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New York Times, Saturday, December 6, 1952

25-Across : Verbal.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,266
Across
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Political prize. : PLUM
5
Greek letters. : PSIS
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Tributary of the White Nile. : SOBAT
14
A Hitchcock movie. : ROPE
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Dart poison. : INEE
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Good-looking girl. : PEACH
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It's a mess, if upset. : APPLECART
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Man's nickname. : ERNIE
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Shoe lift. : HEELTAP
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Fiddler crab. : UCA
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Fruit juice, water and sugar. : ADE
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Some ingredients of "outrageous fortune." : ARROWS
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Verbal. : SPOKEN
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Descriptive of certain voices. : NASAL
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Tarry. : REMAIN
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A form of dancing. : TAP
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Lemon ___. : SOLE
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Small abbey. : PRIORY
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Feels sorrow. : RUES
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Equal to a tinker's dam. : FIG
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Flavor for soda pop. : LIME
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Dutch royal house. : ORANGE
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English hymn writer. : GOSS
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___ Vegas. : LAS
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Conditional release. : PAROLE
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Gloating laughs. : HAHAS
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Guzzles. : SWILLS
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Red city on Black Sea. : ODESSA
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Burmese knife. : DAH
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Color. : DYE
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Upsetter. : SPILLER
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Lessen. : ABATE
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Method of communication used during Civil War. : GRAPEVINE
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Lukewarmness. : TEPOR
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A plum was named for him. : GAGE
68
___ May Oliver. : EDNA
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Friends and kin of the Churchills. : EDENS
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The course of the seasons. : YEAR
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Coral, Red, Black, White, etc. : SEAS
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Iron Curtain capital. : PRAHA
2
Saddle horse with a certain gait. : LOPER
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Traveling accommodation. : UPPER
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He had Snyder's job, 1921-32. : MELLON
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Top man in modern art. : PICASSO
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Easy job. : SNAP
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Suffix of agency. : IER
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Knife, fork, spoon, napkin. : SETUP
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Contemporary of Ruth and Cobb. : SPEAKER
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Poetic "over." : OER
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Disbelieving phrase of the Twenties. : BANANAOIL
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Citric or ascorbic ___. : ACID
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Fifth word of "America." : THEE
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Somewhat: German. : ETWAS
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Big business abbreviation. : CORP
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Symbols of Santa. : SLEIGHS
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Mr. Ludwig. : EMIL
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He carried only two states. : ALF
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Jane's friend. : IRMA
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Pheasant families. : NYES
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Too much: French. : TROP
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Distinctive quality. : AURA
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Gems or tones may take this form. : PEARSHAPE
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Needed for 25 Down. : SNOW
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Gazelle of Tibet. : GOA
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Simplest aircraft. : GLIDERS
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Wiggly. : EELY
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Lady with a little wagon and big bill. : SHOPPER
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Role Tallulah played. : SADIE
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Individualities. : SELVES
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Long-limbed. : LEGGY
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Playground item. : SLIDE
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Druggist's leaf. : SENNA
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Zones. : AREAS
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Engagement. : DATE
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Under the covers. : ABED
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Galsworthy wrote one. : SAGA
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Coal unit. : TON
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Girl's name. : RAE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 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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