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New York Times, Saturday, January 26, 1952

5-Down : Fates, Furies or Graces.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 951
Across
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He swindled N. Y. C. out of millions, 1870. : BOSSTWEED
10
Golf champion. : HOGAN
15
Early afternoon. : ONETHIRTY
16
Winged. : ALATE
17
Gesture indicative of deep respect. : REVERENCE
18
Awaits. : BIDES
19
Grecian princess. : IRENE
20
Street sweepers in India: Var. : BHANGIS
22
Hand-to-hand fight. : MELEE
24
Timber tree of East Indies. : POON
25
Conceit. : EGO
26
Spanish seaport from which Columbus sailed. : PALOS
27
More than half. : SIXTENTHS
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Let it stand. : STET
30
Housing agency. : FHA
31
Best: Comb. form. : ARIST
32
Another name for an Eli. : YALENSIAN
35
Brown-tinted photograph. : SEPIA
37
Common suffix. : IOR
38
Madame Bovary. : EMMA
42
Member of inactive military force. : RESERVIST
44
Member of the wedding. : GROOM
45
Cereal seed. : OAT
46
Fluff. : LINT
47
Famous Finnish runner. : NURMI
48
Idealistic. : UTOPIAN
50
Stylish fur piece. : STOLE
52
Greek associated with the wooden horse. : SINON
53
A match, in Paris. : ALLUMETTE
57
M. Zola. : EMILE
58
Vincent Youmans' song from "No, No, Nanette." : TEAFORTWO
59
Zoo attractions. : SEALS
60
Spread. : EXPANSION
Down
1
Polish general who held Warsaw 63 days during World War II. : BOR
2
Half of 55 Down. : ONE
3
Where the Alcazar Palace is. : SEVILLE
4
Something lacking originality. : STEREOTYPE
5
Fates, Furies or Graces. : THREES
6
Capital of Austria. : WIEN
7
Frank ___, lightweight champion, 1899. : ERNE
8
Other things, unspecified: Abbr. : ETC
9
Container for coloring materials: 2 wds. : DYEBOX
10
Risë Stevens sings it. : HABANERA
11
___ Downes, music critic. : OLIN
12
Novel contrivances. : GADGETS
13
"Dinner ___": 2 wds. : ATEIGHT
14
Centaur shot by Hercules: Greek. : NESSOS
21
Contents of some pre-election speeches: 2 wds. : HOTAIR
22
Certain policemen. : MPS
23
Corrode. : EAT
24
William Kapell, for instance. : PIANIST
27
Novel by H. Rider Haggard. : SHE
28
Siam has had ___ named Rama: 2 wds. : NINERULERS
30
Princess in "The Prisoner of Zenda." : FLAVIA
33
Modern transportation systems. : AIRLINES
34
Toper. : SOT
35
Nautical chronology. : SEATIME
36
Tallinn is its capital. : ESTONIA
39
Alleged gambler slain in New Jersey. : MORETTI
40
Member of the family. : MOM
41
Friend in Paris. : AMI
42
___ Point, N. Y., at Canadian border. : ROUSES
43
Hereditary. : INNATE
44
Part of a sundial. : GNOMON
49
Analysis of public opinion. : POLL
50
Rebuff. : SLAP
51
Porous limestone. : TUFA
54
The law: Latin. : LEX
55
"Company." : TWO
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Age. : EON

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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