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Willard N. Jordan
Willard N. Jordan

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New York Times, Sunday, December 9, 1945

97-Across : Swan genus.

Author:
Willard N. Jordan
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 184, Blocks: 83, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 703 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 114, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 59 Grid has duplicate clues.
Willard N. Jordan has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 97-Across clue had "genius"; changed to "genus."

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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 200
Across
1
Jap steel center. : YAWATA
7
French artist (1833-83). : DORE
11
City on N Honshu. : OITA
15
King's successor. : NIMITZ
21
Confession. : AVOWAL
22
Britain's youngest field marshal. : ALEXANDER
24
Ibn Saud's kingdom. : ARABIA
25
Raid and plunder. : MARAUD
26
Head of American China forces. : WEDEMEYER
27
Georgetown is its capital. : PENANG
28
United Nation. : ALLY
29
Earth goddess. : ERDA
31
Corn crake. : RAIL
32
Due. : OWED
34
Turnout. : RIG
35
Thick shrub. : TOD
36
Periodic. : ERAL
37
Public disturbance. : STIR
38
Unfledged bird. : EYAS
39
Knisteneaux. : CREE
40
Assault. : ONSET
42
Leyte's western neighbor. : CEBU
44
Japan's official name. : NIPPON
46
Entrain. : BOARD
47
Greed of gain. : CUPIDITY
50
Q. : CUE
51
Gossip. : TALK
53
Vogue. : FASHION
56
Destination. : GOAL
58
Turmeric. : REA
60
Village. : PUEBLO
64
Genus of freshwater mussels. : UNIO
65
3,114-m. Siberian river. : LENA
67
Sulk. : MOPE
69
Peduncle. : STEM
71
Book of Old Testament. : JOB
72
Girl's name. : ANN
73
Thereby. : ALSO
74
___ bomb, Jap suicide rocket plane. : BAKA
75
Potato. : SPUD
76
Spring-activated stilt. : POGO
77
Philistine god. : DAGON
79
Yugoslavia's Foreign Minister. : SUBASITCH
82
Sister of Regan. : GONERIL
84
Bear cat. : PANDA
86
Yugoslav city. : NISH
87
Captured. : TOOK
89
Dawns. : MORNS
90
Having bulging orbs. : POPEYED
92
Newborn hair seal. : WHITECOAT
95
Ejects. : OUSTS
97
Swan genus. : OLOR
98
Spanish painter. : GOYA
100
Native of Istanbul. : TURK
101
Caroline fortress. : TRUK
103
Slight taste. : SIP
104
Village. : MIR
105
Go by aircraft. : AERO
106
Red news agency. : TASS
107
Change. : VEER
108
Crazy: Slang. : LOCO
109
Spurious. : PSEUDO
111
Bride of Redcross Knight. : UNA
113
Port on Inland Sea. : KOBE
115
Upon. : AGAINST
117
Chinese dynasty. : TANG
119
Britain's warden service. : ARP
121
Kyushu city. : NAGASAKI
123
Its capital is Catbalogan. : SAMAR
126
Lucy ___, bride of Lammermoor. : ASHTON
129
Chevrotain. : NAPU
130
Entrance. : INLET
134
Oriental nurse. : AMAH
135
Istle fiber. : PITA
136
Adult toe biter. : TOAD
138
College ball. : PROM
140
Rubber tree. : ULE
141
Container. : BIN
142
Hired mourner. : MUTE
143
Husband of Sif. : THOR
144
South African of Dutch descent. : BOER
145
Arab living between Euphrates and Arabian desert. : IBAD
146
Star of constellation Eridanus. : ACAMAR
148
Industrial slackers. : ABSENTEES
151
Genius of 300 B. C. : EUCLID
153
Times of greatest depression. : NADIRS
154
Carrier launched May 6, 1945. : KEARSARGE
155
Resembling the wild ox. : ANOINE
156
Lustrous. : GLOSSY
157
Native of Belgrade. : SERB
158
Not so much. : LESS
159
Banquet. : DINNER
Down
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Sunk April 6, 1945. : YAMATO
2
Arthurian abode. : AVALON
3
Spheres of life. : WORLDS
4
Gone. : AWAY
5
Greek letter. : TAU
6
Tree. : ALDER
7
Lingered idly. : DAWDLED
8
Olive genus. : OLEA
9
Stalinite. : RED
10
Act vigorously. : EXERT
11
Of dreams. : ONEIRIC
12
Theocritean poem. : IDYL
13
Target in curling. : TEE
14
President Ibarra's predecessor. : ARROYO
15
Scruffs. : NAPES
16
Enraged. : IRED
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Isle of ___. : MAN
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President of Ecuador. : IBARRA
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Comparatively small. : TINIER
20
Having an angular outline. : ZAGGED
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Violently. : AMAIN
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Pungency. : RACINESS
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Destitution. : WANT
36
Vanity case. : ETUI
37
Bantu tribesman. : SUTO
38
Dueling blade. : EPEE
39
Carboniferous by-product. : COKE
41
Replication. : ECHO
43
Two-horse Greek chariot. : BIGA
45
Innocent. : PURE
46
Liberated ex-Premier of France. : BLUM
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Crown of a hat. : POLL
49
Captor of Singapore, loser of Philippines. : YAMASHITA
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Simian realm. : APEDOM
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King of Egypt, 1922-36. : FUAD
54
Vice Admiral Fitch's new post. : ANNAPOLIS
55
Island off Malay peninsula. : SINGAPORE
57
God killed by Heimdall. : LOKI
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Ophidian. : ASP
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Iceland's President. : BJORNSSON
62
Chief Allied problem in Pacific. : LOGISTICS
63
Minor Greek coin. : OBOL
66
Substantive. : NOUN
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Secy. Stimson's successor. : PATTERSON
70
Hard struggle. : TUG
73
C. J. Correll's radio name. : ANDY
74
Hit: slang. : BASH
75
Exclamation. : SHOO
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Ambassador Beltran's country. : PERU
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Rare thing: Slang. : ONER
80
Large Honshu lake NE of Kyoto. : BIWA
81
Chanticleer. : COCK
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In. : NOOK
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Merchant in Comedy of Errors. : AEGEON
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Goldsmith heroine. : KATE
90
Splendor. : POMP
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Drumbledore. : DOR
93
Tooth. : TUSK
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R. L. S.'s island. : TREASURE
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Macule. : SPOT
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Thou. : YOU
102
Capital of Mongolia. : URGA
105
Jewish month. : ADAR
106
Pielet. : TART
107
Harp star. : VEGA
108
Estonian unit of length. : LIIN
110
Governor Maw's State. : UTAH
112
Okinawa capital. : NAHA
114
Surcingle. : BAND
116
Gold Coast tribesman. : AKIM
118
Single-foot. : GAIT
120
Spinach. : POTHERB
122
Places side by side. : APPOSES
123
Base off N. Sumatra. : SABANG
124
Friendly. : AMICAL
125
Base on N. tip of Celebes. : MANADO
127
Menu items. : STEAKS
128
Middays. : NOONS
131
City in central Poland. : LUBLIN
132
Lily maid. : ELAINE
133
Britain's famed air strategist. : TEDDER
135
Obese. : PURSY
137
Rotis. : ARTAL
139
Mountain nymph. : OREAD
142
Largest flying boat. : MARS
143
Ruler. : TSAR
144
Petitions. : BEGS
145
Statue. : ICON
147
Marquis: Abbr. : MIS
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Plato, the Athenian ___. : BEE
150
Rather than. : ERE
152
Etruscan goddess. : UNI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 53 debuted here and reused later, 13 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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