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Archie S. Kreiling
Archie S. Kreiling

NAMES MAKE NEWS

New York Times, Sunday, October 24, 1943

109-Down : Chief of Chemical Warfare.

Author:
Archie Kreiling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 180, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 4.93, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 654 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 136, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 90
Archie S. Kreiling has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Archie Kreiling is an alias for Archie S. Kreiling.
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© 1943, The New York TimesNo. 89
Across
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King of Sweden. : GUSTAV
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Ratchet. : PAWL
11
First English child born in America. : DARE
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Commander of Allied Airmen under Eisenhower. : TEDDER
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Commune near Douai, France. : ANICHE
22
The Adjutant General. : ULIO
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Arabian seaport fortress. : ADEN
24
Roman Catholic Abyssinian. : UNIATE
25
Make luxuriant: Rare. : RICHEN
26
Former Soviet ambassador to the U. S. : LITVINOFF
28
Founder of Babel: (Gen. x). : NIMROD
29
Negrito native of Panay Island. : ATI
30
Sludge. : MUD
32
Egg producers. : HENS
33
Ashy pale. : LIVID
35
Nest of pheasants: Var. : NID
36
Famous orange girl of 1665. : NELL
38
Perfumed bags. : SACHETS
41
Surmise. : GUESS
42
Cancel. : DELE
43
Wood nymph. : DRYAD
45
Vital organ. : HEART
46
Senses. : FEELS
47
Burdened. : LADEN
48
Vessels for heating chemicals. : RETORTS
50
___ Coulee, cliffs in central Washington. : GRAND
51
Fruit stone. : PIT
52
Exclamations of inquiry. : EHS
55
Lemon-like fruit. : LIMES
56
Hydrographic map. : CHART
57
Acclamation. : PLAUDIT
61
Town in India. : LEH
62
Angers. : IRES
63
Nocturnal animals. : COONS
64
Former center of Axis Sicilian defense : TAORMINA
65
Inspector General of U. S. Army Air Forces. : BRADLEY
67
Russian city between Kharkov and Orel. : KURSK
68
Javelins. : DARTS
69
Hero in Irving's "Sketch Book." : RIP
70
Commanding General of Army Air Forces. : ARNOLD
71
Proofreader's mark. : CARET
72
F. D. R.'s oldest son. : JAMES
73
Beverages. : TEAS
74
Turn to the right. : GEE
75
Czech President in exile. : BENES
76
End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
77
Fabulous bird. : ROC
78
Roman God of War. : MARS
80
Wades through. : FORDS
81
Dallied amorously. : TOYED
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Of the teeth. : DENTAL
85
North Caucasian language. : UDI
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Cheerful. : SUNNY
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Laymen. : LAICS
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Sicilian port. : MESSINA
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Captured New Guinean base near Lao and Finschhafen. : SALAMAUA
91
Laconic. : TERSE
92
Sewing machine inventor (1819–1867). : HOWE
93
Dutch weight. : ONS
94
Parts of flowers. : STAMENS
95
Author of "The Red Badge of Courage," 1895. : CRANE
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Reassume. : RENEW
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Earn profit. : NET
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Pouch. : BAG
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Mates. : PAIRS
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Arrested. : DELAYED
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Tenth President of U. S., 1841–45. : TYLER
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Bavarian river from Bohemian forest to Danube. : REGEN
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Pronged. : TINED
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African villages. : DORPS
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Bring up. : REAR
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Stripes made by a whip. : WEALS
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Orthodox. : CANONIC
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Secretary of War, 1899–1904. : ROOT
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___ Bekr, Mohammed's successor. : ABU
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Semi-divine patriarch: Hindu myth. : PITRI
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Brazilian State, capital Belem. : PARA
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Bounder. : CAD
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Town: Prefix in Cornish names. : TRE
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Where Ambassador Hayes resides. : MADRID
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Prime Minister of Turkey. : SARACOGLU
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Seaport of Agrigento. : LICATA
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Be agreeable. : PLEASE
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Russian city near Kursk. : OREL
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Caudal appendage. : TAIL
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Sacked. : LOOTED
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Swiss commune. : SARNEN
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Site of Aswan Dam. : NILE
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Stalk. : STEM
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Contemptuous. : SNEERY
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Inventor of Army's new automatic rifle. : GARAND
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Amalgamater. : UNITER
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Where the A.M.G. is restoring order. : SICILY
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Exclamation of disgust. : TCH
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Exclamation of warning. : AHEM
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Vulcan's wife. : VENUS
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Persian coin. : PUL
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Mohammed's adopted son. : ALI
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Jane ___ of the movies. : WITHERS
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Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands. : LOVETT
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Mine wagons. : DANS
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Bustle. : ADO
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Ebbing. : REFLUENT
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Rifle of Civil War. : ENFIELD
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City near ancient Carthage. : TUNIS
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Geraint's wife. : ENID
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Obscure. : DIM
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Mended. : DARNED
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Satin dress fabric. : ETOILE
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Flush. : REDDEN
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Those having power. : INS
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French African colony, capital Porto-Novo. : DAHOMEY
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Versions: Abbr. : VSS
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Malay gibbon. : LAR
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Saturn's daughter. : CERES
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Headgear. : HATS
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Cogs. : GEARS
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Fact presented. : DATUM
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French poet (1738–1813). : DELILLE
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Given name of Secretary of the Navy. : FRANK
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Prevaricators. : LIARS
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Fatigued. : TIRED
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Phantom. : GHOST
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Conspiracies. : PLOTS
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Island off Livorno. : ELBA
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Mister. : HERR
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Proposed "mystery airplane carrier." : SHANGRILA
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Centers. : CORES
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Peels. : PARES
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Australian cape on northeast coast. : DIRECTION
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Porpoise. : INIA
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Bugle call. : TAPS
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Makes well. : CURES
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Domesticated. : TAMED
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Achieves. : DOES
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Site of famous Buddhist temples, Ceylon. : KANDY
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Northmen. : DANES
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River in Romania. : CERNA
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Better known as "Lord Haw-Haw." : JOYCE
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Weights. : TONS
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Premium. : BONUS
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Famous cruiser. : BOISE
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Stitched anew. : RESEWED
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Rumple: Colloq. : MUSS
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Dutch East Indies law. : ADAT
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Siamese coin, about 5 cents. : FUANG
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Mountain lakes. : TARNS
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Presidential possibility. : DEWEY
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Fatima's sister in "Bluebeard." : ANNE
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Hindmost. : LAST
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Bedaub. : SMEAR
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Gain knowledge. : LEARN
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Like a unit. : MONADIC
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Reddish-yellow. : AMBER
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Essays. : TRIES
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"Sweet ___, make me immortal with a kiss."—Marlowe. : HELEN
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Seaport on south coast of Sardinia. : CAGLIARI
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Divorce mart. : RENO
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Washington columnist, censured by F. D. R. : PEARSON
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Island northeast of Mindanao. : DINAGAT
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Beetle. : DOR
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Treads heavily. : TRAMPS
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Mountainous region of Spanish Morocco. : YEBALA
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Scottish comedian. : LAUDER
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Soak, as flax. : RET
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Playing cards. : TAROTS
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Revolve. : ROTATE
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Chief of Chemical Warfare. : PORTER
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Unshaken. : STEADY
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Expand. : WIDEN
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Division of Coast Artillery: Abbr. : CAC
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Summons. : CALLS
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Building material. : PISE
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Picket. : PALE
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___ Boucicault. : DION
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Scurried. : RAN
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Electrical unit of reluctance. : REL
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Be prostrate. : LIE
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German city in Danube circle. : ULM
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English mine shack. : COE

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10 unique to this puzzle, 80 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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