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New York Times, Friday, August 29, 1952

42-Across : Silent-film classic, "___ of the South Seas."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,167
Across
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Dwell on constantly. : HARP
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Bark tissue for cordage. : BAST
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Overearnest student. : GRIND
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Maple genus. : ACER
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Utility customer. : USER
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Silent-film actress Adoree. : RENEE
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Deception under a false character. : IMPOSTURE
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College crew. : EIGHT
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Part of the propaganda at Panmunjom. : GERMWARFARE
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Shipment to the assayers. : ORE
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Of the dawn. : EOAN
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Naval hero. : DECATUR
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Important civil service employes. : POSTMEN
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City of the musical great. : WIEN
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Mark Twain's pianist son-in-law: first name. : OSSIP
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Actor Young. : ALAN
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Ivan IV was the first. : TSAR
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It's now yellow in New York State. : OLEO
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Condition. : STATE
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Heroine of Greek legend. : HERO
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Forsaken. : LORN
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Take cover. : HIDE
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Silent-film classic, "___ of the South Seas." : MOANA
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Tel ___. : AVIV
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He does a land-office business. : REALTOR
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Uruguayan sculptor. : BELLONI
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Love: Span. : AMOR
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Tool for pioneers. : AXE
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Cross-question. : INTERROGATE
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Maneuver for time. : STALL
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Oliver Cromwell. : IRONSIDES
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Mr. Truex. : ERNIE
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Smoothness. : EASE
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Hardens. : SETS
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Rough files. : RASPS
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Greenland express. : SLED
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___ of liberty. : TREE
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British contemporary of Pershing. : HAIG
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Culmination. : ACME
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Crusher of impulse. : REPRESSER
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Of publicity. : PROMOTIONAL
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Gaseous compound in petroleum. : BUTANE
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Assyrian deity: Var. : ASUR
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Feudal bondman. : SERF
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Mark time afloat. : TREADWATER
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Queen Frederika's land. : GREECE
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Defendants: Latin. : REI
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One item in a bullion store. : INGOT
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India's hope. : NEHRU
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Check. : DETER
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Flood with work. : SWAMP
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Queen: Fr. : REINE
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Francis Turner Palgrave, for instance. : ANTHOLOGIST
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Scene of Olympic races. : POOL
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Part of the Norway tour. : OSLO
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Infant debuts. : NATIVITIES
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Housman in Shropshire. : LAD
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Merchant of Venice, for instance. : SEATRADER
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Italian river of war fame. : ARNO
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Voice of the crowd. : ROAR
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Everett ___, American muralist. : SHINN
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Birds whose plumage clothed Hawaiian royalty. : MAMOS
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Sheer veiling fabrics. : VOILES
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Not gained by chance. : EARNED
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Less noble. : BASER
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Sporadic actor in Hollywood. : EXTRA
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Bends. : LEANS
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Epochal. : ERAL
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Symbol of Georgia or Iowa. : ROSE
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Edge. : LIP

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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