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New York Times, Thursday, May 15, 1952

37-Across : Princes of Prints.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,061
Across
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Amuses. : DIVERTS
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They're sour, wrathful, tender. : GRAPES
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Evangeline, for instance. : ACADIAN
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Man with passport, camera, guidebook. : TOURIST
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Playwright Rattigan of "The Winslow Boy." : TERENCE
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Triangular in shape, as leaves. : HASTATE
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___ Saud, of Arabia. : IBN
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Frighten, as Little Orphan Annie. : SKEER
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Mortise's mate. : TENON
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Boiler factory productions. : NOISES
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Material or deal. : RAW
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Long, slim food fish. : LING
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Sound of astonishment. : GASP
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Porter, Rodgers, Berlin belong. : ASCAP
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German pronoun. : SIE
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Former TV romantic. : THECONTINENTAL
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Old New Year's word. : AULD
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Prefix for Space fans. : AERO
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Princes of Prints. : CURRIERANDIVES
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Pub drink. : ALE
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Boarding house sign. : ROOMS
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Satan's province. : EVIL
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Resort of the wily. : RUSE
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Branch of learning: Abbr. : SCI
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The sense of taste. : PALATE
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Astringent compounds. : ALUMS
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Mineral in igneous rocks. : LENAD
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Sister. : NUN
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Infantryman's weapon. : CARBINE
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Lists of things to be done: Colloq. pl. : AGENDAS
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Los ___. : ANGELES
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Capital of Tahiti and the Society Islands. : PEPEETE
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Printer's plate: Colloq. : STEREO
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Came in. : ENTERED
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Making Saturday evening arrangements. : DATING
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It's fun on lakes in winter. : ICEBOAT
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Cabinetmaker's preparation. : VARNISH
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Member of Attlee's Cabinet. : EDE
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Wash out. : RINSE
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Sews on with basting stitches. : TACKS
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Snicker ___. : SNEE
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Portuguese India, on the Arabian Sea. : GOA
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A detriment to pipes. : RUST
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Russian workers' guild. : ARTEL
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Hofmann, Horowitz or Hess. : PIANIST
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Country south of Gulf of Finland. : ESTONIA
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Sage of the Stadium. : STENGEL
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Inhabitants of a Balkan region. : THRACIANS
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___ while. : ERST
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A blade of grass. : SPEAR
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Declined. : WANED
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He extracted a thorn from a lion's foot. : ANDROCLES
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Around: Prefix. : PERI
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Leather: French. : CUIR
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Bread spreads. : OLEOS
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Pulitzer Prize item. : NOVEL
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Caribbean cruise stop. : CARACAS
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Howling like a dog or wolf. : ULULANT
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Come back strong. : RESURGE
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Friend: Fr. : AMIE
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A son of Hermes. : EVANDER
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Locate. : SITUATE
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Describing an optical instrument. : LENSED
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Fire survivor. : EMBER
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Heathen. : PAGEN
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Skillful. : ADEPT
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Strainer: Dial. : SILE
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Back of the neck. : NAPE
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Recent: Comb. form. : NEO
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Born: Fr. : NEE

Answer summary:
5 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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