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New York Times, Wednesday, June 4, 1952

44-Across : Annie Oakley's "autographs."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,081
Across
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Ruler in Stockholm. : GUSTAV
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"Chewing the rag." : JAWING
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Basis for daylight saving. : SUNTIME
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Jacks or better. : OPENERS
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December vocalist. : CAROLER
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Firm layer of clay underlying soft soil. : HARDPAN
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Large lake in Finland. : ENARE
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Small leaf at a flower's base. : BRACT
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Aunt: Spanish. : TIA
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Dan Kimball's responsibility. : NAVY
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He blazed the trail on Wilderness Road. : BOONE
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Decayed wood. : PUNK
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Dick Button's arena. : ICE
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Montana river or Wyoming mountain range. : TETON
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Wild buffalo. : ARNEE
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Members of the Ivy League. : COLLEGES
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Electrician's tool. : PLIERS
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Running independently: 3 wds. : ONONESOWN
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Product of Bordeaux. : CLARET
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Summer's highlight. : VACATION
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Orchestral leader, of "Youth Opportunity" fame. : HEIDT
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Sailor's cry meaning "Stop!" : BELAY
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Runs batted in. : RBI
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Millions of years. : EONS
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Annie Oakley's "autographs." : HOLES
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Native of Lublin. : POLE
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Make a choice. : OPT
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Jack Tars. : SALTS
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Order of Greek architecture. : IONIC
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Where the canoeist gets out and walks. : PORTAGE
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Part of a trainer's job. : MASSAGE
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Pullman. : SLEEPER
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Asserts without proof. : ALLEGES
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Branch on F. D. R.'s family tree. : DELANO
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Approximated. : NEARED
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Wild animal of South America, relative of the camel. : GUANACO
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Bring out of a tangled state. : UNRAVEL
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"The Las Vegas ___." : STORY
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High silk hat. : TILE
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Soul: French. : AME
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Forbidden. : VERBOTEN
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Given name of the composers Strauss. : JOHANN
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Swiftly. : APACE
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"Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never ___ ... " : WERT
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Sen. Jenner's state: Abbr. : IND
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Presider at "court" crossing the equator. : NEPTUNE
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Decorative painter of wood. : GRAINER
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Dramatic. : SCENIC
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Herpetologist's interest. : SNAKES
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Democratic Representative from N. Y. : ROOSEVELT
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Caused to be. : BEGOT
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Picture from a negative. : PRINT
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Principle held as true. : TENET
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Everlasting: Poetic. : ALWAY
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Upper House of British Parliament. : LORDS
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___ palabras (few words): Spanish. : POCAS
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Drummer. : SALESMAN
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King and pyramid builder. : CHEOPS
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King who abdicated. : LEOPOLD
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English steeplechase track. : AINTREE
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A time in the history of mankind. : IRONAGE
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Accommodated. : OBLIGED
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Members of the family. : NIECES
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Famous dance by Ravel. : BOLERO
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Former golf champion. : HAGEN
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Puzzling problem. : POSER
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Old-fashioned cough cure of sirupy grape juice. : SAPA
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___ de Pinos. : ISLA
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Distant: Comb. form. : TEL
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Beverage. : ALE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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