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New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1952

40-Across : A remarkable star in Cetus.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,196
Across
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Secular. : LAIC
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Kind of jockey. : DISC
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Walter, Winfield or Great. : SCOTT
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Peruvian of the 15th century. : INCA
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Preposition. : INTO
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Potato or Jerusalem artichoke. : TUBER
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Nixon or Sparkman. : VEEP
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An "associate" in boxing or racing. : STABLEMATE
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Join the forces. : ENLIST
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Roman magistrates. : TRIBUNES
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Kind of wagon. : STATION
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Old form of enamel. : AMEL
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Not liberal. : NARROW
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Hindu god. : BRAHMA
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Describing an important day. : REDLETTER
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Nylons, foulards, etc. : TIES
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Where Eugene is: Abbr. : OREG
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Pause word in psalms. : SELAH
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Enrages. : IRES
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A remarkable star in Cetus. : MIRA
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Pre-Gallup poll. : STRAWVOTE
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Store fodder. : ENSILE
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Best 4 out of 7. : SERIES
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British stool pigeon. : NARK
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The range within which a voice may be heard. : EARSHOT
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Antares, Betelgeuse and others. : REDSTARS
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Peruvian Indian. : SETIBO
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What newspaper ads are measured in. : AGATELINES
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Hebrew measure. : OMER
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Croix de Guerre. : MEDAL
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Be thrifty. : SAVE
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Actors and actresses. : CAST
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Stassen, for instance. : PREXY
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Evian, Vichy, etc. : SPAS
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Joint. : KNEE
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Plutarch specialties. : LIVES
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Quasi-subjects of King Christian X. : ICELANDERS
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It's a mere 25%. : CAPITALGAINSTAX
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Colors the truth. : DISTORTS
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Bankbook entry: Abbr. : INT
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Photoprint. : STAT
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Mongoose's kill. : COBRA
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She sings at the Met. : STEBER
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Investment in which the dividend builds. : CUMULATIVESTOCK
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Seaport in Scotland. : OBAN
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Head: French. : TETE
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___ bien. : TRES
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Part of a tree. : LIMB
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What to call a king. : SIRE
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Speaker's papers. : NOTES
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Leather strips between shoe uppers and soles. : WELTS
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Native of an unforgotten city. : HIROSHIMAN
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Penn Relays, for instance. : MEET
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Hartebeest. : ASSE
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Where the Capitoline hill is. : ROME
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Napper Tandy's land. : ERIN
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Peep show. : RAREE
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Pesters. : HARASSES
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End of a horse race. : WIRE
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In recent days. : LATELY
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Of a period. : ERAL
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Mr. Kringle. : KRISS
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Falstaffian in girth. : OBESE
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Rich cake of nuts and fruits, but very little flour. : TORTE
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Bridge approach. : RAMP
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Czech river. : EGER
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Miami's county. : DADE
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Take a picture. : SNAP
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Uncle Tom saved her life. : EVA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later.

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