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New York Times, Tuesday, September 30, 1952

3-Down : Overhanging edges of a roof.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,199
Across
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Plum pudding, for instance. : SWEET
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Middle or Dark. : AGES
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Soldier-philosopher of Caesar's time. : CATO
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Japan's first Ambassador to U. S. since 1941. : ARAKI
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Hoarfrost. : RIME
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Shortly. : ANON
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Split wide open. : RIVEN
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Fabulous arbiter of social doings. : MRSGRUNDY
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Partook of 1 Across. : ATE
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Welcome. : HAIL
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Kinder flings for them. : REDSOX
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She was rescued by Hercules from a sea monster. : HESIONE
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Make sound. : HEAL
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"The Count of Monte ___." : CRISTO
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McKinley and Logan. : PEAKS
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Member of the family. : PARENT
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Arabs' garments. : ABAS
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Governor in Salt Lake City. : LEE
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In the center. : AMID
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Parcel out. : ALLOT
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Alerted operatives. : GMEN
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Destroy insidiously. : SAP
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On the briny deep. : ASEA
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A kind of scout. : TALENT
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Cut with scissors. : SHEAR
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Channel for carrying off water. : SLUICE
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Hansoms. : CABS
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Emulates a cakewalker. : PRANCES
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Golden bird. : ORIOLE
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Vinson of the Supreme Court. : FRED
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Hour: Italian. : ORA
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Gentleman of Verona. : PETRUCHIO
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NATO's Secretary in Paris. : ISMAY
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V. I. P. in Conservative government. : EDEN
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Pueblo Indians' ceremonial chamber. : KIVA
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Originate. : ARISE
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Names, in Paris. : NOMS
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River through a Low Country. : YSER
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More attractive. : NICER
Down
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She lived 127 years. : SARAH
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Required ability for naturalization. : WRITE
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Overhanging edges of a roof. : EAVES
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Obtain with difficulty. : EKE
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La Guardia's adjective for a gambler. : TINHORN
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NATO's forces. : ARMIES
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Magazine cover. : GIRL
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River into the North Sea. : EMS
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River from the Pyrenees to the Ebro. : SEGRE
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Ousted member of the Justice Department. : CAUDLE
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Blyth and Sothern. : ANNS
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Goings on. : TODO
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Quartz with parallel colored layers. : ONYX
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Cuts with a scythe and gathers. : REAPS
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Miss Loos and others. : ANITAS
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Cooled. : ICED
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He rides the rods. : HOBO
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Deposed King of Jordan. : TALAL
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Egyptian singing and dancing girl. : ALME
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Razor-edged. : KEEN
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Threw. : SENT
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Brenner or Khyber. : PASS
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Rani's nurse. : AMAH
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A kind of old age. : RIPE
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Caparison. : ATTIRE
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Without. : LESS
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Secluded hollow between hills. : GLEN
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The Hades of Babylonian myth. : ARALU
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Onetime native of Nova Scotia. : ACADIAN
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Bluejay's cache. : ACORNS
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Sound effect at the Stadium. : UPROAR
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Captain Crawley's bride. : BECKY
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"Space Cadet" is one. : COMIC
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Blot out. : ERASE
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Intoner. : SAYER
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Free from ice. : OPEN
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Fix over. : REDO
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Particular entry. : ITEM
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Basketball team. : FIVE
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Pronoun. : HIS
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Title of respect in India. : SRI

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

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