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New York Times, Monday, November 24, 1952

14-Across : Britain's trouble spot in Africa.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J M Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,254
Across
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Sell for a quick profit. : SCALP
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The Schuman ___. : PLAN
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Master, in South Africa. : BAAS
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Britain's trouble spot in Africa. : KENYA
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Man on the flying trapeze. : AERIALIST
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Champing at the bit. : EAGER
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He runs a few minutes a day. : RACEHORSE
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More east than south. : ESE
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Job. : TASK
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Lighten with yeast. : LEAVEN
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Street cut in a slope. : TERRACE
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Inferior type of 18 Across. : PLATER
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He was born in Denison, Texas. : IKE
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Moorish commander of a stronghold. : CAID
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Highways: Abbr. : STS
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The tree of knowledge. : APPLE
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___ de combat. : HORS
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From Kamchatka to Aden. : ASIA
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Irishman. : GAEL
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Arm supporting a lifeboat. : DAVIT
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Noted Italian writer. : LEVI
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Lapses from grace. : ERRS
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Hallowe'en and Christmas times. : EVES
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Propelled a punt. : POLED
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Attorneys for the people: Abbr. : DAS
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He wrote "West of the Water Tower." : CROY
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Strike out. : FAN
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Containing copper. : CUPRIC
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Satellite country. : HUNGARY
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Participated. : SHARED
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Contemporary of Schiller. : KANT
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Opponent. : FOE
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Tryouts for performers. : AUDITIONS
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Metrical stress. : ICTUS
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He was born in Los Angeles. : STEVENSON
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Part of a lariat. : NOOSE
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Miss Lamarr. : HEDY
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___ mit uns. : GOTT
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Tunney and Tierney. : GENES
Down
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Kind of shooting contest. : SKEET
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Stop. : CEASE
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Provoke. : ANGER
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Strong cleanser. : LYE
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Share. : PARTAKE
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Analyze grammatically. : PARSE
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A gap in security enforcement. : LEAK
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Curve. : ARC
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Ornamenter of metal with inlays. : NIELLIST
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Distend. : BLOAT
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Any flying craft: 2 wds. : AIRVESSEL
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Positive. : ASSERTIVE
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Narrow: Comb. form. : STEN
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Leading. : AHEAD
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Low or Jabara. : ACE
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Streamlets. : RILLS
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Where the Madeleine is. : PARIS
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Flock of quail. : COVEY
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Uttered. : SAID
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Full of years. : AGED
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Airman's pack. : PARACHUTE
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Induced by argument. : PERSUADED
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General destruction. : HAVOC
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Beside. : ALONG
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Ridiculing. : DERIDING
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Heaving. : PANTING
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Isle of the Labyrinth. : CRETE
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Playfulness. : FUN
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Secretly aware. : PRIVY
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Common verbal contraction. : HASNT
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River in a song. : AFTON
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Stir up. : ROUSE
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Gives assent to. : YESES
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Cummerbund. : SASH
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Overhand or figure of eight. : KNOT
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High mountain in Colorado. : OSO
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College in Cedar Rapids. : COE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later.

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