKIMP
4
Occupant of the kitchen. : PASTRYCOOK
5
What jumpers lack. : SLEEVES
6
Complainer. : CARPER
7
Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
8
Means of escape. : LOOPHOLE
9
Unfinished business. : ARREARS
10
Vegetables. : YAMS
11
Self-assertive tendencies. : EGOS
12
Source of poi. : TARO
13
Type of curtain. : IRON
21
Socks. : HOSE
22
Ostrich relative. : RHEA
27
Lineman deluxe. : STARTACKLE
28
Shade. : TINT
29
Readiness. : EASE
30
Growl: Obs. : SNAR
31
Excel. : STAR
32
Compassion. : PITY
33
U. S. island near Kamchatka. : ATTU
34
Indefinite amount. : ANY
36
Peeper. : NESTLING
39
Peasant of India. : RYOT
40
Product of 4 Down. : NUTCAKE
41
American historian. : BASSETT
42
"___ well!" : ALLS
44
Become informed: Slang. : WISEUP
47
Contemporary English poet. : NOYES
48
Kitty Hawk scenery. : DUNES
49
Cubic meter. : STERE
50
People. : FOLK
51
Tolstoy character. : IVAN
52
Talk extravagantly. : RAVE
53
Type of salad. : SLAW
54
Chinese Communist island. : AMOY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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