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New York Times, Wednesday, June 18, 1952

1-Across : Vivienne Segal's role in "Pal Joey."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
David Steinberg notes:

Original 27-Across clue had "annisary"; changed to "anniversary."

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,095
Across
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Vivienne Segal's role in "Pal Joey." : VERA
5
Famous around-the-world flier. : ODOM
9
Gambler's capital. : STAKE
14
Churchill's alter ego. : EDEN
15
A novel by Zola. : NANA
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A figure in statistics. : TOTAL
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Groups commanded by colonels. : REGIMENTS
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Make up for. : ATONE
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"The Creation" and "The Messiah." : ORATORIOS
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Purposive. : TELIC
22
Civet of China. : RASSE
23
Plutonium, for instance. : ELEMENT
25
Long-handled kitchen utensil. : LADLE
27
Traditional gift for twelfth anniversary. : LINEN
29
Melodious instrumental passage. : ARIOSO
31
Where Pyramid Lake is: Abbr. : NEV
32
Relative of the pinto. : ROAN
36
River forming part of the boundary between Spain and Portugal: Span. : MINO
37
The President's "ship." : STATE
39
Douglas Hyde was its first President. : EIRE
40
Bases. : BAGS
41
Happy Hooligan's headgear. : CAN
42
Slips. : LAPSES
44
Lost color. : PALED
46
Official symbol of a family. : CREST
47
Where the radius is. : FOREARM
51
Spanish girl's name. : ESTER
53
Maurice of the stage. : EVANS
54
A minor ore of lead. : ANGLESITE
58
Bass voices in the brass section. : TUBAS
59
Reckless fellow. : DAREDEVIL
60
Make joyful. : ELATE
61
Ambassador to Japan, 1932-41. : GREW
62
Pepys called her "pretty witty." : NELL
63
Prevent through fear. : DETER
64
Facial double feature. : EYES
65
What the "General Sherman" is. : TREE
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___ Beach, Fla. : VERO
2
River in Germany. : EDER
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Respecting. : REGARDING
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Creator of Lorelei Lee. : ANITALOOS
5
People first in line. : ONERS
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A. F. L. official Tobin. : DANIEL
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Preposition. : ONTO
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He composed "Manon." : MASSENET
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Bobby Thomson's island. : STATEN
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___ pole, outside a Haida house. : TOTEM
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Spanish-American porridge. : ATOLE
12
He wrote "Born Yesterday." : KANIN
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Make a choice. : ELECT
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Husband of Zipporah. : MOSES
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On the same plane. : LEVEL
25
A gentle person. : LAMB
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Lakme's "Bell Song," for instance. : ARIA
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Silly. : INANE
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Secy. of Interior Chapman. : OSCAR
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House members do. : REPRESENT
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It flows into the Seine near Paris. : OISERIVER
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Son of Zeus and Hera. : ARES
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Wasp's home. : NEST
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Governor at Atlanta. : TALMADGE
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Emulated 53 Across. : ACTED
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Cautious bridge player. : PASSER
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Honorary recognition from a college. : DEGREE
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Honored with an entertainment. : FETED
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Small egg. : OVULE
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Capital of the French zone of Morocco. : RABAT
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Related on the mother's side. : ENATE
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Turns or twists. : SLEWS
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Farmer's "not one." : NARY
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Piece of fired clay. : TILE
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She: Fr. : ELLE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 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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