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New York Times, Saturday, August 30, 1952

9-Down : One side of a political party.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 45.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,168
Across
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Popularizer of Shakespeare for young people. : LAMB
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Eddy. : SWIRL
10
Pocket money. : CASH
14
Man's nickname. : ABIE
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Homonym of 10 Across. : CACHE
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Prominent part of 17 Across. : ARIA
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Offenbach's masterpiece. : TALESOFHOFFMANN
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Artistic soul. : ESTHETE
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Colored, as wood. : STAINED
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Provokers. : IRERS
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Sen. Wiley's state: Abbr. : WIS
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He gets his share: Dial. : HALVER
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Native of Valparaiso. : CHILEAN
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Winglike petals. : ALAE
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Where the Ile de la Cité is. : SEINE
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Spanish aunt. : TIA
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Characters in a folk tale. : HANSELANDGRETEL
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A collection of information. : ANA
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Outfielder Irvin. : MONTE
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Spice from nutmeg. : MACE
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Arrange or settle. : DISPOSE
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Fabrics shaded from light to dark. : OMBRES
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Flower of France, in heraldry. : LIS
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___ telescope. : RADIO
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Seeks to attain something noble. : ASPIRES
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Faultfinders. : CENSORS
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One tier of the Metropolitan. : GOLDENHORSESHOE
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Century plant. : ALOE
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Lightens. : EASES
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City named for a tribe. : ERIE
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Assigns, as a task. : SETS
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Girl's name meaning rose. : RHODA
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Executive's footrest. : DESK
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Far in the night. : LATE
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Garments worn by Ali. : ABAS
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Man's nickname. : MILT
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Scenes of lively activity. : BEEHIVES
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Sea duck. : SCOTER
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Thin crisp cake. : WAFER
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"___ liebe dich." : ICH
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Greek letters. : RHOS
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One side of a political party. : LEFTWING
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A light, loose shirt or tunic. : CAMISE
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Island group off Ireland. : ARAN
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Without: Latin. : SINE
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Judge who has an appropriate first name. : HAND
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Dry. : SERE
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Also-ran. : FAILER
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Bloodhound. : SCENTER
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Expression of mirth. : HAHA
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Island group between Sweden and Finland. : ALAND
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Verandah overlooking Waikiki Beach. : LANAI
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With 57 Down, a children's game. : HIDE
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Perfume. : ATTAR
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Princess Anne to Princess Margaret. : NIECE
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Antonio and Jose. : SANS
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They're on tap. : ALES
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Word on an N. Y. license plate. : EMPIRE
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That which releases. : LOOSENER
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Ornamented with raised work. : EMBOSSED
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Phil Rizzuto's forte. : SLIDES
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Seaport near the mouth of the Dniester. : ODESSA
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Where the Seven Dwarfs worked. : MINE
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Having fields. : ACRED
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Turkish generals. : AGAS
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Unique. : SOLE
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Realtor's offering. : PLOT
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Ruler in Teheran. : SHAH
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Tributary of the Elbe river. : OHRE
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Francis and Louis, in France. : ROIS
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Try to acquire. : SEEK
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Peak in Colorado, 13,703 ft. : OSO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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