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New York Times, Thursday, January 3, 1952

46-Down : Has a friendly chat: Var.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 928
Across
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Well-known theatrical director. : RATOFF
7
Symbols of harvest. : SHEAVES
14
Candidates for Hollywood. : APOLLOS
16
She danced Fokine's "Swan." : PAVLOVA
17
Conclusion of a movie scene. : FADEOUT
18
Relating to a school of Greek philosophy. : ELEATIC
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First syllable of a light-hearted refrain. : TRA
20
Bing Crosby's sobriquet. : GROANER
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Leather for sport shoes. : ELK
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Farm enclosure. : STY
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Galsworthy's "man of property." : FORSYTE
26
Famous name in radio. : VALLEE
28
Man's nickname. : RAFE
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Well-known Los Angeles beach. : MALIBU
35
Forest along the Meuse Riuver. : ARDENNES
38
Marries in secret. : ELOPES
39
Salt of a certain acid. : OLEATE
40
Mrs. Marshall's book. : TOGETHER
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Our: Latin. : NOSTER
44
Large pitcher. : EWER
45
Disavow an opinion. : RECANT
47
Goal of most thespians. : STARDOM
50
Suffix meaning "feast day." : MAS
53
Relief group for Korean war sufferers, Douglas Fairbanks its chairman. : ARK
56
Collected. : AMASSED
58
Francis Biddle's political group. : ADA
59
Part of a football team. : LINEMEN
61
Subject of household debates. : ECONOMY
63
President Bjornsson's country. : ICELAND
64
Modern aspirant in field of 16 Across. : SHEARER
65
With respect to. : TOWARDS
66
Symbol of royalty. : ERMINE
Down
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Floats. : RAFTS
2
Separate. : APART
3
The present time. : TODAY
4
Man's name. : OLE
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Thrash. : FLOG
6
Make pretensions that can't be borne out. : FOURFLUSH
7
He wrote, "The Shepheardes Calender." : SPENSER
8
Jack ___, comedian. : HALEY
9
Turn inside out. : EVERT
10
Governor Persons' state: Abbr. : ALA
11
Free man's privilege. : VOTE
12
Sinful. : EVIL
13
Old-time wine of Spain. : SACK
15
Soda-fountain seat. : STOOL
21
Field of action. : AREA
25
The late Mr. Bevin. : ERNEST
26
Philip Wylie's "Generation." : VIPERS
27
Encourage. : ABET
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Of the body: Abbr. : ANAT
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Special entertainment. : FETE
31
Weights of Denmark. : ESER
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Dole out. : METE
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Underneath: Nautical. : ALOW
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Box seat. : LOGE
36
Hollywood's telephone inventor. : DONAMECHE
37
Man's name. : ELON
41
Small chores. : ERRANDS
42
Indians. : REDS
46
Has a friendly chat: Var. : COSES
48
King David's daughter. : TAMAR
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Alter, as the Constitution. : AMEND
50
Native of Auckland. : MAORI
51
Copy writers. : ADMEN
52
City in Pennsylvania. : SAYRE
53
Disembarked. : ALIT
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Current star of "South Pacific." : RICO
55
Understood. : KNEW
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Agent. : DOER
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Note of Guido's scale. : ELA
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Big business group. : NAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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