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New York Times, Saturday, March 15, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 43.4
David Steinberg notes:

Original 47-Across clue had colon after quote (along with the em dash); removed it.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,000
Across
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Talking-animal story. : FABLE
6
Member of the P. T. A. : MAMA
10
Grand finale for Iras, Cleopatra and Charmian. : ASPS
14
Fatty liquid. : OLEIN
15
River into the Caspian Sea. : URAL
16
Vault. : LEAP
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Daydreams. : CASTLESINTHEAIR
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At once. : INSTANTANEOUSLY
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Tropical American dogs. : ALCOS
22
"Squealer." : RAT
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Joyce Kilmer's most popular work. : TREES
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Went wide of the mark. : OVERSHOT
29
Good earth. : LOAM
30
Nails used in mine surveying. : SPADS
31
Famous mountain near ancient Troy. : IDA
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Where grapes grow. : ARBOR
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Pronoun. : HER
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Get into the race. : ENTER
37
Subject for students: Abbr. : SCI
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Wood for cabinetwork. : EBONY
40
Palo ___, California. : ALTO
41
Long, flat-bottomed sailboats of New England. : SHARPIES
43
Tears down. : RAZES
45
Above: Poet. : OER
46
The cheekbone. : MALAR
47
"The only politics I have"—MacArthur. : GODBLESSAMERICA
54
Surgeon's apparatus. : ANAESTHESIMETER
55
Occasion of general excitement. : STIR
56
Arena animal in Spain. : TORO
57
Concerning. : ANENT
58
Put on the bulletin board. : POST
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Seaport on an arm of the Arabian Sea. : ADEN
60
Nutcrackers' "suites." : NESTS
Down
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Central points. : FOCI
2
Author Milne's first name. : ALAN
3
Territory ceded to Russia by Rumania in 1944. : BESSARABIA
4
Nickname for Maureen Connolly, tennis champ. : LITTLEMO
5
Twine. : ENLACE
6
Books everyone should read. : MUSTS
7
Highlight of an opera. : ARIA
8
He wrote "Buddenbrooks." : MANN
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Modified. : ALTERED
10
Natives of Kiska. : ALEUTS
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The Yellow and the Red. : SEAS
12
Household container. : PAIL
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Nimble. : SPRY
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Man's name. : ENOS
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Discordant. : HOARSE
23
Flashlight. : TORCH
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Commences. : OPENS
25
Diversify. : VARY
26
Deflated "supermen." : HITLERITES
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He wrote "Country Girl." : ODETS
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A plant called elephant's-ear. : TARO
29
Young woman. : LASS
30
Brogan. : SHOE
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Drives back. : REPELS
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"The ___," by Sholem Asch. : NAZARENE
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Stiff, square cap for clerics. : BIRETTA
42
Competitor with Harold, Earl, and Dwight. : ROBERT
43
Branches of a plant. : RAMI
44
He succeeded Camancho as Mexico's President. : ALEMAN
46
A Briton in Hollywood. : MASON
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Be out of breath. : GASP
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Aware of, as trickery. : ONTO
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Where V. I. P.'s sit. : DAIS
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Having footwear. : SHOD
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Dried up. : SERE
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Wherewithal for a stick of gum. : CENT
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___ and crafts. : ARTS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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