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New York Times, Tuesday, April 22, 1952

1-Across : City of 243,872 in Ohio.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F H J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
David Steinberg notes:

Added the accent over "e" in the 53-Down clue "___ Misérables."

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,038
Across
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City of 243,872 in Ohio. : DAYTON
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Having rhythm. : CADENT
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First barbarian ruler of Italy. : ODOACER
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Mr. Bromfield's hacienda. : MALABAR
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What arbitrators do. : MEDIATE
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Large snail with a bowl-like shell. : ABALONE
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___ de France. : ILE
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Movie star's double. : STANDIN
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Educational group: Abbr. : NEA
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4,160-mile river. : NILE
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Add luster to. : ADORN
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"The Great Commoner." : PITT
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Man's name. : ENEAS
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Common suffix. : INE
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Golf strokes. : PUTTS
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British general at Suez. : ERSKINE
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Martinique volcano, quiet since 1902. : PELEE
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A ringing sound. : TING
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Girl's name. : ROSA
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English city on the Aire. : LEEDS
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Removed from office. : DEPOSED
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Preserves in brine. : CORNS
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3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots. : SOS
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Play the bagpipes. : SKIRL
44
Etcher's equipment. : ACID
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Mr. Fitzgerald. : SCOTT
47
Poison for arrow tips. : INEE
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Short for a periodical. : MAG
49
Where the Desert Fox was turned back. : ALAMEIN
51
Cleopatra's way out. : ASP
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More amusing. : DROLLER
54
Composition by Bach or Chopin. : PRELUDE
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Groups of nine persons or things. : ENNEADS
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One who withdraws from a group. : SECEDER
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In philosophy, a thing grasped by the intellect alone. : NOESIS
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Lengths of yarn. : SKEINS
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Master: Latin. : DOMINE
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Girl in an oldtime song. : ADELINE
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A Swiss Bing Crosby. : YODELER
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Siamese. : TAI
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Tubers eaten in South America. : OCAS
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Girl's nickname. : NETTA
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Part of a motel. : CABIN
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Mr. Mowbray, actor. : ALAN
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Decaliter: Abbr. : DAL
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Hard black stone. : EBONITE
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The "No No" girl. : NANETTE
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Pays the other fellow's check. : TREATS
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City of 110,568 in Pennsylvania. : READING
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Sierra ___ Mountains in Mexico. : MADRE
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In no way. : NONE
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Thickly settled part of London. : EASTEND
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Polish general in our Revolutionary Army. : PULASKI
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Slides sideways. : SKIDS
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Silver money in the Philippines. : PESOS
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Hartford's specialty: Abbr. : INS
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Member of the family. : POP
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Walks again a short distance. : RESTEPS
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Scene of 1925 European peace pact. : LOCARNO
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Daughter of Icarius. : ERIGONE
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Adverse fate. : DOOM
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President in Rome. : EINAUDI
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Superior variety of porcelain. : DRESDEN
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City of 124,555 in New Jersey. : CAMDEN
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Catfaces. : SCARS
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Outcasts. : LEPERS
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Racers at Lake Placid. : SLEDS
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White-walled items. : TIRES
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Jai ___, Cuban game. : ALAI
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Part of a violin. : NECK
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"___ Misérables." : LES
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Governor of Utah. : LEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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