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New York Times, Monday, October 13, 1952

57-Down : British counterpart of the Wave.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,212
Across
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Modern expression of approval. : WHISTLE
8
Sojourns. : STOPS
13
Of epic proportions. : HOMERIC
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Mexican food. : TAMALES
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Accuse of misconduct in office. : IMPEACH
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Obliteration. : ERASURE
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New: Comb. form. : NEO
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Daniel Boone, for instance. : PIONEER
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Title of respect: Abbr. : MME
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Hitherto: Archaic. : ERST
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Duck. : TEAL
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Mingled with. : AMID
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Gurth in "Ivanhoe," for instance. : SERF
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Hastened. : SPED
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The first word on the wall. : MENE
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Corn on the cob. : EAR
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Age. : ERA
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Engendered. : BRED
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Pitcher's specialty. : BENDER
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Significance. : STRESS
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Insincere speech. : CANT
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Beginner in society. : DEB
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Swiss river. : AAR
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Capital of Norway. : OSLO
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Put away. : STOW
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Part of a bottle. : NECK
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Actor Kenton. : STAN
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Cheers. : RAHS
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Mended place. : DARN
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Firing: Fr. : TIR
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On which occasion. : WHEREAT
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Contemporary of Longfellow. : POE
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Country between Tunisia and Morocco. : ALGERIA
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Daughter of Icarius. : ERIGONE
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Return to office. : REELECT
66
Woolly. : LANATED
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Slopes downward. : SINKS
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Participants. : SHARERS
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Dog's prerogative. : WHINE
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Hank Sauer's specialties. : HOMERS
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Place on, as a burden. : IMPOSE
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Meet and converse with. : SEE
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Ambush. : TRAP
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Lawful. : LICIT
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Reverberations. : ECHOES
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Pittsburgh's pro football team. : STEELERS
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Weed. : TARE
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11th century poet. : OMAR
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Ballet step. : PAS
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Visitors to certain parts of a city. : SLUMMERS
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Fur animals. : ERMINES
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Rated in the draw, as in tennis tournaments. : SEEDED
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Back of the neck. : NAPE
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Gov. Driscoll's capital. : TRENTON
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Gave a yellowish color to. : AMBERED
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Rage. : FAD
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A basis for conclusions. : DATA
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Autumn colors. : REDS
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A small fortress. : BASTILE
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Amplifies. : ENLARGES
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Places for seclusion. : RETREATS
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Operated. : RAN
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Share the billing with. : COSTAR
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Wild hog. : BOAR
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Necessity for 1 and 8 Across. : WHEELS
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Writer Truman. : CAPOTE
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Silver coins of Denmark and Norway. : KRONER
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Mrs. Siddons. : SARAH
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Requires. : NEEDS
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British counterpart of the Wave. : WREN
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Unsophisticated person: Slang. : HICK
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : TINA
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Biblical name. : ELI
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Needlefish. : GAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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