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New York Times, Monday, July 7, 1952

53-Across : Wanders about.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,114
Across
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Guerrillas of the Philippines. : HUKS
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Anything advantageous. : ASSET
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Follows irrationally. : APES
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Medical student's subject: Abbr. : ANAT
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Assembly halls in German schools. : AULAE
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Identical. : SAME
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Acting chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee. : HARRYFBYRD
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Math., geom., ___. : TRIG
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Pitcher Reynolds. : ALLIE
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Recompense. : MEED
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Gen. Weyland of the A. A. F. : OTTO
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New Zealand parrot. : KAKA
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Refrain word in old songs. : DERRY
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Senator from the Hoosier State. : CAPEHART
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Spoke bitterly. : RAILED
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Obligation. : ONUS
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Close relationships. : TIES
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Where Gov. Payne defeated Sen. Brewster. : MAINE
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Point. : NIB
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Useful change. : PENNIES
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Miss Fabray's nickname. : NAN
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___ Myerson, Labor Minister of Israel. : GOLDA
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Old Norse work. : EDDA
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Denomination. : SECT
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Ingredient of potatoes à la lyonnaise. : ONIONS
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Those who make duty an ideal. : SERVISTS
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Pinch into folds or flutings. : CRIMP
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Handle. : KNOB
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Wanders about. : GADS
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High: Comb. form. : ALTI
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Strips of leather between shoe uppers and soles. : WELTS
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Pointed arch. : OGEE
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Where a party platform is built. : CAUCUSROOM
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Term of endearment. : BABY
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Peculiarities or crotchets. : KINKS
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Preposition. : INTO
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Art and science devotees. : ISTS
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Store in a secret place for future use: Slang. : STASH
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Eager. : AGOG
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Relative of a chuckle. : HAHA
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Single. : UNAL
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Senator Mundt. : KARL
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Umpires' decisions. : STRIKES
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Hoyt Vandenberg's outfit. : AAF
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The Nautilus, for instance. : SUBMARINE
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Old form of cunning. : SLYE
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Having spikes, as corn. : EARED
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Chairman of the BBC. : TEDDER
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Seaport in Oregon. : ASTORIA
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Rural means of spreading the news. : PARTYLINES
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Voice. : EMIT
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State flower of Utah. : SEGO
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Informal affirmative answer. : YEAH
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Shakespearean heroine. : KATE
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Domestic animals. : RAMS
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Where Leopoldville is. : CONGO
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Negatively charged particle. : ANION
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It's now over $250,000,000,000. : PUBLICDEBT
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Conduces. : TENDS
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Decree. : ENACT
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Slight depressions. : DENTS
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Partners: Slang. : SIDEKICKS
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Polish title of address, Mrs. or Madam. : PANI
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Deserve. : EARN
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Musical brothers. : DORSEYS
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Symbol of exile. : SIBERIA
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Sloops or cutters. : SMACKS
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Solemn assertions. : VOWS
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Braid. : PLAIT
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Desert in Mongolia. : GOBI
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Chief officers in Mohammedan countries. : AGAS
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Ingredient for a summer salad. : TUNA
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Governor of Hawaii. : LONG
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A baby or young animal. : TOTO
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Los Angeles has it. : SMOG
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Escort: Slang. : USH

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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