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New York Times, Friday, August 15, 1952

25-Across : Gypsy language.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 100, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,153
Across
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Manila hemp. : ABACA
6
Beautifies. : DECORATES
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Fuzzy Wuzzy's home. : SUDAN
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Librarian's specialty. : AMERICANA
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Jimmy Durante's patter. : SLANG
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Nov. 4 activity. : BALLOTING
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Typewriter type. : ELITE
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Advocates of the novel. : NEOS
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Meadow. : LEA
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Austrian province. : TYROL
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Mended place. : DARN
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Gallivant. : ROAM
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Gypsy language. : ROMANY
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Actress from Mexico. : MARGO
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Moms. : MAS
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Mel of baseball. : OTT
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Peddler. : VENDOR
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"Arabian Nights" hero. : ALIBABA
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Forgive and forget. : CONDONE
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Students at U. S. M. A. : CADETS
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Presidential nickname. : CAL
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Briefcase contents. : MSS
40
President of German Reich, 1919-25. : EBERT
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Chairman of the G. O. P. convention. : MARTIN
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Time of day. : DAWN
45
"Maid of the ___." : MIST
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Native viceroy in India. : NABOB
50
KOd by Ezzard Charles in 1951. : OMA
51
Subject of the Payne-Bishop song. : HOME
52
Composer of the "Mississippi Suite." : GROFE
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Story tellers. : NARRATORS
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Disturbs the peace. : RIOTS
57
A republic since Aug. 7, 1945. : INDONESIA
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Creek. : INLET
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Helpmate. : ASSISTANT
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Acheson and Rusk. : DEANS
Down
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Resource. : ASSET
2
Expressive word used by Teddy Roosevelt. : BULLY
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County in Iowa. : ADAIR
4
Ida's Eddie. : CANTOR
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Man's name. : ANGELO
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Any flatfish. : DAB
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Flowing from a source. : EMANANT
8
Ingredient of potato salad. : CELERY
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Relative of dacron. : ORLON
10
Rivers: Span. : RIOS
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Simulate. : ACT
12
The sartorial world. : TAILORDOM
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Geometric nine-angled figures. : ENNEAGONS
14
American Indian chiefs. : SAGAMORES
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Result of research. : DATA
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Part of South Africa. : RAND
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Murder, Inc., etc. : MOBS
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G. I.'s. : MEN
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Region in southern Europe. : MACEDONIA
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Governor Persons and Senator Hill. : ALABAMANS
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Crab's progress. : SIDEWARDS
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Unit of electromotive force. : VOLT
34
Swiss canton and city. : BERN
35
Coin of Siam. : ATT
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Apple conveyor sometimes upset. : CART
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Bookbinding machine. : CASERIN
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The sensitive plant. : MIMOSA
42
Girl's name. : INGRID
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Of the nostrils. : NARINE
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Vocal composition. : MOTET
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Refrain of a college song. : BOOLA
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Generally. : OFTEN
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Outsmarts. : BESTS
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Man's name. : HANS
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Vive le ___! : ROI
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Roosted. : SAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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