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New York Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1952

10-Down : Form an idea of.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { H J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,136
Across
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Put on a scene: 2 wds. : ACTUP
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Song heroine since 1903. : ADELINE
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Neptune, Mars, Earth. : PLANETS
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Important civil servant. : FIREMAN
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Cheese dish. : RAREBIT
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Leftover. : REMNANT
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Pray: Latin. : ORA
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National convention's first vote. : ALABAMA
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A language: Abbr. : GER
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Nursery rhyme animals. : PIGS
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Fancy toilet case. : ETUI
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Greater London is the world's largest. : CITY
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Resinous Mexican pine. : OCOTE
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Wavy. : UNDULANT
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Washington's team. : SENATORS
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Gay capital. : PAREE
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Systematic method. : RULE
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Patriot of 1776. : OTIS
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Silkworm district of Bengal. : MALDA
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Trifling. : SPORTING
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Estrange. : ALIENATE
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Worker who attaches clip fasteners to gloves. : DOMER
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Glazing compound in ceramics. : FRIT
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Tooth of a fork. : TINE
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Fruit: Latin. : POMA
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Auxiliary. : AID
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Where Lake Okeechobee is. : FLORIDA
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Tapuyan Indians. : GES
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Carlo Sforza, for instance. : ITALIAN
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Quality of a 1952 car. : NEWNESS
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Shine. : RADIATE
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Tenderfoot: Colloq. : GREENIE
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Fell as frozen rain. : SLEETED
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Come into line, as troops. : DRESS
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To the point. : APROPOS
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Wife of Lorenzo de Medici. : CLARICE
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Herb used in vinegar: Var. : TARAGON
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One in France. : UNE
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Small armadillo of Texas. : PEBA
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Alarmed. : AFRAID
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Per ___ (by the day). : DIEM
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Girl's name. : ERMA
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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Form an idea of. : IMAGINE
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Musical comedy heroine. : NANETTE
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Vestibule. : ENTRY
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Kilned clay slab. : TILE
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Height of a man. : STATURE
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Bakery favorites. : BUNS
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Suffused with a certain radiance. : STARLIT
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Trolley depot. : CARSTOP
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Pianoforte exercise. : ETUDE
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___ date. : UPTO
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Scottish landlord. : LAIRD
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Heroine of "The Good Earth." : OLAN
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Opportunity. : OPENING
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Pertaining to wedlock. : MARITAL
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Telescope used as forest fire locator. : ALIDADE
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Churn. : STIR
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Sid's partner. : IMOGENE
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Inflicter of retribution. : NEMESIS
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Millet, timothy, redtop. : GRASSES
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Made up for. : ATONED
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Agricultural get-togethers. : FAIRS
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German river flowing into the Fulda. : EDER
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Decree. : FIAT
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Behind schedule. : LATE
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Filled with dread. : AWED
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U. N. Secretary General. : LIE
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Biblical name. : NER

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1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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