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New York Times, Monday, August 4, 1952

62-Across : A rule useful in solving difficulties.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,142
Across
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Historic Orkney Islands Flow. : SCAPA
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Rebound of sound. : ECHO
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___ League, founded 1945. : ARAB
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One of the nominees. : NIXON
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Trickle. : DRIP
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Knight of the road. : HOBO
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At an inclination. : ATILT
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Zsa Zsa, sister of Eva. : SARIGABOR
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Mountain that was moved. : PELION
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Only a step away. : NEAR
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Miss Brooks, radio singer. : EVE
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Weeping wife of King Amphion. : NIOBE
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Ranked. : TIERED
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One playing possum. : FEIGNER
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Make one's mouth water. : TEMPT
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One's whole interest. : ALL
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Cheer up. : ELATE
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Miss Gaynor, of "We're Not Married." : MITZI
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Mr. Asther of Malmo and Hollywood. : NILS
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Famous pro golfer. : SNEAD
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French port near English channel. : CAEN
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Single-foot, canter, etc. : GAITS
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Beginning of a career. : DEBUT
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Bleachers regular. : FAN
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Miss Carroll, actress. : NANCY
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Matthew or Matthias. : APOSTLE
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Famous first name in Hollywood. : GLORIA
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Ten-percenter. : AGENT
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Cassim Baba's brother. : ALI
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Campus ball. : PROM
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The man from Puerto Rico. : ROMANI
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A rule useful in solving difficulties. : MASTERKEY
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Lofty plateau in central Asia. : PAMIR
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Cousin of the ai. : UNAU
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Department of France. : ORNE
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A smart man. : ALECK
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Meeting place for Chinese. : TONG
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Little fellows. : TADS
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Sharpens. : HONES
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Homemade picture. : SNAP
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Mention in dispatches. : CITE
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Angle between stem and branch. : AXIL
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Propelling a punt. : POLING
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French man's name. : ANTOINE
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Magazine men: Abbr. : EDS
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Ichabod of Sleepy Hollow. : CRANE
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Charter. : HIRE
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Soporific. : OPIATE
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Eureka! : AHA
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He has four more years in Washington. : ROBERTTAFT
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Superior to. : ABOVE
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Fed up with life. : BORED
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The children's favorite. : GRIMM
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Seasonal songs. : NOELS
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Product of France. : BRANDY
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"Paradise Lost," for instance. : EPIC
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He tried to send Oliver Twist to jail. : FANG
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Man's name. : ELIA
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Sen. Dirksen, for instance. : ILLINOISAN
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Short cut to a popular brew. : TEABAG
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Pipe fitting. : TEE
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Ardent enthusiasm. : ZEAL
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Ye old-fashioned hostelry. : INNE
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Symbol on Arizona's flag. : STAR
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Deceiving one. : DUPER
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Shore bird. : SNIPE
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Gold-mining city in Nevada. : TONOPAH
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Source of vitamin A. : CARROT
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Fortified seaport in France. : STMALO
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Entire range. : GAMUT
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Plain like the pampras. : LLANO
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Make better. : AMEND
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Specialty of Southern cookery. : OKRA
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End of the invocation. : AMEN
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Neighbor of Monaco. : NICE
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Annoys. : IRKS
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Annie's home. : TUG
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Agree with. : YES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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