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New York Times, Friday, December 5, 1952

64-Across : Mitch Price's specialty.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 47.5
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,265
Across
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___ Rouge, lair of Louisiana's "Tigers." : BATON
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A swimming and diving bird. : COOT
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False face. : MASK
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Football field. : ARENA
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Soup vegetable. : OKRA
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On the sidelines. : IDLE
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Lady championed by Sir Gareth. : LINET
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Nickname of Auburn's eleven. : PLAINSMEN
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Part of the Great Plains: Abbr. : KAN
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Worthy of emulation. : IDEAL
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Different in nature. : ALIEN
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Tricksy. : ELVISH
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Less than beautiful. : PRETTY
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Flowers. : POSIES
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Egg-shaped. : OVOID
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Naturalness. : EASE
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Foretokens, auguries, etc. : OMINA
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Relic of the pompadour days. : RAT
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Byname of Penn State's squad. : THENITTANYLIONS
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Mrs. Alan Ladd. : SUE
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Problem for E.S.A. : RAISE
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Movie canine. : ASTA
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Trunk. : TORSO
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More cautious: Colloq. : CAGIER
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Nickname of Bucknell's eleven. : BISONS
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Home of the "Webfoots" and "Beavers." : OREGON
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Go to a wedding. : ELOPE
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Grimace. : SNEER
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Electrical unit: Abbr. : AMP
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Puts up with. : TOLERATES
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Actor Truex. : ERNIE
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Giant of the Old Testament. : ANAK
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Grade. : SORT
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Consumed. : EATEN
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Girl's name. : SARA
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Mitch Price's specialty. : PASS
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Disburse. : SPEND
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Illegal motion of a baseball pitcher. : BALK
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The "Jewel Song," for instance. : ARIA
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Where the "Vols" hail from. : TENNESSEE
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Dollar bill. : ONE
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Old-timer. : NATIVE
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Struggles, with a degree of success. : COPES
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Vessels plays for them. : OKLAHOMASOONERS
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By word of mouth. : ORAL
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Siamese. : TAI
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Deluded. : MISLED
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Own up. : ADMIT
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Hiemal hazard for motorists. : SLEET
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Famous Sister. : KENNY
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Of the nostrils. : NARIAL
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Away: Prefix. : DIS
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Mortgage. : LIEN
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Shetland Island quadruped. : PONY
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Marmosets, hamsters, etc. : PETS
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Where Pearl Harbor is. : OAHU
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Famous street in Hollywood. : VINE
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Elevator expert of 19th century. : OTIS
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Quixote's raw-boned steed. : ROSINANTE
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Before: Prefix. : ANTE
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Dictator. : TSAR
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Washing machine adjunct. : IRONER
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Briny men. : TARS
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Emilia's husband. : IAGO
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Capital of 20 Across. : TOPEKA
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Letter. : CEE
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Arrives at a settlement. : AGREES
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Greek letters. : BETAS
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Actress Massey. : ILONA
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___ plexus. : SOLAR
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Takes a breather. : RESTS
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Athenian portico. : STOA
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Bearing. : MIEN
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Remain undecided. : PEND
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Cobra. : ASP
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The least bit. : RAP

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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