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New York Times, Friday, April 25, 1952

15-Across : Cookie.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,041
Across
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Capital behind the Iron Curtain. : WARSAW
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Device for removing dirt from shoes. : SCRAPER
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The late lamented Bushman. : GORILLA
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Cookie. : TEACAKE
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More poverty-stricken. : NEEDIER
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Where Oran is. : ALGERIA
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Its area is 3,022,387 square miles. : USA
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Silences. : MUFFLES
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Purpose. : END
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Photographs for advertising purposes. : STILLS
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Snappish. : EDGY
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Fades away. : EBBS
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The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. : EASTER
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French psychologist, fad of the 1920's. : COUE
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Work at steadily. : PLY
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Delineated. : IMAGED
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She portrayed Bathsheba. : HAYWARD
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Russian man's name. : VASSILY
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Tyrone Power's role in "The Prince of Foxes." : ORSINI
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Man's nickname. : HAL
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First name of Perry Mason's creator. : ERLE
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Capital of the Bahamas. : NASSAU
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Vehicle on runners. : SLED
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A slight hoarseness in the throat. : FROG
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Supposed. : OPINED
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Paddle. : OAR
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Short ___. : SNORTER
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Sure, in Dixie. : SHO
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He gets from first to second. : STEALER
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Pertaining to controversy. : ERISTIC
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New York or San Francisco. : SEAPORT
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Cutting implements. : RIPPERS
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A formal speech. : ADDRESS
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Magic word in "Arabian Nights." : SESAME
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Troubles. : WOES
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Two-dimensional extent. : AREA
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Disencumber. : RID
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Slenderizes. : SLIMS
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Kinsman of the Eskimo. : ALEUT
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Maiden name of the Duchess of Windsor. : WARFIELD
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Compartments or booths. : STALLS
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Heavenly. : CELESTIAL
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Shreds. : RAGS
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A highly skilled person. : ACE
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Cut down. : PARED
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Piecing out. : EKING
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Quick in action or perception. : READY
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Oxlike animal with curved horns. : GNU
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Censure severely. : FLAY
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Obliterates. : ERASES
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She was a 47 Down. : ECHO
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Animal with tusks. : BOAR
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Obtains at a price. : BUYS
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Needlework. : SEWING
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River in Germany. : EMS
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Important factor in the negotiations at Panmunjom. : PRISONERS
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In Spain, it's la muchacha. : GIRL
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Stained. : DYED
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Collection of memorable sayings. : ANA
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Braggarts. : VAUNTERS
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Poodle's pride. : HAIR
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Arthur Daley's bailiwick. : SPORTS
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A depression, as of the skull. : FOSSA
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Appraised. : RATED
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Nymph of mountains and hills. : OREAD
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Serving to inspire fear. : EERIE
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Overflows with moisture. : DRIPS
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Bluish black, as a wild plum. : SLOE
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Check. : STEM
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Charter. : HIRE
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Where a Pfc. can become a 2d Lieut. : OCS
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Calendar abbreviation. : APR
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Town of famous mineral springs. : SPA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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