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New York Times, Wednesday, February 20, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 45.1
David Steinberg notes:

In original 51-Down clue, "Must" began on a new line; added slash here instead.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 976
Across
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Dick Tracy's girl. : TESS
5
Mr. Johnston. : ERIC
9
TV fare. : SKIT
13
Judicial proceedings. : ACTA
14
Personifications of the breezes. : AURAE
16
A whole step in the scale. : TONE
17
Where Bobby Thomson homered. : GRANDSTAND
19
Having the talent. : ABLE
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Hang the wash outdoors. : SUNDRY
21
"Fantasia," "Dumbo," etc. : DISNEYS
23
Beauty parlor specialty. : DYE
24
Kind of peanuts. : SALTED
26
The rudiments of any subject. : ABC
28
Willow twig. : WITHE
30
Wind in one's face: Slang. : NOSER
34
Onion or garlic. : BULB
36
Maiden. : LASS
37
Bizarre. : OUTRE
38
Former co-owner of the Cards. : BREADON
40
Two-wheeled carriage of Valencia. : TARTANA
42
Native of a state in Arabia. : OMANI
43
The D in O.D. : DRAB
45
Insignificant person. : SNIP
46
Afternoon, in Madrid. : TARDE
47
Speakers at a public discussion. : PANEL
49
From the: Fr. : DES
50
From Fleet Street to Trafalgar Square. : STRAND
52
Ellis Arnall's new job. : OPS
54
Thingumbob. : WHATSIT
57
Great arteries. : AORTAS
60
Book of hours. : HORA
61
Position on a subject. : STANDPOINT
64
Golf tourney for pros and amateurs. : OPEN
65
Descriptive of a ghost story. : EERIE
66
Girl's name. : OLGA
67
Lake formed by Hoover Dam. : MEAD
68
Jeff Davis's boys. : REBS
69
Rushed away. : FLED
Down
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Morals at the ends of stories. : TAGS
2
Popular color for curtains. : ECRU
3
Skipper's command to stay away. : STANDCLEAR
4
Little Orphan Annie's dog. : SANDY
5
Street of prosperity. : EASY
6
Wearisome routine. : RUT
7
Wrath: Latin. : IRA
8
Old-fashioned illuminating device. : CANDLESTAND
9
Things conspicuous for their excellence. : STANDOUTS
10
Japanese port on Osaka Bay. : KOBE
11
Within. : INLY
12
River in northern England. : TEES
15
Blue-pencil. : EDIT
18
Attracted. : DREW
22
A gentleman from Barcelona. : SENOR
24
Die-hard. : STANDPATTER
25
Exclamations. : AHS
26
Ecclesiastical title. : ABBOT
27
Where Mandalay is. : BURMA
29
Labor group. : ILO
31
No-buying, no-selling condition. : STANDSTILL
32
Mr. Pyle. : ERNIE
33
Gathers grain. : REAPS
35
Edwin Franko Goldman's domain. : BANDSTAND
39
Eating routines. : DIETS
41
Presidential nickname. : ABE
44
Tried for office. : RAN
48
Business district of Chicago. : LOOP
51
"He that would thrive/Must ___ at five." : RISE
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The result of evidence. : PROOF
54
Rarely used pronoun. : WHOM
55
Name of a pale blue diamond weighing 44.5 carats. : HOPE
56
Length times breadth. : AREA
57
Roadside drinks. : ADES
58
Heavenly being: French. : ANGE
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Dutch word for town. : STAD
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Auxiliary verb. : ARE
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Point of a pen. : NIB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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