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New York Times, Thursday, September 4, 1952

5-Down : Roman road.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.30, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,173
Across
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Ruiz ___, President-elect of Mexico. : CORTINES
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He works on galleys. : EDITOR
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Extra working hours. : OVERTIME
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Girl in "The Raven." : LENORE
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Clemency. : LENIENCE
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Protected; exempt. : IMMUNE
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Where Bonneville Dam is: Abbr. : ORE
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Team-mate of 27 Across. : REESE
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Propelled a dory. : OARED
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Seance sound effects. : RAPS
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Helper. : SERVANT
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Pitcher Labine of the Dodgers. : CLEM
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Part of a plant. : SEED
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Native of Tallinn. : ESTH
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Noted the particulars. : ITEMED
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The "d" in o. d. : DRAB
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Villain's cry. : AHA
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How we fall. : DIVIDED
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Dabble in. : SMATTER
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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470-mile river in Spain. : EBRO
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Roller coaster sound effect. : SCREAM
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Most important of the Vedic gods. : AGNI
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Songstress Arden. : TONI
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Encourage. : HELP
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Abates. : LESSENS
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Sound of a horse's hoof. : KLOP
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Orchestra seat in Drury Lane. : STALL
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Disgrace. : SHAME
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___ Bay, Japan. : ISE
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Poet. : LYRIST
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"Patience," for instance. : OPERETTA
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Sister of Calliope. : URANIA
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Souvenir of a vacation. : SEASHELL
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Depended. : RELIED
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Accents. : STRESSES
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Apricot or cherry. : COLOR
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Fault of a "ham." : OVERACTING
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Former French Premier. : RENEPLEVEN
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With 1 Down, the French flag. : TRI
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Roman road. : ITER
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Pirates, Cubs, Tigers, etc. : NINES
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They preside at banquets. : EMCEES
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Becomes enraged: 2 wds. : SEESRED
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Man's name. : ELI
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Person of great energy. : DEMON
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Inhabitant or dweller. : INMATE
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The Grand ___ through Europe. : TOUR
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Caen's river. : ORNE
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Supreme Court Justice since 1938. : REED
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Hoot of Boston. : EVERS
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Half: Prefix. : SEMI
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Governor in Concord. : ADAMS
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Ancient Asiatic. : MEDE
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Hungary and Bulgaria to the U.S.S.R. : SATELLITES
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Novel by Sholem Asch. : THEAPOSTLE
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Damage. : HARM
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Bright thought. : IDEA
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Obligations. : DEBTS
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His four sons were composers, too. : BACH
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Slag. : DROSS
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Long journey. : TREK
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Describing "The Deacon's Masterpiece." : ONEHOSS
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"Fighting" team from the Midwest. : ILLINI
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Phrase for a sulky mood. : INAPET
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Miss Dinsmore. : ELSIE
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Sling campaign mud. : SMEAR
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Loud sounds. : PEALS
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Innuendo. : SLUR
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Great city of antiquity. : TYRE
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Fourth largest inland sea. : ARAL
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Irish Gaelic. : ERSE
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Lincoln's son. : TAD
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Expressions of inquiry. : EHS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 13 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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