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New York Times, Wednesday, April 15, 1953

49-Down : Needle case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 33.8
David Steinberg notes:

The 14-Across clue was erroneously printed as "Lavendar, for instance."

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,396
Across
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A special ability. : GIFT
5
Agricultural region of Rumania and Yugoslavia. : BANAT
10
Armadillo. : APAR
14
Lavender, for instance. : ODOR
15
Objects of adoration. : IDOLS
16
Seven members of a football team. : LINE
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Queen-consort of Richard the Lion-Hearted. : BERENGARIA
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Things done: Latin. : ACTA
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Suez halfway station. : ISMAILIA
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Relative of a knave. : RASCAL
23
Dear: French. : CHER
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Radical thinker of the Thirties. : PINKO
25
Former High Commissioner in Germany. : MCCLOY
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Destination for a baritone. : MANDALAY
31
Wife of 25 Across, : ELLEN
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Termite result. : DECAY
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Norse name. : OLE
34
Meadows. : LEAS
35
Carries: Colloq. : TOTES
36
River into the Colorado. : GILA
37
Eire's Prime Minister, to his friends. : DEV
38
Prepared. : ARMED
39
Assume as a fact. : POSIT
40
Too meager for comfort. : SKIMPIER
42
Sounds harshly. : GRATES
43
Character in "Merry Wives of Windsor." : CAIUS
44
A Wilde lodging. : GAOL
45
Disunion. : SCHISM
47
"Real gone" musician. : BEBOPPER
51
American writer of humor. : LOOS
52
Levant's instrument. : PIANOFORTE
54
City in Italy. : ATRI
55
Maker of a successful putt. : HOLER
56
Under: French. : SOUS
57
Asian of Biblical times. : MEDE
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Popular wear for spring. : SUITS
59
Reproach. : TWIT
Down
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About 500,000 sq. mi. of sand. : GOBI
2
Sad day in ancient Rome. : IDES
3
Manner of doing something. : FORM
4
Sugary by-products. : TREACLES
5
Actress Isabel of "Guys & Dolls." : BIGLEY
6
"Robin ___." : ADAIR
7
"Doll" of a drama. : NORA
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___ Baba. : ALI
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Alexandra and others. : TSARINAS
10
An Organized Territory since 1912. : ALASKA
11
Pete the Piper. : PICCOLOIST
12
Play group. : ANTA
13
Tangible. : REAL
18
Nippon, in Japan. : NIHON
22
Kingfish's friend. : ANDY
24
Ambled. : PACED
25
Makes a score at pinochle. : MELDS
26
Golf club. : CLEEK
27
Bach's instrument. : CLAVICHORD
28
Taxi ticker. : METER
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Reynolds of the Yankees. : ALLIE
30
Author of "Deirdre." : YEATS
32
Pates. : DOMES
35
Caesar's entrances into Rome. : TRIUMPHS
36
Game trophy. : GOALPOST
38
Sacred bull of Egypt. : APIS
39
Test print. : PROOF
41
Heroine of Kipling's "Light That Failed." : MAISIE
42
Zsa-Zsa and Eva. : GABORS
44
Relative of the civet. : GENET
45
Bridge winning. : SLAM
46
Bird's home. : COTE
47
Java's neighbor. : BALI
48
Where the figure-head rides. : PROW
49
Needle case. : ETUI
50
Musical pause. : REST
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Symbol of a debt. : IOU

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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