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Hallie Parsons
Hallie Parsons
Gerald Parsons
Gerald Parsons

New York Times, Saturday, November 8, 1975

52-Across : ___ the Damned (Turkish sultan)

Author:
Hallie & Gerald Parsons
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,583
Across
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Steer clear of : SHUN
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Battling : ATWAR
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Vipers : ASPS
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Dial ___ : TONE
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Teheran native : IRANI
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German admiral : SPEE
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Not worth mentioning : INCONSEQUENTIAL
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Car of yore : REO
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Norwegian king : OLAF
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Vital heart link : AORTA
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Appointed : NAMED
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Saw: Prefix : SERRI
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Daises : PODIA
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Kind of beard or work : SPADE
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Insider's offering : TIP
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Melvin and family : LAIRDS
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Medieval poems : LAIS
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Spanish bear : OSO
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Dist. ___ : ATTY
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Independently : APART
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Newts : EFTS
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Second city, for short : CHI
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English river : AVON
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Squabble : HASSLE
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Inner: Prefix : ESO
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Broods : MOPES
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Out of style : DATED
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Impends: : NEARS
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___ the Damned (Turkish sultan) : ABDUL
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Acclimatize : ADAPT
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Wings : ALAE
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Full of: Suffix : OSE
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Well, for one : HOLEINTHEGROUND
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Mr. Gardner : ERLE
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Papal cape : ORALE
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Charge on property : LIEN
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Baseball's Willie : MAYS
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Scene of confusion : BABEL
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At a loss : ASEA
Down
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Become active : STIR
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Oilstone : HONE
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Absolutely : UNCONDITIONALLY
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Recent: Prefix : NEO
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Theater area : AISLE
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Tire parts : TREADS
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Islamic endowment : WAQF
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Babylonian god : ANU
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Meadow barley : RIE
10
First woman M.P. of England : ASTOR
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Famed Atlantic crosser : SPIRITOFSTLOUIS
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___ bog : PEAT
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Burmese rice : SELA
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Wanderer : NOMAD
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Nasal passages : NARES
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Graceful : AIRY
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German region : SAAR
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Wharton : EDITH
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Finish second : PLACE
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Formal promises : OATHS
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Carpentry tool : PLANE
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Cordage fiber : ISTLE
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Propounded : POSED
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Relish : SAVOR
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Boston orchestra : POPS
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Biblical brother : ESAU
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Fine violin : AMATI
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Office machine : ADDER
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Small Pacific fish : SALELE
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Fencing pieces : EPEES
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Doughnut's cousin : BAGEL
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Attention-getting sound : AHEM
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Dumb ___ : DORA
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Jezebel's husband : AHAB
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Word with snick : SNEE
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Ferber : EDNA
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Cribbage card : NOB
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___-la : TRA
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Palm leaf: Var. : OLA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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