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New York Times, Monday, July 21, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 32.3
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,128
Across
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Natives of Bangkok. : SIAMESE
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Son of the Duke of Edinburgh. : CHARLES
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Island group in Bay of Bengal. : ANDAMAN
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Golden. : AUREATE
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A dangerous course: 2 wds. : THINICE
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Brilliant style of execution, in music. : BRAVURA
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Jacob Javits, for instance: Abbr. : REP
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"The Rule of ___ doth puzzle me." : THREE
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So to call, in old England. : BEDUB
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In a rank. : AROW
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Of willowy grace: Var. : SVELT
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Money in Milan. : LIRA
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The Leaning Tower is in his landscape. : PISAN
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Permit. : ALLOW
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Dress stone with a hammer. : NIG
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Occupants. : TENANTS
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Betel palms of the Philippines. : BONGAS
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Upright. : TRUE
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Bird that can't fly, or a New Zealander. : KIWI
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Analyzed a sentence. : PARSED
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Relating to the science of heredity. : GENETIC
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Bemoan the day. : RUE
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Stroke finishing a letter, in typography. : SERIF
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Raise objections. : DEMUR
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Island: Span. : ISLA
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Soft twilled silk. : SURAH
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Rare: Latin. : RARA
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British machine guns. : STENS
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Deeper in gloom. : BLUER
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General's nickname. : MAC
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Italian name for resort near Nice. : MENTONE
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Commit sacrilege. : VIOLATE
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Handicraftsman. : ARTISAN
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Portrayer. : ENACTOR
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Sessions in the school of experience. : LESSONS
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Performs, as music. : RENDERS
Down
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Petty ruler. : SATRAP
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Receive from a predecessor. : INHERIT
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Too fat. : ADIPOSE
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One who stands on his own feet. : MAN
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Let out. : EMIT
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Poet, shoemaker, Meistersinger. : SACHS
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Drain of energy. : ENERVATE
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"Jurgen" was his rocket to fame. : CABELL
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He drove a chariot. : HUR
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He rides a camel. : ARAB
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Former name of Estonia's capital. : REVEL
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Singing the praises of. : LAUDING
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Ancient part of Italy, now Tuscany. : ETRURIA
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Toted by sailors. : SEABAGS
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Grigs. : EELS
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Stands in need of. : WANTS
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Secretary of Labor. : TOBIN
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Nostrils. : NARES
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Made a great hit with an audience: Slang. : WOWED
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Subjects for 47 Down. : NUDES
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Saltpeter. : NITER
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Nancy Pigott's husband. : KEFAUVER
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Reflecting the spectrum. : PRISMAL
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Adjective for England. : AUSTERE
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Grows more gentle. : RELENTS
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Half a date. : GIRL
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A Moslem principality. : IMAMATE
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Museum man. : CURATOR
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Great Flemish painter. : RUBENS
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Speedway circlers. : RACERS
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No voters. : ANTIS
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Lyricist for Schubert. : HEINE
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Of middling quality. : SOSO
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Dappled chestnut horse. : ROAN
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Girl's nickname. : NAN
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Lowest common denominator. : LCD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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