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New York Times, Friday, April 18, 1952

55-Down : Pay one's part.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 34.3
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,034
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Senator from South Dakota. : CASE
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Tobin's department. : LABOR
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Suitcase. : GRIP
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Second word of "The Raven." : UPON
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Maltreat. : ABUSE
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The equator. : LINE
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Mistress of a newly renovated home. : BESSTRUMAN
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City in India. : AGRA
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Foreign. : EXOTIC
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Short, humorous acts. : SKETCHES
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German interjections. : ACHS
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Expect. : AWAIT
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Senator from Alabama. : SPARKMAN
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Scottish chemist and physicist. : DEWAR
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Not quite a promissory note. : IOU
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Local governing body in Russia. : SOVIET
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Ceremonial act. : RITE
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Speak imperfectly. : LISP
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Polish actress of early film days. : NEGRI
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One inclined to exclusiveness. : SNOB
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Opposed to a given proposal. : ANTI
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Rivers in England and Canada. : TRENTS
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Wildebeest. : GNU
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Scatter. : STREW
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Slips back into a former condition. : RELAPSES
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Vote to accept. : ADOPT
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Only: French. : SEUL
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Queen Elizabeth's royal residence, in Scotland. : BALMORAL
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"I ___ allegiance to the Flag ... " : PLEDGE
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Fresh-water mussel. : UNIO
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Turmoils. : AGITATIONS
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"___ the Man." : STAN
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Swiss composer. : HUBER
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Macaws. : ARAS
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___ caterpillar. : TENT
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Anything advantageous. : ASSET
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Product of North Africa. : DATE
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Raise to the third power. : CUBE
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Tip. : APEX
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Middling. : SOSO
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Stud with five-pointed figures. : ENSTAR
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Westchester village on Long Island Sound. : LARCHMONT
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___ Hassan in the "Arabian Nights." : ABU
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Borrows without expectation of returning: Colloq. : BUMS
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Second largest Japanese city. : OSAKA
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Obtain an extension of. : RENEW
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The largest known are in Greenland and Antarctica. : GLACIERS
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Conservative elements of political parties. : RIGHTWINGS
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In the matter of: Latin : INRE
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Soup ingredient. : PEAS
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Marks serving as checks. : TICKS
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Small child. : TAD
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Thrifty one. : SAVER
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First name of George Eliot's hero. : SILAS
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Important part of a joke. : POINT
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Native of Brisbane. : AUSTRALIAN
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River into the Gulf of Guinea. : NIGER
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Make reparation for an offense. : ATONE
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Enigmatical representation of words. : REBUS
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Sea eagles. : ERNES
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Every thespian's goal. : TITLEPART
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Department of Italy where Turin is. : PIEDMONT
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___ Sainte Marie Canals. : SAULT
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Seek to win. : WOO
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One of the "Seven Sisters." : PLEIAD
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City of Benes and Masaryk. : PRAHA
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River into the Atlantic near Lisbon. : TAGUS
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Tame a bronco. : BUST
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Pay one's part. : ANTE
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Ad ___ (improvises). : LIBS
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Mrs. Copperfield. : DORA
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Insect. : GNAT
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To be: Latin. : ESSE
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Part of a golf course. : TEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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