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New York Times, Monday, April 28, 1952

22-Across : Heroine of novel and opera.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 91, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,044
Across
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Justice Vinson. : FRED
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Spoken sigh. : ALAS
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Honor a debt. : REPAY
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Beauty Montez. : LOLA
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Expunge. : DELE
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Slur over. : ELIDE
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Vanquish. : OVERPOWER
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Obsession. : MANIA
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Dickens hypocrite, father of Charity and Mercy. : PECKSNIFF
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Poker openers. : ANTES
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Heroine of novel and opera. : THAIS
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Bonanza for a tramp. : HANDOUT
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Gay songs. : CAROLS
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Cargo space. : HOLD
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Huge: Archaic. : ENORM
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Iron pyrites, a hoax for miners. : FOOLSGOLD
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Spanish grandees. : DONS
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Jessica of "The Fourposter." : TANDY
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Roman poet. : OVID
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Spring outfits. : ENSEMBLES
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In regard to. : ANENT
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A Charlie Chaplin "street." : EASY
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Forestalls. : AVERTS
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Subway toll, for instance. : CARFARE
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Knotty problems. : SNAGS
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A stranger in the land. : ALIEN
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Not sharp enough for the maestro: 2 wds. : FLATNOTES
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Gently soothing. : BLAND
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Assembly halls. : AUDITORIA
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A knight with his retinue. : LANCE
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Lamp ring to condense the flame. : CRIC
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Antitoxins. : SERA
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Start in a race. : ENTER
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Pieces out. : EKES
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Water jug. : EWER
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Bad news on Broadway. : FLOP
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Wander at pleasure. : ROVE
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Prisoners of the atom. : ELECTRONS
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Possible phenomenon of July in Chicago. : DARKHORSE
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A match for Venus. : ADONIS
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Master of the coal, coal ground. : LEWIS
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Hebrew letter: Var. : ALEF
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Previous conditions of servitude. : SERFHOODS
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Returns to custody. : REMANDS
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Large antelope with spiral horns. : ELAND
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A horse of different colors. : PINTO
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A leave-taking. : ADIEU
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Dough raiser. : YEAST
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Poetry for the spirit. : PSALM
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Any NATO member. : ALLY
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Admit. : CEDE
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In a short time. : ANON
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Term of endearment. : HONEY
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Part of the Mardi Gras costume. : FALSEFACE
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As good as a dead duck: 2 wds. : GONEGOOSE
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Scatter across : OVERSTREW
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Cotton-mill particles. : LINT
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Deadly farm sprays. : DDTS
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Metal rod of a certain shape. : TBAR
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Pursue a winding course. : MEANDER
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En ___ (in front): French. : AVANT
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Merry pranks. : ANTICS
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Report from overseas. : CABLE
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Gov. Shivers of Texas. : ALLAN
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Laughing. : RIANT
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Shady dealer: Slang. : FENCE
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Maugham's Miss Thompson. : SADIE
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Skulk in hiding. : LURK
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Dev's country. : EIRE
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German industrial basin. : SAAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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