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New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1952

49-Down : Petitioner.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,208
Across
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Shines brightly. : GLOWS
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Circuits of the race course. : LAPS
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Former Ambassador to Japan. : GREW
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Make restitution. : REPAY
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Fail to include. : OMIT
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Tear down. : RASE
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Author of "The Great Enterprise." : OVERSTREET
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Mountain in Thessaly. : OSSA
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Weight of India. : SER
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Covers with pitch. : TARS
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Former comedian, De Wolf ___. : HOPPER
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Campaign issue for 1860. : SLAVERY
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Another name for Mt. Sinai. : HOREB
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Wine vessel. : AMA
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William ___, actor. : DEMAREST
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Consecrate. : BLESS
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Sustenance. : BREAD
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Dodger pitcher. : ROE
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Relative. : AUNT
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Removes the bark. : PEELS
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Annoying child. : BRAT
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Purpose. : END
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Trumpets or horns. : BRASS
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U. S. member of U. N. Trusteeship Council. : SAYRE
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Festive college gatherings. : REUNIONS
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Cubic centimeters. : CCS
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Subject for state regulation. : RENTS
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Where Napoleon was born. : CORSICA
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___ Lake in Oregon. : CRATER
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Material for study. : DATA
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Cape or headland. : RAS
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Lynn Fontanne's married name. : LUNT
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Actor of the turn of the century. : ANDREWMACK
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Formerly. : ONCE
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What Jacob made for Joseph. : COAT
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Machine tool. : LATHE
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Act. : DEED
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Space guns, for instance. : TOYS
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Direct. : STEER
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U. S. United Nations deputy. : GROSS
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State of equality. : LEVEL
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"Fidelio," for instance. : OPERA
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Word in a Tolstoy title. : WAR
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Regular methods. : SYSTEMS
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British motor truck. : LORRY
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City in Iowa. : AMES
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Deep-dish dessert. : PIE
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One of the Virgin Islands. : STTHOMAS
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Walker in the dark. : GROPER
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Jeers of the crowd: Slang. : RASPBERRY
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To be: Latin. : ESSE
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Garments, haberdashery, etc. : WEAR
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Scarlett's home. : TARA
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Toward the mouth. : ORAD
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Extensive. : VAST
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Follows closely. : HEELS
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Attire. : DRESS
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Rise. : SOAR
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Head: French. : TETE
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Former heavyweight champion. : BAER
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Crescent. : LUNE
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Stamina. : ENDURANCE
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Baked ___. : BEANS
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Lengthen. : PROTRACT
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Game fish. : BASS
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Winding stem of a climbing plant. : BINE
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Illegible writing. : SCRAWLS
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Produced as clear profit. : NETTED
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Shelter for sheep. : COTE
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Conveys in a vehicle. : CARTS
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Incensed. : IRATE
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Hiding place for provisions. : CACHE
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Petitioner. : ASKER
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Blockhead. : CLOD
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Character of an ancient alphabet. : RUNE
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June 6, 1944. : DDAY
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Now: Dial. : NOO
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Entangle. : MAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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