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New York Times, Saturday, January 2, 1954

29-Down : Sections for the lawn.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,649
Across
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English novelist. : CARY
5
Language derived from Hindustani. : URDU
9
Consumer. : USER
13
Militarily speaking, a campaign. : OPERATION
15
Marshall's prize. : NOBEL
17
With 13 Across, a recent historic event. : BIGSWITCH
18
Bouquet, as of wine. : AROMA
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A measure, in music. : BAR
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One form of soap. : FLAKES
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Author Paton. : ALAN
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Small cases. : ETUIS
25
Binding in friendship. : ALLYING
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Dark rock of a lava flow. : BASALT
29
Ancient name for Priam's city. : TROIA
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It flows into the Seine. : OISE
31
Avoids by cunning. : ELUDES
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Where Bermuda is: Abbr. : BWI
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French girl's name. : ADELE
38
Native Nigerian. : ARO
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Having fields. : ACRED
41
Letter. : ZED
42
Comfortable slippers. : SCUFFS
45
"Oh where, oh where can ___?" : HEBE
46
Guests at coming-out parties. : STAGS
47
First word of polite request. : PLEASE
49
Part of the facial décor. : EYELASH
52
Fruit. : PEARS
53
In ___. : TOTO
54
To whom Tennyson wrote "In Memoriam." : HALLAM
56
Much-used article. : THE
59
Chinese dogs. : CHOWS
61
Sir Edmund Hillary's occupation when not mountain-climbing. : BEEKEEPER
63
Egyptian god of the sun. : HORUS
64
Subjects of the Bill of Rights. : LIBERTIES
65
Soaks in liquid. : SOPS
66
Danish weights. : ESER
67
Wave: French. : ONDE
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Famous outfielder. : COBB
2
Samoan capital. : APIA
3
Moved backward. : REGRESSED
4
Periods of time: Abbr. : YRS
5
A public service: French. : UTILITE
6
Actress Gam and others. : RITAS
7
Waterway between two piers. : DOCK
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Without precedent. : UNHEARDOF
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Girl's name. : UNA
10
Queen in Teheran. : SORAYA
11
Place name in book title by Carlo Levi. : EBOLI
12
Furnish with new workers. : REMAN
14
Extremely unpleasant: Colloq. : AWFUL
16
Famous name in Oberammergau. : LANG
21
Blackthorn. : SLOE
24
Chinese weight. : TAEL
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Girl's name. : LISA
27
Ruth gleaned in his fields. : BOAZ
28
Assistant. : AIDE
29
Sections for the lawn. : TURFS
32
Adjective for Mr. Peepers. : LAUGHABLE
33
Brooch. : BREASTPIN
34
Lengths of cloth on looms. : WEBS
35
___ fixe. : IDEE
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Girl's name. : ESTA
40
It flows into the Loire. : CHER
43
Contents of a register. : CASH
44
Head of the House in Washington. : SPEAKER
46
Delay. : SLOWUP
48
More ineffectual. : LAMER
49
Engrave. : ETCH
50
Nautical shouts. : YOHOS
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Largest of the Kurile Islands. : ETORO
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Freshman at Annapolis. : PLEBE
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Floral neckwear. : LEIS
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Regard. : HEED
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Highland Celtic. : ERSE
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Draft board system. : SSS
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Campaign area of 1944-45. : ETO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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