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New York Times, Monday, December 29, 1952

59-Across : Instruct privately: Humorous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,289
Across
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Title MacArthur and Ridgway held. : SCAP
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Occasional companion of "wiser." : OLDER
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Substances used in cookery. : FATS
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Get fewer votes. : LOSE
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Georgia ___ Clark, outgoing Treasurer. : NEESE
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470-mile river in Spain. : EBRO
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Popular story of 1843. : ACHRISTMASCAROL
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Massachusetts. : BAYSTATE
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What Alphonse and Gaston were. : POLITE
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Contemporary of Rubens. : HALS
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Disperse by defeating. : ROUT
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City of 129,009 in Alabama. : MOBILE
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Hope or Benny. : FUNNYMAN
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Outcome of events contrary to what was expected. : IRONY
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Ground grain. : GRIST
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In past time. : AGO
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Senator from Baton Rouge. : LONG
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Fictional outlaw of Devonshire. : DOONE
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A way to carry out a design. : PLAN
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Noun suffix. : ENE
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U. S. voice in U. N. : GROSS
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One of Macbeth's titles. : THANE
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Colonial supporter of George III. : ROYALIST
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Symbols of cowardice. : HYENAS
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Granular snow. : NEVE
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Miss Negri of silent films. : POLA
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French girl's name. : SIMONE
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Theatre curtain. : ASBESTOS
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Heights near Quebec, where Montcalm fell, 1759. : PLAINSOFABRAHAM
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Related. : AKIN
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Papal cape. : ORALE
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Push slowly forward, as a boat. : NOSE
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Extravagant talk. : RANT
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Average marks in achievement tests. : NORMS
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Instruct privately: Humorous. : TUTE
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Chunk. : SLAB
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TV comedienne. : COCA
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Light-gray. : ASHY
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He had Collins' job, 1921-24. : PERSHING
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Sign for the bargain counter. : ONSALE
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Natives of the Baltic coast. : LETTS
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Greek commune. : DEME
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DiSalle's temporary post. : ESA
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Advertiser's hope. : RESPONSE
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Allegiance. : FEALTY
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Shelter: French. : ABRI
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Bring forward for inspection (with "out"). : TROT
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Relative of the flounder. : SOLE
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Where the republic of San Marino is. : ITALY
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___ Turf, 1951 Derby winner. : COUNT
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Babylon today. : RUINS
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Runner. : MILER
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Where the University of Maine is. : ORONO
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Uncomplimentary nickname for the "Little Corporal." : BONEY
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He wrote "North of Boston." : FROST
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Controversial chief in Pretoria. : MALAN
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Capital of Guam. : AGANA
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Canonical hours. : NONES
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Pièce de résistance of a holiday dinner. : GOOSE
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Urges forward: 2 wds. : DRIVESON
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Game for a pointer. : PHEASANT
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Actor Ford. : GLENN
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Tippecanoe's running mate. : TYLER
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Consecrate with oil. : ANOINT
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English philosopher who wrote "Leviathan." : HOBBES
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"Blessed is the man ... " : PSALM
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Coast Guard girl. : SPAR
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Each: Scot. : ILKA
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Frankfurt's river. : MAIN
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At a distance. : AFAR
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Poetical pronoun. : THOU
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Kiln to dry tobacco. : OAST
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Pintail duck. : SMEE
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Spanish gold. : ORO

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1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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