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New York Times, Wednesday, July 30, 1952

48-Across : Lyricist Gershwin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 24-Across clue had "Abled-bodied"; change it to "Able-bodied." Original 31-Across clue had "Mcgillicuddy"; changed it to "McGillicuddy." In 25-Down clue, added umlaut over "e" in "Brontë ."

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,137
Across
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U. S. carrier. : WASP
5
Amundsen's ice-resisting schooner. : FRAM
9
Girl's name. : MABEL
14
Friend of Ivan. : IGOR
15
"We're ___," schooner in "Captains Courageous." : HERE
16
Fictional city in Italy. : ADANO
17
Headline of May 7, 1915. : LUSITANIA
19
Phrase of denial. : NOTSO
20
Sierra ___, British colony in Africa. : LEONE
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Consumed. : EATEN
23
Large cask. : TUN
24
Able-bodied seamen. : CREW
26
Valleys on the moon. : RILLES
28
Describing three-fourths of the surface of the globe. : WATERY
31
Mr. McGillicuddy. : CONNIE
33
The "H" in "H. M. S. Pinafore." : HER
34
Protection. : ARMOR
36
Oldtime deeds or exploits. : GESTS
39
Winged god. : EROS
41
Sea duck. : EIDER
43
Flag ___. : SHIP
44
Who wants to see Davy Jones' locker? : NOONE
46
Scenery in the southwest. : MESAS
48
Lyricist Gershwin. : IRA
49
Girl's name. : PERSIS
51
A projection or cam. : TAPPET
53
Put in place again. : RESEAT
55
Island in San Francisco Bay. : MARE
56
Suffix of some ordinal numbers. : ETH
57
A bout with fisticuffs. : SETTO
60
Takes heed. : RECKS
64
Captain Queeg's ship. : CAINE
66
Ship which took Peary to the North Pole, 1908-09. : ROOSEVELT
68
___ deck. : UPPER
69
___ Domini. : ANNO
70
Pertaining to a historic period. : ERAL
71
Siestas. : RESTS
72
Repast at sea. : MESS
73
Sound of a bell. : DONG
Down
1
Robin Hood's friend, ___ Scarlet. : WILL
2
Chill. : AGUE
3
Tolerably. : SOSO
4
___ of Wales, lost in 1941. : PRINCE
5
Housing agency. : FHA
6
Invigorate. : RENEW
7
Pons specialty. : ARIA
8
Shipment from Argentina. : MEAT
9
Commodore of the United States. : MANNING
10
Stir. : ADO
11
Missouri or New Jersey. : BATTLESHIP
12
Come after. : ENSUE
13
Great northern divers. : LOONS
18
___ firma. : TERRA
22
Sea bird. : ERN
25
Part of a Brontë title. : EYRE
27
Fish stories. : LIES
28
At what time. : WHEN
29
Go by airship. : AERO
30
Transports. : TROOPSHIPS
31
Systems of signals. : CODES
32
Bauxite, pyrites, etc. : ORES
35
Operatic heroine. : MIMI
37
Rubber hoop. : TIRE
38
A splash, as of rain. : SPAT
40
Snicker ___. : SNEE
42
Pro ___. : RATA
45
Blackboard cleaners. : ERASERS
47
French name of a tributary of the Moselle. : SARRE
50
Sault ___ Marie. : STE
52
Annoyed: Colloq. : PEEVED
53
Return to mind. : RECUR
54
Public storehouse. : ETAPE
55
Planetary satellites. : MOONS
58
It's giving way to the bus. : TRAM
59
Particular tendency. : TONE
61
Large game fish of the West Indies. : CERO
62
Lawless organization. : KLAN
63
Sterling: Abbr. : STLG
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Trawlboat's equipment. : NET
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Emergency message. : SOS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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