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New York Times, Tuesday, December 16, 1952

20-Across : Road-making apparatus.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 62-Down clue had "granery"; changed to "granary."

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,276
Across
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Resembling the first man. : ADAMIC
7
Garland for the head: Poetic. : ANADEMS
14
Name of three Adirondack lakes. : SARANAC
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Not real or actual. : NOMINAL
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Allspice. : PIMENTO
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One of the seven deadly sins. : AVARICE
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Compass reading : ESE
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Road-making apparatus. : SCRAPER
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Emblem of dawn. : DEW
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Nickname for Aneurin Bevan. : NYE
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Pied Piper's town. : HAMELIN
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U. S. Ambassador to India. : BOWLES
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Girl's name. : ESME
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Rider of winning horses. : ARCARO
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Author of "Father of the Bride." : STREETER
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Author of "De bello Gallico." : CAESAR
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Geronimo. : INDIAN
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Native of the Middle West. : INLANDER
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Creator of Uncle Toby. : STERNE
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Only British subject buried in Arlington. : DILL
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More cheerful. : ROSIER
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Shangri-la native. : TIBETAN
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Sounds meaning "quiet!" : SHS
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Equipment for St. Moritz. : SKI
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Certain ways of achieving dramatic effects. : TIMINGS
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Aged: Lat. abbr. : AET
59
Hugo novel, basis of Verdi opera. : HERNANI
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Drug used in eyedrops. : ESERINE
63
Naval officer's shoulder ornament. : EPAULET
64
Country on the Black Sea. : RUMANIA
65
Feather-shaped. : PINNATE
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Gained as clear profit. : NETTED
Down
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Tree with trembling leaves. : ASPEN
2
Girl in an old song. : DAISY
3
La Grande ___, organized by Napoleon. : ARMEE
4
Girl's name. : MAE
5
Tabard and Wayside. : INNS
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"Time for a change," for instance. : CATCHWORD
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Meter in which "A Visit From St. Nicholas" is written. : ANAPEST
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"Sironia, Texas," for instance. : NOVEL
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Italian historian (1806-89). : AMARI
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Kazan's job: Abbr. : DIR
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City of 36,017 in Oklahoma. : ENID
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Flavoring agent. : MACE
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What St. George did to the dragon. : SLEW
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Atoll-builder. : CORAL
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City of 22,898 in Iowa. : AMES
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One to be helped. : NEEDER
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Black rock. : BASALT
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It's across the Mediterranean from Cartagena. : ORAN
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Rouse from quiet. : STIR
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Signify. : MEAN
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European bird of prey. : ERNE
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Vitriol. : ACID
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Queen, in the Far East. : RANI
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Part of a battery. : CELL
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Symbol on the Japanese flag. : RISINGSUN
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Status of the monk in "Thais." : EREMITE
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Roast meat, on a French menu. : ROTI
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More reasonable. : SANER
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Old Latin version of the Bible. : ITALA
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Psychologist known for I. Q. tests. : BINET
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Nicholas, for instance. : SAINT
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Star from Oslo. : HENIE
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Place. : STEAD
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Man's nickname. : SHEP
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Flat-topped military cap of France. : KEPI
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Where Isfahan is. : IRAN
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Sprinkled with small figures. : SEME
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Character in "The Miracle." : NUN
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Pest in a granary. : RAT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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