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Bert Storey
WITH NAMES IN THE NEWS
New York Times, Sunday, October 15, 1944
116-Across : Where Alexander defeated Persians, 333 B. C.
Author:
Bert Storey
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 176 , Blocks: 80 , Avg Word Len: 5.10 , Missing: { J Q X Z } , Scrabble score: 670 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 150 , Cheaters: 0 , FITB: 3 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 65
Bert Storey has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:
In 25-Across clue, added hyphen to "B29's."
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© 1944, The New York Times No. 140
Across
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Participant in recent 4-day war. :
BULGARIA 9
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The Putrid Sea of Crimea. :
SIVASH 22
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Brazil's ex-Foreign Minister. :
ARANHA 25
Jap steel target bombed by B-29's. :
NAGASAKI 26
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Lavish outdoor entertainment. :
FETE 40
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One of Tito's partisans. :
CROAT 60
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Short-eared dog of heraldry. :
ALAN 66
Naval officer: Abbr. :
COM 67
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Capital of Isabela Province, Luzon. :
ILAGAN 76
Uncivilized Australian native. :
MYALL 78
Nebulous masses surrounding comets. :
COMAE 79
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Cow-headed goddess. :
ISIS 85
Small table napkin. :
DOILY 86
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Oil from orange flowers. :
NEROLI 88
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Sea Dyak, southwest Borneo. :
IBAN 93
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Trumpet call for reveille. :
DIAN 95
Having a disagreeable smell. :
OLID 96
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Science of body structure: Abbr. :
ANAT 98
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British equivalent to General Bradley. :
MONTGOMERY 106
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"Mother" Island of the Bonins. :
HAHA 111
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Period between birthdays. :
YEAR 114
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Where Alexander defeated Persians, 333 B. C. :
ISSUS 120
Mythical king of Britain. :
BRAN 121
U. S. naval station, Caribbean. :
CORN 122
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Polish "underground" general. :
BOR 129
Czech capital of Moravia. :
BRNO 130
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Area around owl eyes. :
DISC 133
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Mountains Gothic Line crosses. :
APENNINE 143
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Tributary of Congo River. :
UBANGI 3
Islands known as Ellice. :
LAGOON 4
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Kind of linen tape. :
INKLE 8
People conquered by Genghis Khan. :
ASIANS 9
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Katmandu is its capital. :
NEPAL 12
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Country drained by Euphrates. :
IRAK 18
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Associate group specimen in botany. :
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German North Sea naval base. :
SYLT 37
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Army mule, Navy ___. :
GOAT 43
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Hypothetical race. :
ARYAN 48
Ancient kingdom ruled by Mesha. :
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Vital raw material. :
IRON 53
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Operational area of Adm. Nimitz. :
PACIFIC 55
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Native of former Van Diemen's Land. :
TASMANIAN 63
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Follower of General Bor. :
POLE 70
River forming N. Manchurian border. :
AMUR 71
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Oveta ___ Hobby, No. 1 WAC. :
CULP 81
Short-billed rail. :
SORA 82
Girl student: Colloq. :
COED 83
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Fadiman's expert. :
ADAMS 90
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Unique person: Slang. :
ONER 96
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Reliable source of Nazi misinformation. :
GOEBBELS 99
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Country of Big Three meeting. :
IRAN 104
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City freed by Patch's 7th Army. :
LYON 109
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Association football. :
SOCCER 121
Allied objective in Mediterranean. :
CRETE 122
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Hue is its capital: Var. :
ANAM 132
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Aegean island of Cyclades group. :
NIO 139
Wheelsman's direction. :
ENE
Answer summary:6 unique to this puzzle , 59 debuted here and reused later , 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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