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New York Times, Saturday, May 31, 1952

10-Down : Beat back.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { B F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,077
Across
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Berra of the Yankees. : YOGI
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Trunk fasteners. : HASPS
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Actor's goal. : ROLE
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A cupid, in painting. : AMOR
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President Einaudi's country. : ITALY
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Describing black magic. : EVIL
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Relative of a blurb. : RAVE
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Frozen. : GELID
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Beauty shop item: Colloq. : PERM
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Soak. : DRENCH
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U. S. light bombers. : VENTURAS
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Arcaro's check. : REIN
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Interstice. : AREOLA
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River in France. : AIN
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Decisive trial. : TEST
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"Where are the snows of ___ year?" : YESTER
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Theatre sign. : SRO
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Prohibit. : ESTOP
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Mediterranean sailing vessel. : SETEE
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St. Louis ball player. : CARD
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Silken. : SERIC
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Where the farmer is. : DELL
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Abou ben Adhem's visitor. : ANGEL
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Crooks or Sullivan. : TENOR
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Educators' group: Abbr. : NEA
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A kind of textile worker. : PIECER
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Short note. : MEMO
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Put to proof. : TRY
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Senator Malone's state. : NEVADA
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Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar. : MAGI
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He has his day: 2 wds. : EVERYDOG
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Rugged. : UNEVEN
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Mended place. : DARN
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Port Jackson, at 9 Down. : INLET
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Antibodies. : SERA
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Wings. : ALAE
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The Marne and Oise feed it. : SEINE
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Young and slender person. : SLIP
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Canasta combination. : MELD
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Gives attention. : HEEDS
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Court official's cry. : OYES
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Inspector Lestrade's headquarters. : YARD
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Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet. : OMAR
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Position held by Raymond Massey's brother in Canada. : GOVERNORGENERAL
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Grecian princess. : IRENE
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Elizabeth II's title of honor. : HIGHNESS
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Patronized a restaurant. : ATE
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"The Barber" of the Giants' pitching staff.. : SALVATOREMAGLIE
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Diligent worker. : PLIER
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Australia's principal port and oldest city. : SYDNEY
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Beat back. : REPULSED
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Too heedfully. : OVERATTENTIVELY
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Money in Milan. : LIRA
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New Haven's pride. : ELMS
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Mention for a military award. : CITE
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"And bells on her ___ ... " : TOES
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Composers' group. : ASCAP
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Mossadegh's nationality. : IRANI
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Disregard mark of omission. : STET
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He catches "Anguilla anguilla." : EELER
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One race soon to be held at Helsinki. : RELAY
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Federal judge in the steel stalemate. : PINE
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Differentiated clearly. : DECERNED
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Shuttles from suburb to city. : COMMUTES
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Collect taxes or troops. : LEVY
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Bay or chestnut with gray spots. : ROAN
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A success in anybody's garden. : RADISH
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Recipient of a gift. : DONEE
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Plaster of Paris. : GESSO
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Cheese made near Amsterdam. : EDAM
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Farewell: Latin. : VALE
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City famed for electrical appliances. : ERIE
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Siestas. : NAPS
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Omega. : END

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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