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New York Times, Thursday, October 23, 1952

43-Across : Muffle, as sound.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,222
Across
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Part of South America. : HORN
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Invited. : ASKED
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Thunder god. : THOR
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Winglike parts. : ALAE
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Bake, as eggs, in a shallow dish. : SHIRR
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Fish of the New England coast. : HAKE
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Silly person: Colloq. : SIMP
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Heroine of the younger set. : CINDERELLA
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Hero of the younger set. : HOPALONG
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Insigne of the TV home. : AERIAL
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Protracted. : LATE
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Abbess in Greece. : AMMA
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The women in an oriental household. : HAREM
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First over Tokyo. : DOOLITTLE
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Cleans off. : ERASES
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British mosquito. : GNAT
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Rhode Island chicken. : RED
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It "conquers all things." : LOVE
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Mrs. John McCloy. : ELLEN
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Except. : SAVE
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Soul: French. : AME
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Kin of curare. : INEE
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Muffle, as sound. : DEADEN
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Sahara phenomenon. : SANDSTORM
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Releases from bondage. : FREES
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Rep. Teague of Texas. : OLIN
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___ boy! : ATTA
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Mollify. : SOFTEN
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Handy office supplies. : ELASTICS
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A woman of a few thousand words. : CHATTERBOX
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Port on an inlet of the Skagerrak. : OSLO
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Tributary of the Aisne. : AIRE
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Sierra ___. : LEONE
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Showy ornament. : GAUD
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One-quarter of an acre. : ROOD
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In mathematics, they're never more than 1 or less than minus 1. : SINES
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Girl's nickname. : ABBY
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Chopped meat and potatoes. : HASH
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Another version of 1 Down. : OLIO
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Slope in a garage. : RAMP
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Natives of Katmandu. : NEPALESE
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Bridegroom's neckwear. : ASCOT
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Polished. : SHINED
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Yul Brynner's role. : KING
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Earth: Dial. : ERD
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A delightful imaginary place. : DREAMLAND
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Epithet for a bad guy: 2 words. : THERAT
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Sea: Comb form. : HALI
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Its flower is the mistletoe: Abbr. : OKLA
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What 9 Down is not. : REAL
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Make less intense. : REMIT
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Ineffectual. : LAME
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First class. : AONE
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Alas, in Paris. : HELAS
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Rich or spicy perfume. : AROMA
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Symbol of doom. : RAVEN
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Coquette. : OGLER
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Baseball transaction. : TRADE
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Landing place on the Mississippi. : LEVEE
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anthony. : EDENS
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They challenge all comers. : SENTINELS
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Mr. Blum. : LEON
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___ Springs, N. Y. : SARATOGA
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Safety zone for pedestrians. : ISLET
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Salamanders. : EFTS
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Marked like Swiss muslin. : DOTTED
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Senator from Nevada. : MALONE
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Subject of campaign controversy. : TAXES
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Mark of a battle. : SCAR
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Birthplace of seven Presidents. : OHIO
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Game played at Monte Carlo. : FARO
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Black. : EBON
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Famous queen: Abbr. : ISAB
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Figure on a playing card. : CLUB
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Hillbilly's order at the fountain. : SODY
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King, in Portugal. : REI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 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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