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New York Times, Wednesday, March 11, 1953

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.59, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18, Grid flow: 33.6
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,361
Across
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Masters Tournament champion, 1940, '47, '50. : DEMARET
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Betty ___, TV's glamorous merchandiser. : FURNESS
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Scrutinize. : EXAMINE
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Left on the plate. : UNEATEN
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Warfares. : STRIFES
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Noted English actress, the "Jersey Lily." : LANGTRY
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Boy meets girl. : TRYST
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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No-account paintings. : DAUBS
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Devil-may-care. : RASH
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Gliding steps in dancing. : CHASSES
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Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
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God of thunder. : THOR
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River between Iran and the Soviet. : ARAS
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Twelfth word of Kipling's "The Vampire." : YOU
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Rivulet. : RILL
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Actor who played the lama in "Kim." : LUKAS
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Large sausage: Italian. : SALAME
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Having limits. : FINITE
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Something found. : TROVE
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The Big Top. : TENT
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Grape. : UVA
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He is on the mark. : TOER
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Of Mars: Comb. form. : AREO
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Confederate soldier. : REB
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Ships of John Brown's time. : SLAVERS
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Province in Sicily. : ENNA
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Debra of the movies. : PAGET
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800-mi. river of Central Asia. : ILI
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Norway's Crown Prince, and others. : OLAFS
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Outcomes that are contrary to expectations. : IRONIES
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Mrs. Clifton Fadiman. : ANNALEE
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Blood deficiency. : ANAEMIA
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French novelist, author of "Mlle. de Maupin." : GAUTIER
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Circulars or timetables. : FOLDERS
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Enthrones. : ENSEATS
Down
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Undo the work of. : DESTROY
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Expense over the original estimate. : EXTRACOST
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Notable role of Helen Hayes. : MARYSTUART
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Sect of Mennonites. : AMISH
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Cleavage. : RIFT
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Sailing direction. : ENE
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Part of a cementation furnace. : TESTHOLE
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Gathers, as cloth. : FULLS
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Actress O'Connor. : UNA
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Two words of Jesus' reply concerning the tribute money. : RENDERUNTO
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Unforgotten Kyushu seaport. : NAGASAKI
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Part of Caesar's last words. : ETTU
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Native of the Balkans. : SERB
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Curves in ships' planks. : SNYS
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Blaik or Sande. : EARL
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Fantastic or impracticable idea. : CHIMERA
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Natural deposits of salt. : SALINES
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Around the world in four days, for instance. : TRAVELTIME
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Riotous carnival. : SATURNALIA
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Proper statistic for a basketball star. : SEVENFEET
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Eased. : LOOSENED
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Staten Islander's trip. : FERRIAGE
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Money in China. : TAEL
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Humblers. : ABASERS
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Passport necessities. : VISAS
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Make gay. : ELATE
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Edith of the night clubs. : PIAF
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Limner of high life in cartoons. : ARNO
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Score in hockey. : GOAL
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Burden. : ONUS
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Norse goddess of healing. : EIR
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Girl's nickname. : NAN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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