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New York Times, Tuesday, December 23, 1952

5-Across : An interval of silence.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,283
Across
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Sound of laughter. : HOHO
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An interval of silence. : PAUSE
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Large seaport in China. : AMOY
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State staunchly. : AVER
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President of Peru. : ODRIA
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Word on a Xmas card. : NAME
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Buona ___ (good evening): Ital. : SERA
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Xmas plant. : POINSETTIA
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Comet's fellow traveler. : PRANCER
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They're all lit up. : STREETS
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Stares in astonishment. : GAPES
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Sea bird. : ERN
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Swamp rabbit. : TAPETI
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Assembled in a crowd. : THRONGED
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Pray: Latin. : ORA
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Bizarre. : OUTRE
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Famous French actor. : RAIMU
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Attentions for Rover. : PATS
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Gift for dad. : SHIRT
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What the Xmas spirit combats. : EVIL
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Goddess of peace. : IRENE
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From Colombia to Cape Horn. : ANDES
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Wing on a building. : ELL
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Xmas Eve harmony. : CAROLING
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Makes up for. : ATONES
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Pale in hue. : WAN
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Flavor. : SAPOR
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Along the shore. : COASTAL
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Excellent or first-rate. : CAPITAL
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Sailing: Phrase. : ONTHEWATER
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Author Gardner. : ERLE
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Rival of 3 Down. : LETO
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Turn away. : AVERT
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3,473-mile river. : NILE
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Devoted. : TRUE
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He wrote "The Saracen Blade." : YERBY
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Treasure-trove for Xmas morn. : TOYS
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Trunk fastener. : HASP
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To the other side. : OVER
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Queen of Olympus. : HERA
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Tangerine. : ORANGE
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He spends Xmas in Rome. : POPEPIUS
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Worship with the Magi. : ADORE
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Swiss canton. : URI
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Transgressions. : SINS
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Another season. : EASTER
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Insect's horns. : ANTENNAE
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Helper. : MATE
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Leave out. : OMIT
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Words of approval. : YEAS
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Wrong number. : ERROR
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Roman statesman. : CATO
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Part of the wrapping. : STRINGS
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The weather, for example. : TOPIC
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Macaw. : ARARA
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Famous British essayist. : PATER
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Assemblage of reindeer. : HERD
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Made a present of. : GIVEN
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Author Zola. : EMILE
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Makes blunt. : DULLS
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Comparative word. : THAN
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Arctic footwear. : SNOWSHOE
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Boston affair, Dec. 16, 1773. : TEAPARTY
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Make joyful. : ELATE
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Place to tarry and rest. : STOP
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From one aspect: Phrase. : INAWAY
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Asia. : ORIENT
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Bitter. : ACERB
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Yearling. : COLT
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Unique person: Slang. : ONER
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Aleutian island. : ATTU
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Wash. : LAVE
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Group of singers. : TRIO
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Partner. : ALLY
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Bottom of the barrel. : LEES
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Alaska's status: Abbr. : TER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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