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New York Times, Thursday, January 10, 1952

9-Down : Make less tedious.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 935
Across
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A gliding step in dancing. : CHASSE
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Habiliments. : GARB
11
Leader of the Leathernecks. : SHEPHERD
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Bay windows. : ORIELS
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One who uses up goods. : CONSUMER
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Head of the Internal Revenue Bureau. : DUNLAP
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Something inserted, as in printed matter. : RUNIN
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A very rich man. : NABOB
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Common suffix. : ISE
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"___ Death," by Grieg. : ASES
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Member of a crew. : ROWER
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Man's nickname. : PETE
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Sea: French. : MER
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Boss of U. M. W. : LEWIS
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Took great pleasure in. : LOVED
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Damascus is its capital. : SYRIA
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Put to death by drowning, as during the Reign of Terror. : NOYADED
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Rep. Passman of Louisiana. : OTTO
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Cato's garment. : TOGA
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Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1951. : JOUHAUX
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Large brown seaweeds. : KELPS
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Under: Italian. : SOTTO
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Vice President who became President, 1841. : TYLER
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Large lake in Minnesota. : RED
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Troublesome insect. : MITE
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Intensely cold. : GELID
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Call on the links. : FORE
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Girl's name. : INO
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Powerful industrialist or financier. : BARON
50
Alert sound. : SIREN
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First name of 11 Across. : LEMUEL
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Natives of Pocatello. : IDAHOANS
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Scratches out. : ERASES
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Unwanted alien. : DEPORTEE
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Comeback of a rubber band. : SNAP
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Wanting one. : NEEDER
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Defrauds: Colloq. : CHOUSES
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Poultry farm. : HENNERY
3
Apogee or perigee of the moon. : APSIS
4
Keep clear of. : SHUN
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A school: Abbr. : SEM
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Heretofore. : ERENOW
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Root out of the ground. : GRUB
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River from the Jura Mts. to the Rhone. : AIN
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Make less tedious. : RELIEVE
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Destroyed. : BLASTED
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Modern version of "avaunt!" : SCRAM
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Entice: 2 wds. : DRAWIN
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Onion's forte. : ODOR
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Phenomenon of modern living. : SPEED
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Deprive of sensibility. : BESOT
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Gaucho's lariat. : REATA
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Pertaining to a foot. : PODAL
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A print produced by a certain process: Colloq. : LITHO
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Brewed drink. : LAGER
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Mailman's daily march. : ROUTE
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Linked. : YOKED
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___ Mongolia. : OUTER
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Carpenters who construct doors, windows, etc. : JOINERS
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Seat for the extra TV guest. : OTTOMAN
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Having the nature of wood. : XYLOID
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Distribute according to quota. : PRORATE
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Calmer. : SERENER
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Quality of a winning voice. : SMILE
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Unter den ___. : LINDEN
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Compact. : DENSE
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Purchases at the gas station. : GALS
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Narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs. : FIORD
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Sound of a horn: Colloq. : BEEP
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Abode for an old lady. : SHOE
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OWI's wartime magazine. : USA
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One of the zoo's attractions. : APE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later.

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