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New York Times, Saturday, March 13, 1954

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 29.5
Jim Horne notes:

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931) was the "Famous Belgian violinist" referenced at 19-Across. Often called the "King of the Violin," he was a towering figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his incredible virtuosity and his role as a composer and conductor.

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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,719
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Catch the breath. : GASP
5
Business organization. : FIRM
9
Periods of time. : HOURS
14
Preposition. : INTO
15
Cartoonist's electric bulb. : IDEA
16
Moses' brother. : AARON
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Subforeman. : STRAWBOSS
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Famous Belgian violinist. : YSAYE
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"And gladly ___." : TEACH
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Cause of dromedary's demise. : LASTSTRAW
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Tory's rival. : WHIG
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Girl in "South Pacific." : LIAT
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City transportation. : ELS
27
Where Munich is: Abbr. : BAV
29
Thick-soled shoe. : PLATFORM
32
Acidity. : ACOR
34
German pronoun. : UNS
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Invisible emanations. : AURAE
39
Certifies. : ATTESTS
41
Central Pacific island with airfield. : HOWLAND
43
Item 81" or 90" by 108". : SHEET
44
Seed case. : POD
45
College science course: Abbr. : ECON
46
"Thumb" achievement. : FREERIDE
50
"Jungle Book" python. : KAA
51
Man's name. : ASA
54
Competent. : ABLE
55
Appoints. : SETS
57
Unfulfillable offers. : STRAWBIDS
60
Picture printed with stone. : LITHO
63
Antitoxin. : SERUM
64
One or many little sticks in a game. : JACKSTRAW
66
Winged. : ALATE
67
On the peak. : ATOP
68
Republican party leader. : HALL
69
He's in "The Man Between." : MASON
70
Chops. : HEWS
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Sheep. : EWES
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Essence. : GIST
2
A chip from everyone. : ANTE
3
Precursor of the Gallup Poll. : STRAWVOTE
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Hunt on private property. : POACH
5
Innocent lie. : FIB
6
Ed Mathews in Milwaukee, for instance. : IDOL
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Seasons again. : RESALTS
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Dominant portion of a mountain ridge. : MASSIF
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With "foot," the "hup-2-3-4" of 1776. : HAYSTRAW
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Tobacco kiln. : OAST
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Arrow poison: Var. : URARE
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Magnificent. : ROYAL
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Winter precipitations in Scotland. : SNEWS
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Party disciplinarian in Congress. : WHIP
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Truth in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
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Bumper crop aftermath. : GLUT
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Sounds from a sheepcote. : BAAS
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Wonder drug. : ACTH
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Response: Abbr. : ANS
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Lounging slipper. : MULE
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Sailing hazard. : REEF
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Hero of "H. M. S. Pinafore." : RACKSTRAW
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Wild ox. : ANOA
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Novelist Ferber. : EDNA
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Puppets or figureheads. : STRAWMEN
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___ polloi. : HOI
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Ringside subject. : ODDS
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Be earlier in time than. : PREDATE
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Kind of tide. : EBB
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Major prophet. : ELIJAH
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Smorgasbord items. : EELS
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Where the Brahmaputra flows. : ASSAM
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Sculptured slab. : STELA
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City in Pas-de-Calais. : ARRAS
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Tax. : TITHE
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Michigan item. : AUTO
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Tug's tow. : SCOW
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Drag. : HALE
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Stay-ups. : OWLS
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G. I. workers. : KPS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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