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Archie S. Kreiling
Archie S. Kreiling

SIDELIGHTS ON LITERATURE

New York Times, Sunday, April 10, 1949

83-Across : Defective talker.

Author:
Archie S. Kreiling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 84, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 638 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 159, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 57
Archie S. Kreiling has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

The 141-Across clue appears to be erroneous. Carroll REECE was the chairman rather than the whip for the RNC in 1946.

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© 1949, The New York TimesNo. 374
Across
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Sebastian Erard's forte. : HARPS
6
Its capital is Jagdalpur. : BASTAR
12
___ of Lorraine. : CROSS
17
Undermine. : SAP
20
Spider bug genus. : EMESA
21
Author of "The Power of Freedom." : ASCOLI
22
Author of "Elephant and Castle." : HUTCHINSON
25
Father of the "air brake" (1846-1914). : WESTINGHOUSE
27
She married the Dauphin in 1770. : ANTOINETTE
28
Chemical suffix. : ILE
29
___ of Venice. : LAGOON
30
Old stage signal call. : SENNET
32
Asiatic goat antelope. : SEROW
33
Bell-like sound. : TINK
35
Policeman of the "Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek Politie." : ZARP
36
Wood smoothing machine tool. : PLANER
37
___ of the Ancient Mariner. : RIME
38
Founder of National Art Gallery, 1892. : TATE
39
"___ of Reason." : AGE
40
City in Idaho. : WEISER
41
River separating Brazil and N. Paraguay. : APA
44
___ Kapital. : DAS
45
Shave off. : PARE
47
Aromatic herb. : FENNEL
48
Anticipation. : PROSPECT
50
Mrs. Steerforth's companion. : DARTLE
53
Reverberates. : RINGS
54
Mrs. Hoople. : MARTHA
55
Caretaker of the ark's sanctuary. : ELI
56
Temperance advocate (1820-1906). : ANTHONY
59
Burrowing animals. : MOLES
60
Merry adventure. : LARK
64
Striplings. : LADS
66
Composer of "Jerusalem the Golden." : EWING
67
Highwaymen. : FOOTPADS
70
Hawaiian wreath. : LEI
71
One of the Pillars of Hercules. : ABILA
73
Natives of Canada. : ONTARIANS
75
Roderick Random's sailor friend. : RATTLIN
77
Historic river of Ohio and Indiana. : WABASH
79
Become parched. : ROAST
80
"He met her once a- ___": Milton. : MAYING
81
Grumbling. : AMUTTER
83
Defective talker. : STUTTERER
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Knavish attorney of "Old Curiosity Shop." : BRASS
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Hank of twine. : RAN
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Small interstices. : AREOLETS
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Silken. : SERIC
93
City on the Oka. : OREL
94
Purposes. : ENDS
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Exterminated. : SLAIN
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Savior of Posthumus' wife in "Cymbeline." : PISANIO
99
Wrath. : IRE
100
Easy. : UNHARD
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Brünnhilde's gray charger. : GRANI
104
The Hay-Pauncefote is one. : TREATY
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Returns a salutation. : REGREETS
109
Church worker. : DEACON
110
Nurse shark. : GATA
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Building wing. : ELL
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Needle hole. : EYE
113
Sierra Leone Negroes. : TEMNES
114
Craft. : ART
115
Nahoors. : SNAS
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Eject violently. : SPEW
121
Bemires. : BEBOGS
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Hawaiian royalty. : ALII
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Indian weight. : TOLA
124
Mortise joint. : TENON
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Cover with mud. : BELUTE
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Satiate. : ACCLOY
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Oscillate. : WAG
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Emboldens. : ENCOURAGES
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Place of John Wesley's birth. : LINCOLNSHIRE
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Robot bombs. : DOODLEBUGS
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Social standing. : ESTATE
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Rose-red. : EOSIN
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King: Sp. : REY
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Where Iloilo is. : PANAY
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Ferments. : YEASTS
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1946 "whip" of the GOP. : REECE
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United States Admiral, commanded invasion of Southern France, August, 1944. : HEWITT
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Fielding's last heroine. : AMELIA
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Feel displeasure. : RESENT
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Sibilant signal. : PST
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Yacht. : SAIL
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Impedimenta. : BAGGAGE
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To the land. : ASHORE
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Basinlike cavity. : SCOOP
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Village: Obs. : TOUN
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Indian mulberries. : ALS
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Rhine wine of Baden. : RIESLING
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Island group, capital St. Helier. : CHANNEL
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Hall carpet. : RUNNER
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Whiskered sea animal. : OTTER
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Early settler of Bannockburn. : SCOT
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Japanese weight. : SHI
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Flout. : SNEER
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Straddling. : ASTRIDE
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Mount Vernon's river. : POTOMAC
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Office holders. : INS
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Most recent. : NEWEST
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Christian. : NAZARENE
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Alleviates. : EASES
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Retained. : KEPT
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She plays "Blondie." : PENNY
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Vineyard: German. : WEINGARTEN
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Part overdue. : ARREAR
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Where the Sans Souci stands. : POTSDAM
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Forest tree. : ASH
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Wing. : ALA
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First callboy in line. : FRONT
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Touch. : PALP
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Chum. : PAL
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Thomas De la Warr's namesake. : DELAWARE
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"Kissing" Jim Folsom is one. : ALABAMAN
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Prone to laughter. : RIDIBUND
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Witty sayings. : MOTS
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Goody ___-shoes. : TWO
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Hebrew liquid measure. : HIN
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Don Quixote visited his cavern. : MONTESINOS
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Hedge garlic genus. : ALLIARIA
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Introduce again. : REINSERT
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Queen of Double-Crostics. : KINGSLEY
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Mattress support. : SLAT
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Decrees. : FIATS
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Tobacco drying kiln. : OAST
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Pierce. : STAB
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Thin Man's best friend. : ASTA
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Put to flight. : ROUT
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Beginner. : TYRO
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Army's top talent scout. : HERSHEY
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Tell. : RELATE
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Glided along. : SLID
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Pine tree exudate. : RESIN
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Historical period. : ERA
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Japanese coin. : RIN
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Sculls. : OARS
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Big-money winner of the turf. : CITATION
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Upon: Law. : SUR
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Walks. : PACES
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Worthless leaving. : ORT
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Born. : NEE
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Anglo-Saxon assembly. : GEMOT
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Chain of lakes in Pine Tree State. : RANGELEY
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Arena of present conflict. : EAST
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Refreshed. : RESTED
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Whom Circe changed into a swine. : ELPENOR
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Scene of Macdonald massacre, 1692. : GLENCOE
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Outstanding composer for pianoforte. : DEBUSSY
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Ticket windows. : GRILLES
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Wagon used in Russia. : TELEGA
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Louisa May ___. : ALCOTT
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Not at all. : NOWISE
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Visigoth defeated by Clovis at Tours, 507. : ALARIC
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7 ft. in Russia. : SAGENE
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Bandleader Herman. : WOODY
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Started. : BEGUN
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Medieval silk and gold fabrics. : ACCAS
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Not any: Law. : NUL
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___ au rhum. : BABA
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Architectural pier. : ANTA
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River of Belgium. : YSER
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Ribbed fabric. : REP
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Danish fiord. : ISE
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Garden tool. : HOE

Answer summary:
17 unique to this puzzle, 40 debuted here and reused later, 8 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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