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New York Times, Saturday, November 29, 1952

20-Across : "Oxygen" for U. S. Allies in W. W. II.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,259
Across
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Indecisive enumeration. : POLL
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Italian physicist in the U. S. since 1939. : FERMI
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___ bien. : TRES
14
Allowance for the difference in value of two currencies. : AGIO
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Good-by in Cadiz. : ADIOS
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Covering of a chestnut. : HUSK
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Giant of the Renaissance. : LEONARDODAVINCI
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"Oxygen" for U. S. Allies in W. W. II. : LENDLEASE
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Makes comfortable. : EASES
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They are in the shell. : OARS
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Defeated Senator from Missouri. : KEM
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Aerial maneuvers. : SPINS
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Hoosier author. : ADE
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Unruly children. : IMPS
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"Hickety, pickety, my black ___." : HEN
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City in NE China. : KALGAN
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A stud. : NAIL
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Book by Hemingway (with "The"). : OLDMANANDTHESEA
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Istanbul's foreign quarter. : PERA
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Lubricate. : GREASE
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Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
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Mark of a branding iron. : SEAR
45
The shape of 2 Down. : ESS
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Actor's part. : LINES
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Shoemaker's tool. : AWL
50
Pro golf tournament. : OPEN
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Head of C. I. A. : SMITH
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Oklahoma Indians. : COMANCHES
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Broadway musical comedy. : WISHYOUWEREHERE
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Church lectern. : AMBO
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Girl in a song. : IRENE
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African port. : ORAN
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Part of Menotti's first name. : GIAN
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Crass. : DENSE
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19th century caricaturist. : NAST
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Become wearisome. : PALL
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Molding with a double curve. : OGEE
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Columbia footballer. : LION
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American basso at the Metropolitan. : LONDON
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Traveler. : FARER
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Norse songs. : EDDAS
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The Parana and the Ica. : RIOS
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Prevailing style. : MODE
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : ISA
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Vitamin B. : THIAMINE
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Ladders. : RUNS
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Verb suffix. : ESCE
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Equipment for certain troops. : SKIS
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Its population is 128,643. : ALASKA
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Churchillian sign. : VEE
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Rockwell and others. : KENTS
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Business places. : SHOPS
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Volcano on Martinique. : PELEE
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National god of the Indo-Aryans. : INDRA
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Choreographer De Mille. : AGNES
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First word in baby's vocabulary. : DADA
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Member of a brotherhood. : MASON
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Short literary composition. : PIECE
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What a venetian blind is. : SLATS
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Broadway V. I. P. : ANGEL
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Scandinavian man's name. : LARS
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Annual event in Boston. : MARATHON
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Girl's name. : HELENE
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Marines landed here, Sept. 15, 1950. : INCHON
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Junior's favorite question. : WHY
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Presages. : OMENS
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Gay city. : PAREE
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Burglar's booty. : SWAG
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Paris flower girl of opera. : MIMI
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Log cabin of Siberia. : ISBA
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Researcher's goal. : CURE
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Mr. Young. : OWEN
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Lady of Olympus. : HERA
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Ante bellum and reconstruction. : ERAS
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Wired. : SENT
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Adjective suffix meaning "like." : OID

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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