This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Bert Storey
Bert Storey

FOR PATRIOTS' DAY

New York Times, Sunday, April 16, 1944

25-Across : Post-war problem for Uncle Sam.

Author:
Bert Storey
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 176, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 5.15, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 666 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 152, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 75
Bert Storey has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
M
2
A
3
R
4
I
5
N
6
E
7
A
8
N
9
T
10
W
11
E
12
R
13
P
14
S
15
A
16
B
17
O
18
T
19
A
20
G
21
E
22
A
M
O
R
A
L
23
B
A
V
A
R
I
A
24
I
S
A
B
E
L
L
A
25
D
E
M
O
B
I
26
L
I
Z
A
T
I
O
N
27
S
T
R
E
E
T
E
R
28
I
R
A
N
29
H
A
G
I
30
E
N
S
31
S
T
R
A
Y
32
H
A
L
33
S
I
N
34
J
U
R
A
35
E
R
N
36
S
T
E
A
K
37
G
E
N
E
38
O
C
O
39
T
E
40
K
I
41
N
G
42
A
43
S
W
I
R
L
44
B
E
A
S
T
45
N
A
V
A
H
46
O
47
L
E
E
48
B
49
A
I
L
S
50
S
U
N
51
S
U
R
52
D
53
A
R
A
54
C
H
N
E
55
U
P
D
R
56
A
57
F
58
T
59
M
60
A
61
S
S
62
D
E
63
B
T
64
R
A
R
E
65
F
L
A
G
E
L
L
A
66
I
T
E
67
S
U
V
A
68
D
U
R
A
69
B
R
A
C
E
70
E
O
N
71
S
L
A
72
T
E
73
A
B
74
D
U
C
T
75
M
A
I
N
E
76
T
U
R
K
77
S
A
P
O
T
78
E
79
B
U
C
H
A
80
R
E
S
T
81
R
82
E
N
T
E
E
83
O
N
L
Y
84
R
85
H
I
N
E
86
G
A
R
E
T
87
H
88
S
T
I
N
T
89
U
T
A
90
C
R
E
T
E
91
D
E
M
E
92
E
A
93
S
T
94
A
C
T
95
R
I
N
96
E
H
A
R
T
97
S
A
N
A
98
E
R
M
A
99
S
N
E
E
100
I
C
E
L
A
N
D
101
S
A
R
A
T
102
O
V
103
M
I
104
L
I
105
S
I
T
106
P
O
L
E
107
E
D
E
108
R
109
C
A
M
110
E
111
R
112
A
113
S
114
P
115
A
I
N
116
P
R
A
V
D
117
A
118
D
R
I
119
N
120
V
E
L
U
M
121
H
A
R
E
122
G
E
A
R
Y
123
M
124
R
S
125
N
I
126
N
A
127
E
M
E
128
A
R
C
129
O
A
S
I
S
130
T
E
A
131
F
A
D
E
132
O
M
A
N
133
M
O
H
134
A
N
D
A
S
135
N
O
N
B
136
E
L
L
I
G
137
E
R
E
N
T
138
A
D
E
L
A
I
D
E
139
A
T
T
A
L
I
D
140
U
R
A
N
I
A
141
L
Y
S
A
N
D
E
R
142
G
E
S
T
A
P
O
143
S
A
N
T
A
L
© 1944, The New York TimesNo. 114
Across
1
Lt. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift. : MARINE
7
Bomb-shattered invasion port. : ANTWERP
14
Underground activity in France. : SABOTAGE
22
Unethical. : AMORAL
23
State whose capital is Nazi party birthplace. : BAVARIA
24
Heroine of "Measure for Measure." : ISABELLA
25
Post-war problem for Uncle Sam. : DEMOBILIZATION
27
Commander of women marines. : STREETER
28
Prime Minister Soheily's country. : IRAN
29
Coast town of Honshu. : HAGI
30
Ensign: Abbr. : ENS
31
Waif. : STRAY
32
Belgian commune. : HAL
33
Babylonian moon-god. : SIN
34
Mountain range between France and Switzerland. : JURA
35
Sea eagle. : ERN
36
Table rarity. : STEAK
37
Biological factor. : GENE
38
Resinous Mexican pine. : OCOTE
40
U. S. Chief of Naval Operations. : KING
42
Eddying. : ASWIRL
44
Four-footed animal. : BEAST
45
Indian tribe. : NAVAHO
47
Nazi general formerly in Leningrad battle area. : LEEB
49
Troubles, used impersonally. : AILS
50
Emblem of Louis XIV of France. : SUN
51
Without reason. : SURD
53
Girl changed into spider. : ARACHNE
55
What keeps a glider aloft. : UPDRAFT
59
Assemblage. : MASS
62
Deficit. : DEBT
64
Unusually excellent. : RARE
65
Threadlike swimming organs. : FLAGELLA
66
Go: Latin. : ITE
67
Capital of Fiji. : SUVA
68
Covering of brain. : DURA
69
Couple. : BRACE
70
Geological time division. : EON
71
Censure harshly. : SLATE
73
Kidnap. : ABDUCT
75
Lumber State. : MAINE
76
One of President Inonu's countrymen. : TURK
77
Marmalade tree. : SAPOTE
79
Axis satellite nation capital. : BUCHAREST
81
Tenant. : RENTEE
83
But. : ONLY
84
River draining Ruhr valley. : RHINE
86
Arthurian knight who championed Lady Linet. : GARETH
88
Prescribed task. : STINT
89
Japanese song. : UTA
90
Where Canea is. : CRETE
91
Greek commune. : DEME
92
The collective Asiatic countries. : EAST
94
Impersonate. : ACT
95
Author of The Circular Staircase. : RINEHART
97
Capital of Yemen, Arabia. : SANA
98
Feminine name. : ERMA
99
To cut. : SNEE
100
Where Maj. Gen. Key commands. : ICELAND
101
Former capital of Lower Volga region. : SARATOV
103
Captured Jap plane base on Marshalls. : MILI
105
Squat. : SIT
106
Mikolajczyk. : POLE
107
Vital German dam wrecked by R. A. F. : EDER
109
Military weapon used in aerial reconnaissance. : CAMERA
113
Country recently deprived of U. S. oil. : SPAIN
116
Source of unfounded Anglo-German peace rumor. : PRAVDA
118
Albanian river draining Lake Ohrid. : DRIN
120
Soft palate. : VELUM
121
Jack rabbit. : HARE
122
First Mayor of San Francisco, 1850. : GEARY
123
Title conferred on brides. : MRS
125
Famous 40-ton caravel. : NINA
127
Uncle: Dial. : EME
128
Semi-circle. : ARC
129
African filling station. : OASIS
130
Drink made from Chinese "gunpowder." : TEA
131
Cover the bet, at dice. : FADE
132
Gulf forming arm of Arabian Sea. : OMAN
133
First name of Hindu leader. : MOHANDAS
135
138
Capital of South Australia. : ADELAIDE
139
Dynasty ruling Pergamum, 283-133 B. C. : ATTALID
140
Muse of astronomy. : URANIA
141
Spartan conqueror of Athens, circa 405 B. C. : LYSANDER
142
Perpetrators of Lidice massacre. : GESTAPO
143
Hillsman of western Bengal. : SANTAL
Down
1
President of U. S., 1809-17. : MADISON
2
Celebrator of Patriots' Day, April 19. : AMERICA
3
Russian dynasty, 1613-1917. : ROMANOV
4
Backbone of armament industry. : IRON
5
Bavarian tributary of Danube. : NAB
6
___ Root. : ELIHU
7
Lady's waiting maid. : ABIGAIL
8
Hitlerian dupe. : NAZI
9
D. E. Lilienthal's project. : TVA
10
Fire extinguisher. : WATER
11
Greek poetess. : ERINNA
12
President who succeeded Cerda. : RIOS
13
Polish title. : PAN
14
Relative status quints. : SISTERS
15
Starry. : ASTRAL
16
Router of the Canaanites, in Judges. : BARAK
17
Be ruled by. : OBEY
18
Wind ___. : TEE
19
Rose of Sharon. : ALTHEA
20
Collects. : GLEANS
21
Tiny auricle. : EARLET
26
Adventure. : LARK
31
Phonograph needle. : STILE
34
Fast driver. : JEHU
35
Bavarian river emptying into Elbe. : EGER
36
Porker. : SWINE
37
Style of painting. : GENRE
39
Soviet News Agency. : TASS
41
Adroit. : NEAT
43
African region: Arabian name. : SAHRA
44
U. S. tennis champion, 1937-38. : BUDGE
46
Turkish army corps. : ORDU
48
Member of "Little War Cabinet." : BARUCH
50
Typewriter key. : SPACER
52
Hindu deity. : DEVA
54
Spanish naval base in Mediterranean. : CARTAGENA
55
Prussian lancer: Var. : ULAN
56
Islands, base of 11th Air Force. : ALEUTIAN
57
City of Lilies. : FLORENCE
58
Small land dreadnaught. : TANKETTE
59
New U. S. battleship of Iowa class. : MISSOURI
60
Where Admiral Ingersoll commands. : ATLANTIC
61
Mars. : SEAPLANE
63
Sinclair Lewis novel, 1922. : BABBITT
65
Waste. : FRITTER
67
Platoon. : SET
68
1922-1943. : DUCE
69
Military depot. : BASE
72
Knickknack. : TOY
74
The color twine. : DUNE
75
Mother: Fr. : MERE
76
Block-buster "stuffing." : TNT
78
Quixotically adventurous. : ERRANT
80
Branched. : RAMATE
82
Superlative suffix. : EST
85
Mob. : HERD
87
Ruhr city hit by Allied bombs. : HAMM
90
Enslave. : CHAIN
91
Undertook. : DARED
93
Ketch common in the Levant. : SAIC
96
Martha Finley's heroine. : ELSIE
97
Unctuous. : SALVY
98
Always. : EVER
99
Monkey. : SIME
101
Volplanes. : SOARS
102
Probability. : ODDS
104
Peril near Naples. : LAVA
106
Eulogist. : PRAISER
108
Medieval hero, owner of famous horse Bayard. : RINALDO
110
Person's natural habitat. : ELEMENT
111
Where Cernauti is. : RUMANIA
112
Devoid of mind. : AMENTAL
113
Wind over the Persian Gulf. : SHAMAL
114
Burlesque. : PARODY
115
Structural members. : ARCHES
116
Rearing of a trained horse. : PESADE
117
Morons. : AMENTS
119
Hatching places for insect eggs. : NIDI
122
Codfish. : GADID
124
Capital of Sultan Sidi Mohammed's country. : RABAT
126
Title of Haile Selassie. : NEGUS
129
Of a S. Am. linguistic family. : ONAN
130
Haul. : TOTE
131
Smart quick blow. : FLIP
132
Great Sea port, now Allied naval base. : ORAN
134
Old Roman Army wing. : ALA
135
Tease. : NAG
136
Note in the gamut. : ELA
137
Period. : ERA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 68 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
75 ms