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New York Times, Monday, July 14, 1952

26-Across : Mexican fiber for baskets.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,121
Across
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Steady flames. : SWAINS
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The man who cheated Davy Jones. : CARLSEN
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The Army's Ordnance Vacuum calculator. : ORDVAC
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Swarmed with. : ABOUNDED
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Hallucination in Death Valley. : MIRAGE
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Pry from position. : DISLODGE
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Egyptian solar disk: Var. : ATON
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Knotty problem in a drama. : NODE
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Steadfast. : LOYAL
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A ring of flowers. : LEI
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Seaport near Italy's heel. : BARI
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Little Josephine in Mexico. : PEPITA
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Mexican fiber for baskets. : ISTLE
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Moslem gold coin: Var. : DENAR
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Product of Alabama. : TIN
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Counselor. : ADVISOR
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To the left: Comb. form. : LEVO
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Protective formation of destroyers and cruisers. : SCREEN
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Peace and quiet. : REPOSE
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Ambassador who preceded George Kennan. : KIRK
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Seats for the far-sighted. : LASTROW
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A friend from overseas. : AMI
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Gilbertian Mr. Rackstraw. : RALPH
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One of Johns Hopkins' most famous professors. : OSLER
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Exclamation of mild vexation. : BOTHER
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An eternity. : AEON
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Eggs. : OVA
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Mixtures. : OLIOS
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Fumbles. : ERRS
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A rapid ride. : SPIN
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News for heirs. : BEQUESTS
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Crowing. : CAWING
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This is anathema to the maestro: 2 wds. : SOURNOTE
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Bobbing up and down. : ADANCE
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Warm snuggler. : NESTLER
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Describing a tatterdemalion. : RAGGED
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Native of a coastal region in Africa. : SOMALI
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Types. : WRITES
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Deft. : ADROIT
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One of the Brothers Karamazov. : IVAN
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Livery stable horse. : NAG
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Opera scene. : SCENA
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Unsung heroes of golf. : CADDIES
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Harry Hershfield's "Agent." : ABIE
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Roods: Abbr. : ROS
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Creator of false sense of security. : LULLER
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Paul Pry. : SNOOP
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Followers of a certain religious leader. : EDDYITES
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Camera product. : NEGATIVE
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Name on the Roosevelt family tree. : DELANO
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Number like 1st, 2nd, 3rd. : ORDINAL
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George Eliot's carpenter hero. : BEDE
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Vegetable knife. : PARER
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Escapade. : LARK
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The wind that sweeps through Texas. : NORTHER
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Pertaining to the soft palate. : VELAR
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Bovine sounds. : LOWS
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Dollar: Slang. : SIMOLEON
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Appraisal of the merits of a literary work. : CRITIQUE
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E. Indian tree yielding light hard wood. : POON
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Skewered meats. : KABOBS
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Less abundant. : SPARSER
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Accept with displeasure. : RESENT
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Running easily. : LOPING
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Display. : EVINCE
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Sided with. : RANGED
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Second word of "The Rosary." : HOURS
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Mr. Ewing, of Federal Security. : OSCAR
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Diminutive ending. : ETTE
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Burglar's booty. : SWAG
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Money in Peru. : SOL
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Town in Oklahoma. : ADA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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