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Willard N. Jordan
OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
New York Times, Sunday, October 6, 1946
59-Down : Lime trees in Dixie.
Author:
Willard Jordan
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 174 , Blocks: 78 , Avg Word Len: 5.18 , Missing: { F J Q X Z } , Scrabble score: 650 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 128 , Cheaters: 0 , FITB: 7 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 54
Willard Jordan is an alias for Willard N. Jordan.
David Steinberg notes:
Original 21-Across had "Queen"; changed to "Queene." Original 122-Across had "Soliel"; changed to "Soleil."
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© 1946, The New York Times No. 243
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Name meaning fortunate. :
EVADNE 21
Lady Scudamore in "Faerie Queene." :
AMORET 22
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Pen name of Katherine Philips (1631–64). :
ORINDA 28
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Genus of box elders. :
ACER 31
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Play hooky in England: Slang. :
TIB 35
New Guinea base on Huon Gulf. :
LAE 36
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European blackbird. :
MERL 40
Spanish girl's name. :
ESTER 42
Invigorate: Colloq. :
LIVEN 44
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Hero of Farquhar's "Constant Couple." :
WILDAIR 48
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Ladd of Hollywood. :
ALAN 51
Treasure State's retiring Senator. :
WHEELER 54
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Inventor of printing press (1812–86). :
HOE 64
St. Nazaire's river. :
LOIRE 65
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She inspired Thomas Carew's poetry. :
CELIA 71
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Natives of Banba. :
IRISH 75
Musical opposite of thesis. :
ARSIS 76
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Tokyo's former name. :
YEDO 78
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Post opposite Haifa. :
ACRE 82
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Negotiator of Peru-Ecuador border agreement. :
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Bowwow's lament: Colloq. :
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Queen of Rumania (1875–1938). :
MARIE 110
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E. I. cotton tree. :
SIMAL 113
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Alleged hypnotic force. :
ELOD 118
Sacred Olympian grove. :
ALTIS 119
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Le ___ Soleil, Louis XIV. :
ROI 123
What intimates call Secretary Schwellenbach. :
LEW 124
Prophet of ancient Gaul. :
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Secretary of War, 1933–36. :
DERN 128
Bride of Palamon in "Knight's Tale." :
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It determines specific gravities. :
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King Aduldet's late brother. :
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New York's "Dick Whittington." :
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Cleopatra's attendant. :
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Heavyweight champion, 1934. :
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Lake source of Yukon river. :
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Like Agrippina's son. :
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___ des beaux-arts. :
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The Count of Monte Cristo. :
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Authoress ___ Chase. :
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French impressionist. :
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Songstress Dinah. :
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Olivia's witty maid in "Twelfth Night." :
MARIA 47
Composer of "The Merry Widow." :
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Autocratrix of the copy room. :
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Where ancient Olympians dwelt. :
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Daedalus built the labyrinth here. :
CRETE 73
British Home Secretary. :
EDE 75
Youngest daughter of Nicholas II. :
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Goat's hair fabric. :
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Arsenic: Comb. form. :
ARS 81
Athena as a war goddess. :
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Swiss tributary of Rhine river. :
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Heroine of "Rain." :
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First British settlement in India. :
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Character in Thomson's "Seasons." :
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Corporal in Falstaff's "army." :
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Zona Gale's heroine, 1920. :
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Romola's husband, Tito ___. :
MELEMA 108
He succeeds President Camacho. :
ALEMAN 109
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Inexperienced person. :
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Author of "Jerusalem Delivered." :
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Ounces: Orkney Isl. :
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Mightier than the sword. :
PEN 132
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Answer summary:7 unique to this puzzle , 47 debuted here and reused later , 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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