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New York Times, Wednesday, February 20, 1952

9-Down : Things conspicuous for their excellence.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
David Steinberg notes:

In original 51-Down clue, "Must" began on a new line; added slash here instead.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 976
Across
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Dick Tracy's girl. : TESS
5
Mr. Johnston. : ERIC
9
TV fare. : SKIT
13
Judicial proceedings. : ACTA
14
Personifications of the breezes. : AURAE
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A whole step in the scale. : TONE
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Where Bobby Thomson homered. : GRANDSTAND
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Having the talent. : ABLE
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Hang the wash outdoors. : SUNDRY
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"Fantasia," "Dumbo," etc. : DISNEYS
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Beauty parlor specialty. : DYE
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Kind of peanuts. : SALTED
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The rudiments of any subject. : ABC
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Willow twig. : WITHE
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Wind in one's face: Slang. : NOSER
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Onion or garlic. : BULB
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Maiden. : LASS
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Bizarre. : OUTRE
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Former co-owner of the Cards. : BREADON
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Two-wheeled carriage of Valencia. : TARTANA
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Native of a state in Arabia. : OMANI
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The D in O.D. : DRAB
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Insignificant person. : SNIP
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Afternoon, in Madrid. : TARDE
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Speakers at a public discussion. : PANEL
49
From the: Fr. : DES
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From Fleet Street to Trafalgar Square. : STRAND
52
Ellis Arnall's new job. : OPS
54
Thingumbob. : WHATSIT
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Great arteries. : AORTAS
60
Book of hours. : HORA
61
Position on a subject. : STANDPOINT
64
Golf tourney for pros and amateurs. : OPEN
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Descriptive of a ghost story. : EERIE
66
Girl's name. : OLGA
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Lake formed by Hoover Dam. : MEAD
68
Jeff Davis's boys. : REBS
69
Rushed away. : FLED
Down
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Morals at the ends of stories. : TAGS
2
Popular color for curtains. : ECRU
3
Skipper's command to stay away. : STANDCLEAR
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Little Orphan Annie's dog. : SANDY
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Street of prosperity. : EASY
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Wearisome routine. : RUT
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Wrath: Latin. : IRA
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Old-fashioned illuminating device. : CANDLESTAND
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Things conspicuous for their excellence. : STANDOUTS
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Japanese port on Osaka Bay. : KOBE
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Within. : INLY
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River in northern England. : TEES
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Blue-pencil. : EDIT
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Attracted. : DREW
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A gentleman from Barcelona. : SENOR
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Die-hard. : STANDPATTER
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Exclamations. : AHS
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Ecclesiastical title. : ABBOT
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Where Mandalay is. : BURMA
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Labor group. : ILO
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No-buying, no-selling condition. : STANDSTILL
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Mr. Pyle. : ERNIE
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Gathers grain. : REAPS
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Edwin Franko Goldman's domain. : BANDSTAND
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Eating routines. : DIETS
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Presidential nickname. : ABE
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Tried for office. : RAN
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Business district of Chicago. : LOOP
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"He that would thrive/Must ___ at five." : RISE
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The result of evidence. : PROOF
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Rarely used pronoun. : WHOM
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Name of a pale blue diamond weighing 44.5 carats. : HOPE
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Length times breadth. : AREA
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Roadside drinks. : ADES
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Heavenly being: French. : ANGE
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Dutch word for town. : STAD
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Auxiliary verb. : ARE
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Point of a pen. : NIB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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