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New York Times, Thursday, December 18, 1952

15-Across : Part of a circus.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.60, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 104, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,278
Across
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Divertissement. : AMUSEMENT
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First two words of a famous song. : OHSAY
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Part of a circus. : MENAGERIE
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River ___, near Detroit. : ROUGE
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Wickerwork. : BASKETING
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Prickly pear cactus. : NOPAL
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Rubber tree. : ULE
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Drives at high speed. : RACES
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The month to be in Paris: Fr. : AVRIL
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Item for the planetarium. : STAR
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Vacant space. : GAP
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Considerable pecuniary resources. : MEANS
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Hair shirt. : CILICE
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Among: Prefix. : INTER
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City in Mexico, near Guadalajara. : AMECA
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Identified. : KNOWN
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Patty-cake. : PIE
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Throw into disorder. : DERANGE
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Traffic sign. : NOTURNS
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A letter. : ESS
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Girl's nickname. : TILDA
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Textile center in Belgium. : ALOST
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Bird on the Illinois flag. : EAGLE
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Popular outcry. : CLAMOR
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Apportioned. : DEALT
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Shinto temple. : SHA
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City near Naples, Italy. : NOLA
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Creator of Ragged Dick and Tattered Tom. : ALGER
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Three-banded armadillos. : APARS
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Pips on big cassino. : TEN
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City of 249,276 in Florida. : MIAMI
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Pairing imperfectly. : MISMATING
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Savory meat jelly. : ASPIC
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Vocal expression. : UTTERANCE
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Peewee of the Dodgers. : REESE
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Affianced again. : REENGAGED
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Concealed military force. : AMBUSCADE
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When cooks call, "Come and get it." : MEALTIMES
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Openers. : UNSEALERS
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Variety of Egyptian cotton. : SAK
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Elbe tributary, 193 miles. : EGER
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Measurement. : METAGE
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Violinist Morini. : ERICA
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Bowling-alley requisite. : NINEPIN
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Sheep in their second year. : TEGS
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Decorative. : ORNAMENTAL
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V. I. P. on the inauguration list. : HOOVER
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Above. : SUPRA
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On the other hand. : AGAIN
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Shouts of the college crowds. : YELLS
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Part of the name of a Central American republic. : RICA
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Songstress in a Paris musical. : CANTATRICE
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Roman goddess of fate. : NONA
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Number of stripes for a lieutenant, senior grade. : TWO
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Good batter for Boston. : KELL
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Furthering. : PROMOTING
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Gross disrespect. : INSOLENCE
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Alienated. : ESTRANGED
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Two-wheeled one-horse carriage. : GIG
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Prussian lancer: German. : ULAN
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Notwithstanding. : DESPITE
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Oleoresins. : ELEMIS
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Victim of Don José's jealousy. : CARMEN
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Island of Indonesia. : DAMAR
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French girl's name. : ELISE
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Openmouthed. : AGAPE
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Swiftness. : HASTE
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River on north boundary of Manchuria. : AMUR
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Famous marionette maker. : SARG
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Chinese pagoda. : TAA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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