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New York Times, Saturday, August 30, 1952

54-Across : Faultfinders.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,168
Across
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Popularizer of Shakespeare for young people. : LAMB
5
Eddy. : SWIRL
10
Pocket money. : CASH
14
Man's nickname. : ABIE
15
Homonym of 10 Across. : CACHE
16
Prominent part of 17 Across. : ARIA
17
Offenbach's masterpiece. : TALESOFHOFFMANN
20
Artistic soul. : ESTHETE
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Colored, as wood. : STAINED
22
Provokers. : IRERS
24
Sen. Wiley's state: Abbr. : WIS
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He gets his share: Dial. : HALVER
28
Native of Valparaiso. : CHILEAN
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Winglike petals. : ALAE
33
Where the Ile de la Cité is. : SEINE
34
Spanish aunt. : TIA
36
Characters in a folk tale. : HANSELANDGRETEL
40
A collection of information. : ANA
41
Outfielder Irvin. : MONTE
42
Spice from nutmeg. : MACE
43
Arrange or settle. : DISPOSE
45
Fabrics shaded from light to dark. : OMBRES
47
Flower of France, in heraldry. : LIS
48
___ telescope. : RADIO
50
Seeks to attain something noble. : ASPIRES
54
Faultfinders. : CENSORS
58
One tier of the Metropolitan. : GOLDENHORSESHOE
60
Century plant. : ALOE
61
Lightens. : EASES
62
City named for a tribe. : ERIE
63
Assigns, as a task. : SETS
64
Girl's name meaning rose. : RHODA
65
Executive's footrest. : DESK
Down
1
Far in the night. : LATE
2
Garments worn by Ali. : ABAS
3
Man's nickname. : MILT
4
Scenes of lively activity. : BEEHIVES
5
Sea duck. : SCOTER
6
Thin crisp cake. : WAFER
7
"___ liebe dich." : ICH
8
Greek letters. : RHOS
9
One side of a political party. : LEFTWING
10
A light, loose shirt or tunic. : CAMISE
11
Island group off Ireland. : ARAN
12
Without: Latin. : SINE
13
Judge who has an appropriate first name. : HAND
18
Dry. : SERE
19
Also-ran. : FAILER
23
Bloodhound. : SCENTER
25
Expression of mirth. : HAHA
26
Island group between Sweden and Finland. : ALAND
27
Verandah overlooking Waikiki Beach. : LANAI
29
With 57 Down, a children's game. : HIDE
30
Perfume. : ATTAR
31
Princess Anne to Princess Margaret. : NIECE
33
Antonio and Jose. : SANS
35
They're on tap. : ALES
37
Word on an N. Y. license plate. : EMPIRE
38
That which releases. : LOOSENER
39
Ornamented with raised work. : EMBOSSED
44
Phil Rizzuto's forte. : SLIDES
45
Seaport near the mouth of the Dniester. : ODESSA
46
Where the Seven Dwarfs worked. : MINE
49
Having fields. : ACRED
50
Turkish generals. : AGAS
51
Unique. : SOLE
52
Realtor's offering. : PLOT
53
Ruler in Teheran. : SHAH
55
Tributary of the Elbe river. : OHRE
56
Francis and Louis, in France. : ROIS
57
Try to acquire. : SEEK
59
Peak in Colorado, 13,703 ft. : OSO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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