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New York Times, Thursday, February 7, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17, Grid flow: 26.5
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 963
Across
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Events of bygone days. : PAST
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Giants of the Old Testament. : ANAKS
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Chisel or wrench. : TOOL
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Man's name. : OMAR
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Doctrine. : TENET
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Funnyman Herbert. : HUGH
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Part of the name of "La Belle Joconde." : MONA
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He stars in "Point of No Return." : HENRYFONDA
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Television "Show" man. : SIDCAESAR
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Clare and Claire. : LUCES
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14 lbs., on a British scale. : STONE
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Bottle used by druggists. : LAGENA
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Conductors use them. : BATONS
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Charles Laughton role, aboard the "Bounty." : BLIGH
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Rory ___, Irish patriot. : OMORE
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An eon or two: 3 wds. : ALONGTIME
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Irish god of the sea. : LER
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Glorify. : EXALT
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Presidential nickname. : CAL
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Gypsy dancer heroine of Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris." : ESMERALDA
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Long, narrow racing boat. : SHELL
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He "flopped" at Mudville. : CASEY
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Holiday in Spain. : FIESTA
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Finding. : RESULT
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Item in a party platform. : PLANK
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Former Ambassador to the Philippines. : ONEAL
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Realm of unreality. : DREAMLAND
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Nickname for an Irishman. : PADDYWHACK
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Virginia willow. : ITEA
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Therefore. : ERGO
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Hours in Caesar's time. : HORAE
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Famous name in musical comedy. : KERN
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Prey of venison hunters. : DEER
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Famous athlete, holder of Olympic records. : OWENS
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Wooer of Psyche. : EROS
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Small dogs: Colloq. : POMS
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To me: French. : AMOI
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Scene shifter in the Sahara theatre. : SANDSTORM
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Farmer's favorite vehicle. : TRACTOR
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Site of first modern Olympics, 1896. : ATHENS
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Treasurer Clark's middle name. : NEESE
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Ballerina Pavlova. : ANNA
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Senator from Oklahoma. : KERR
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Piggery. : STY
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Mental concentration on ideas. : THOUGHT
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Quarter of a gill. : OUNCE
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Verse-atile Mr. Nash. : OGDEN
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City from which the Dalai Lama fled. : LHASA
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Famous illustrator and author. : FLAGG
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First-class. : AONE
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Fluff. : LINT
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The trunk of a tree. : BOLE
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Ben ___ Williams. : AMES
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Leafy. : BLADY
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Girl in "Cavaleria Rusticana." : LOLA
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Wheel spindle. : AXLE
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Hockey player. : ICESKATER
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Ingredient of stout. : MALT
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Songstress Fitzgerald. : ELLA
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Perennial bridge player. : EAST
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President Plaza's country. : ECUADOR
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Mass meeting. : RALLY
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Country surrounded by Burma and Indo-China. : SIAM
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Resembling a bird. : HENLIKE
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So falls winter's mantle. : FLAKES
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Hog-tied. : ROPED
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Lake in north Finland. : ENARE
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Sword grass. : SEDGE
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Illinois nut. : PECAN
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Arab lateen-rigged vessel. : DHOW
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Underdone. : RARE
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Peter Ustinov's role in "Quo Vadis." : NERO
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Messrs. Dailey, Tobin, Topping. : DANS
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One of Jerome Kern's songs. : WHO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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