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New York Times, Saturday, January 26, 1952

31-Across : Best: Comb. form.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 951
Across
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He swindled N. Y. C. out of millions, 1870. : BOSSTWEED
10
Golf champion. : HOGAN
15
Early afternoon. : ONETHIRTY
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Winged. : ALATE
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Gesture indicative of deep respect. : REVERENCE
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Awaits. : BIDES
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Grecian princess. : IRENE
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Street sweepers in India: Var. : BHANGIS
22
Hand-to-hand fight. : MELEE
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Timber tree of East Indies. : POON
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Conceit. : EGO
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Spanish seaport from which Columbus sailed. : PALOS
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More than half. : SIXTENTHS
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Let it stand. : STET
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Housing agency. : FHA
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Best: Comb. form. : ARIST
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Another name for an Eli. : YALENSIAN
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Brown-tinted photograph. : SEPIA
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Common suffix. : IOR
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Madame Bovary. : EMMA
42
Member of inactive military force. : RESERVIST
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Member of the wedding. : GROOM
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Cereal seed. : OAT
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Fluff. : LINT
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Famous Finnish runner. : NURMI
48
Idealistic. : UTOPIAN
50
Stylish fur piece. : STOLE
52
Greek associated with the wooden horse. : SINON
53
A match, in Paris. : ALLUMETTE
57
M. Zola. : EMILE
58
Vincent Youmans' song from "No, No, Nanette." : TEAFORTWO
59
Zoo attractions. : SEALS
60
Spread. : EXPANSION
Down
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Polish general who held Warsaw 63 days during World War II. : BOR
2
Half of 55 Down. : ONE
3
Where the Alcazar Palace is. : SEVILLE
4
Something lacking originality. : STEREOTYPE
5
Fates, Furies or Graces. : THREES
6
Capital of Austria. : WIEN
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Frank ___, lightweight champion, 1899. : ERNE
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Other things, unspecified: Abbr. : ETC
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Container for coloring materials: 2 wds. : DYEBOX
10
Risë Stevens sings it. : HABANERA
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___ Downes, music critic. : OLIN
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Novel contrivances. : GADGETS
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"Dinner ___": 2 wds. : ATEIGHT
14
Centaur shot by Hercules: Greek. : NESSOS
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Contents of some pre-election speeches: 2 wds. : HOTAIR
22
Certain policemen. : MPS
23
Corrode. : EAT
24
William Kapell, for instance. : PIANIST
27
Novel by H. Rider Haggard. : SHE
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Siam has had ___ named Rama: 2 wds. : NINERULERS
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Princess in "The Prisoner of Zenda." : FLAVIA
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Modern transportation systems. : AIRLINES
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Toper. : SOT
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Nautical chronology. : SEATIME
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Tallinn is its capital. : ESTONIA
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Alleged gambler slain in New Jersey. : MORETTI
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Member of the family. : MOM
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Friend in Paris. : AMI
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___ Point, N. Y., at Canadian border. : ROUSES
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Hereditary. : INNATE
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Part of a sundial. : GNOMON
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Analysis of public opinion. : POLL
50
Rebuff. : SLAP
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Porous limestone. : TUFA
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The law: Latin. : LEX
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"Company." : TWO
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Age. : EON

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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