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New York Times, Wednesday, June 25, 1952

33-Down : Sweetbriar.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K P Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 28.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,102
Across
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Anna ___, painter. : MOSES
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Briton's vague sentence-finisher. : WHAT
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Stan Musial, for instance. : CARD
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Criterion for English grammar. : USAGE
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A German title. : HERR
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Hebrew unit of dry measure. : OMER
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"___ de Lune," by Debussy. : CLAIR
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First requisite of a successful cartoon. : IDEA
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Where Cleopatra went boating. : NILE
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Middleground or Battlefield. : HORSE
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Famous playwright's first name. : TENNESSEE
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Adjective suffix. : IVE
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Approaches with a greeting. : ACCOSTS
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What we hope to see in the headlines. : GOODNEWS
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NATO region: Abbr. : EUR
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Not disposed of by will. : INTESTATE
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The boards. : STAGE
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Milliner's delight. : VEIL
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Tributary of the Missouri. : OSAGE
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Flag. : IRIS
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Industrial hub of the Ruhr. : ESSEN
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A hazard on some golf courses. : HILLINESS
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Geographer's book: Abbr. : GAZ
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Seaport and resort in southeast England. : RAMSGATE
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Book sizes. : OCTAVOS
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Word of prohibition. : NOT
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Thanksgiving treat. : WHITEMEAT
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An interesting race. : HUMAN
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Miss Palmer. : LILI
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Part of the Dutch East Indies. : BALI
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One of Grant's major generals. : MEADE
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The root of the taro. : EDDO
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Kingdom between the Indus and the Tigris. : IRAN
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A couple of bones. : ULNAS
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A difficult age for parents. : TEEN
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Last word of an old song. : SYNE
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Appears. : SEEMS
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First word in a Shakespeare title. : MUCH
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Where Haakon VII rules. : OSLO
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Area involved in the Schuman plan. : SAAR
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Sponsorship. : EGIS
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Fine rains falling from a clear sky after sunset. : SEREINS
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Political laundry. : WHITEWASH
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German girl's name. : HEDE
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Field of endeavor. : ARENA
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Fit of complete mental absorption. : TRANCE
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Associating. : CONSORTING
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In a faulty manner. : AMISS
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Sublease. : RELET
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Premier of Queen Juliana's country. : DREES
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Old gold and silver coins of France. : ECUS
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Refuse to consent to. : VETO
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The Red Cross slogan. : GIVE
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Units. : ONES
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Inventor Elisha. : OTIS
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State group headed for Chicago. : DELEGATION
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A step up. : STAIR
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Sweetbriar. : EGLANTINE
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Yard attached to a house. : AREA
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Pith of the matter. : GIST
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A most irregular verb in Latin. : ESSE
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Man's name. : ELMO
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Hub. : NAVE
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Panama or Suez. : ISTHMUS
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Products of voodoo. : ZOMBIS
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"Little ___," name for the young Hiawatha. : OWLET
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Express disapproval of. : CHIDE
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Mark for a palatal nasal sound, as in cañon. : TILDE
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Somewhat withered. : SEARY
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Man's name. : ALAN
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700-mile tributary of the Ubangi River. : UELE
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Horsehair. : MANE
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"Madam, I'm ___." : ADAM
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Noun suffix. : NESS

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

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