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New York Times, Tuesday, January 29, 1952

36-Down : Element added to some table salt.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 954
Across
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She waltzes in "La Boheme." : MUSETTA
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Country of the Shalamar gardens. : KASHMIR
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Different. : UNUSUAL
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Out on a pass for home. : ONLEAVE
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Hard handshaker. : GRIPPER
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Citizen of New Caledonia's capital. : NOUMEAN
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Part of the U. S. Army. : WAC
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Napped. : SLEPT
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Charles Hanson ___, late editor and poet. : TOWNE
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Moist: Rare. : UVID
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Garments worn by Hindu women. : SARIS
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Interrogative syllables. : EHS
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Wearer of the caduceus. : MEDIC
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Low Countries phenomenon: Var. : DYKES
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Stubborn: Dial. : SOT
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Fully attended, as a session. : PLENARY
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Eggs to action. : INCITES
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"O wad some Power the giftie ___ us ... " : GIE
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___ Paulo, Brazil. : SAO
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Specialized in certain subjects. : MAJORED
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Curved balls, in pitching. : BENDERS
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Where Montgomery is: Abbr. : ALA
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___ Culp Hobby. : OVETA
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Giant. : TITAN
51
Kind; breed. : ILK
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Item in a sports program. : EVENT
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Dan Kimball's province. : NAVY
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Followers of Baron Munchausen. : LIARS
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Piece of gossip: French. : ONDIT
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Youth. : LAD
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Citizen under Weizmann. : ISRAELI
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Warehouse room. : STORAGE
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Observer. : NOTICER
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Asserter. : ALLEGER
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Grits the teeth. : GNASHES
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Workers with torches. : WELDERS
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Political independent who bolts his party. : MUGWUMP
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Disentangle. : UNRAVEL
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Tit-willow's tragedy. : SUICIDE
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Particularly: Abbr. : ESP
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Rams. : TUPS
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Chinese units of weight. : TAELS
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Even now. : ALREADY
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The raft that couldn't sink. : KONTIKI
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Upward: Comb. form. : ANO
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Slovenly woman. : SLUT
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Blood: Comb. form. : HEMO
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Aviator's inflatable life-preserver. : MAEWEST
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Wilfred, Knight of ___. : IVANHOE
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Builds a new hope. : RENESTS
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Move by a lever. : PRY
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Wild dog of Australia. : DINGO
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Practical intelligence. : SENSE
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Egyptian government. : CAIRO
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Skimpy. : SCANT
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Pass rope through a block. : REEVE
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Element added to some table salt. : IODIN
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Operation Christmas card. : MAILING
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Dulles' co-worker on the Japanese treaty. : ALLISON
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Indonesian government. : JAKARTA
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Respects or compliments. : DEVOIRS
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Implement that cuts in an endless steel belt. : BANDSAW
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Display of goods for sale: French. : ETALAGE
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Despoiler. : RAVAGER
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Secretary John W. and family. : SNYDERS
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Start with so many Indians. : TEN
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What 8 Down is. : TITLE
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A Moslem skipper. : RAIS
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"There ain't no ___ animule!" : SECH
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Tax paid by travelers. : TOLL
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Famous name in Virginia. : LEE
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Crimson. : RED

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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