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Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

GLOBAL GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, August 26, 1945

72-Across : Walled city, N. Nigeria.

Author:
Elizabeth Patterson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 77, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 660 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 162, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 77
Elizabeth Patterson has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In 139-Down clue, added accent over first "e" in "Liège."

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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 185
Across
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Port SW. of Yokohama. : SHIMIZU
8
Shikoku port. : UWAJIMA
15
Old province N. of Tokyo. : HITACHI
22
Apollo's mountain. : HELICON
23
Levant state. : LEBANON
24
Of Isis' brother. : OSIRIAN
25
Malady. : ILLNESS
26
Emerald-green mineral. : ERINITE
27
___ jar. : CANOPIC
28
A creek: New York State. : VLY
29
Advancement. : STEP
31
"Essays of ___." : ELIA
32
Fry lightly. : SAUTE
34
Consumed. : ATE
35
Tan. : ECRU
37
Greenland settlement. : ETAH
39
Abstract being. : ENS
40
Greek letter. : PSI
41
Clip. : SNIP
42
Tongue-lasher. : RAILER
44
City 75 mi. from Bombay. : POONA
46
Sprightly: Fr. : GAI
48
Candy containing nuts. : NOUGAT
50
Custer's last ___. : STAND
51
Brood of eagles. : AERIE
52
Mimetic dances. : HULAS
54
Presents. : BOONS
55
Fleet ___ Nimitz. : ADMIRAL
57
Cut diagonally. : BIAS
58
Very decorous. : PRIM
60
Expressions of delight. : AHS
63
Hayseed. : YOKEL
64
Ancient name of Poland and Russia. : SARMATIA
66
Minor philosophies. : ISMS
70
Irish province. : LEINSTER
72
Walled city, N. Nigeria. : KANO
73
U. S. President, 1841-45. : TYLER
75
Roosevelt's initial. : TEE
76
Largest lake of central Europe. : BALATON
77
New England mountain range. : BERKSHIRE
79
Responsible person. : ADULT
81
Feudal stablekeeper: Var. : AVENOR
82
Pseudonym of Mme. Dudevant. : SAND
83
White with age. : HOAR
84
Believe. : CREDIT
85
Hebrew month. : NISAN
86
Pure Spanish tongue. : CASTILIAN
88
Citizens of NW. Spain. : LEONESE
89
Russian river, to Lake Balkhash. : ILI
90
Brilliancy. : ECLAT
92
Mongoose: Arabic. : NEMS
93
Stepdaughter of Napoleon. : HORTENSE
94
Indian nursemaid. : AYAH
96
Early American colony. : CAROLINA
98
Portuguese port, S. of Canton. : MACAO
99
Pagodas. : TAS
100
Spore sacs. : ASCI
102
___ Island, Niagara River. : GOAT
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Slander. : CALUMNY
105
Be repentant. : ATONE
108
Opera by Puccini. : MANON
110
The Grampian ___. : HILLS
111
Emperor who followed Nero. : GALBA
115
Region in Wurtemberg. : NECKAR
117
Jap coin. : SEN
118
Mindanao's capital. : DAVAO
119
Grass-cloth plants. : RAMIES
120
French stoneware. : GRES
121
___ Baba. : ALI
123
Unwritten ___. : LAW
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Rhodes: Ital. : RODI
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Shipped. : SENT
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Fuegian Indian. : ONA
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Perfumes. : ODORS
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Genus of water fowls. : ANAS
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Coarse hominy. : SAMP
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Coal ___. : TAR
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Places for raising frogs. : RANARIA
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Where Pago Pago is. : TUTUILA
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City E. of Helsinki. : VIIPURI
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Lake, volcano, and town, Guatemala. : ATITLAN
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Sea between India and Oman. : ARABIAN
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Inclosed in a hollow. : INCAVED
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Makes tastier. : SEASONS
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Injunctions. : BEHESTS
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Unsheathe. : DISCASE
Down
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Breaks in pieces. : SHIVERS
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Navy plane. : HELLCAT
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Ancient country, E. Adriatic coast. : ILLYRIA
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River near Foochow. : MIN
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Desserts. : ICES
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Greek costume girdle. : ZOSTER
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Undetermined. : UNSET
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Caucho tree. : ULE
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Existed. : WERE
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Eisenhower's home town. : ABILENE
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Chief city of Epirus: Serb. : JANINA
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Dolphins. : INIAS
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Witty saying. : MOT
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Once: Scot. : ANES
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Swindle. : HOCUS
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Crystalline compound. : ISATIN
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Tooth. : TINE
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Nigerian native. : ARO
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Nippon: Poet. : CIPANGO
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Port-au-Prince native. : HAITIAN
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Commences. : INCEPTS
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Pre-dictator Hitler. : PAPERER
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Upolu's chief town. : APIA
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Forearm bone. : ULNA
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Every 60 minutes. : HORAL
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Finland, to the Finns. : SUOMI
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English Channel rock. : EDDYSTONE
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___ City, Pa. : OIL
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Nimitz' headquarters. : GUAM
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Native of Strasbourg. : ALSATIAN
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Small island group, Moluccas. : OBI
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S. Carolina town, near Augusta, Ga. : AIKEN
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Atomized city. : HIROSHIMA
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Supporting stake. : SPILE
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Engine. : MOTOR
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Grand ___, fishing grounds. : BANK
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Scottish explorer. : RAE
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Where the Drin flows. : ALBANIA
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With emphasis. : HEAVILY
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Territory ceded to Poland. : SILESIA
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Native of Cagliari. : SARDINIAN
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Son of Odin: Var. : TYRR
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Member of ASTP. : STUDENT
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Name meaning bee. : MELISSA
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Sofas. : SETTEES
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Granny's nickname. : NANA
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Folkestone's county. : KENT
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Chief of Cook Islands. : RAROTONGA
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Where "Nuts" was issued. : BASTOGNE
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Loud shouts. : HOAS
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English sand tract. : DENE
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French river, to Moselle. : SAAR
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Island near Amboina. : CERAM
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Maintain. : CLAIM
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Penitential period. : LENT
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A place. : LOCUS
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Former employment project. : CCC
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Calls loudly. : HALLOOS
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Coils of yarn. : HANKS
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Diver. : LOON
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Beautiful lake near Stockholm. : MALAR
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Icarian ___. : SEA
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104. : CIV
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Sweet potatoes. : YAMS
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Handsome cats. : ANGORAS
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Island west of Halmahera. : TERNATE
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Great Pacific region. : OCEANIA
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Principality on Red Sea. : ASIR
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Pacific island group. : HAWAIIS
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Lithuania. : LIETUVA
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Holy city of India. : BENARES
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Straddling. : ASTRIDE
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Mathematical term. : RADIAN
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River immortalized by Strauss. : DANUBE
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Adriatic port. : RIMINI
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Bank ___. : LOANS
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Moscow, Idaho, county. : LATAH
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___ Lloyd George. : DAVID
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Flat plinth. : ORLO
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Pierce. : STAB
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Lath. : SLAT
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Turkish cloth measures. : PICS
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Siamese coins: Var. : ATS
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The urus. : URE
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Town near Liège. : ANS
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Moccasin. : PAC

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 64 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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