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New York Times, Wednesday, March 19, 1952

32-Down : Subway problems.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Jim Horne notes:

Scapa Flow in the Orkneys was the location of the naval base in 1- and 6- Across. The Orkneys are fascinating; full of history from Viking settlements to stone rings rivaling Stonehenge to WW II battleships still sunk in a harbor.

David Steinberg notes:

1- and 6-Across clues were bracketed in the original, with "Naval station in the Orkneys" appearing at 1-Across and "Islands" at 6-Across.

1
S
2
C
3
A
4
P
5
A
6
F
7
L
8
O
9
W
10
A
11
G
12
R
13
A
14
P
O
R
E
R
15
L
O
B
O
16
V
I
A
L
17
A
R
E
N
T
18
A
T
O
M
19
I
R
M
A
20
T
O
N
A
L
21
T
H
E
B
22
I
G
L
I
E
23
S
T
A
L
E
24
S
T
25
S
A
R
A
26
S
E
E
27
P
28
T
I
T
29
T
30
U
31
P
32
J
33
A
34
C
35
K
S
P
R
A
36
T
37
D
I
A
N
A
38
A
L
A
I
39
T
E
R
R
40
A
41
O
B
I
S
42
M
I
N
C
43
E
44
D
O
U
G
45
H
N
U
T
S
46
S
T
O
K
E
47
S
48
L
E
N
A
49
B
L
E
50
W
51
P
I
N
52
B
53
A
54
L
55
L
56
R
57
E
58
L
A
Y
R
A
59
C
E
60
D
O
G
I
E
61
E
R
I
C
62
A
V
O
N
63
C
R
A
N
E
64
D
I
R
K
65
P
E
O
N
66
A
N
T
E
D
67
O
N
E
S
68
E
S
P
Y
69
R
E
E
D
S
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,004
Across
1
Naval station in the Orkneys : SCAPA
6
Islands : FLOW
10
Where the Pearl Mosque is. : AGRA
14
One absorbed in study. : PORER
15
Timber wolf. : LOBO
16
Small flask. : VIAL
17
Good substitute for "ain't." : ARENT
18
Fermi studies it. : ATOM
19
TV's "Miss Peterson." : IRMA
20
Of sound. : TONAL
21
Red propaganda device, inherited from Hitler. : THEBIGLIE
23
Oldest, as news. : STALEST
25
Name meaning princess. : SARA
26
Percolate slowly. : SEEP
28
Hop here and there. : TITTUP
32
Nursery dieter. : JACKSPRAT
37
One of the Barrymores. : DIANA
38
Jai ___, Spanish game. : ALAI
39
Cotta or firma. : TERRA
41
Kimono sashes. : OBIS
42
Take short steps. : MINCE
44
Favorite snack of many Americans. : DOUGHNUTS
46
Lord Privy Seal under Attlee. : STOKES
48
Name akin to Helen. : LENA
49
Puffed. : BLEW
51
Penny arcade game. : PINBALL
56
A feature of the Olympic Games. : RELAYRACE
60
A motherless calf. : DOGIE
61
Name meaning ruler. : ERIC
62
Tributary of the Severn. : AVON
63
Washington Irving's Ichabod. : CRANE
64
British junior naval officer's dagger. : DIRK
65
Status of the "wetback." : PEON
66
Paid for a poker hand. : ANTED
67
Dollars. : ONES
68
Detect. : ESPY
69
Orchestral instruments. : REEDS
Down
1
They're worn with cutaways and striped pants. : SPATS
2
He painted "La Danse des Nymphs." : COROT
3
Scene in "Quo Vadis." : ARENA
4
Adjective for Devil's Island. : PENAL
5
Simple and sincere. : ARTLESS
6
Blarneyed. : FLATTERED
7
Joshua ___ Liebman. : LOTH
8
Members of 69 Across. : OBOES
9
Small relative of the kangaroo. : WOMBAT
10
Aircraft science. : AVIGATION
11
Ingenue. : GIRL
12
Branches. : RAMI
13
Wings. : ALAE
22
Crocus or gladiolus. : IRID
24
Anthropological group. : SEPT
27
Oral, in legal parlance. : PAROL
29
Forbidden to general use. : TABU
30
Bookcase section. : UNIT
31
Donner or Khyber. : PASS
32
Subway problems. : JAMS
33
Came down. : ALIT
34
I sing: Latin. : CANO
35
Examples of graft in industry. : KICKBACKS
36
An honest fellow, in the good old days. : TRUEPENNY
40
Most important Vedic god. : AGNI
43
Squirming. : EELY
45
Railroad worker's vehicle. : HANDCAR
47
Souvenir from Mexico. : SERAPE
50
Servicewomen. : WAVES
52
Carried. : BORNE
53
Size of type. : AGATE
54
Describing graph paper. : LINED
55
Manufacturing city in England. : LEEDS
56
Accomplish again. : REDO
57
Where the Shannon flows. : ERIN
58
Money in Milan. : LIRE
59
Barnyard building. : COOP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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