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P. Joseph Lamanna
P. Joseph Lamanna

PUZZLING GEOGRAPHY

New York Times, Sunday, October 7, 1945

7-Down : Base off N. W. New Guinea.

Author:
P. J. Lamanna
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 174, Blocks: 80, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 696 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 144, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 74 Grid has duplicate clues.
P. Joseph Lamanna has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
P. J. Lamanna is an alias for P. Joseph Lamanna.
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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 191
Across
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Capital of Italian Aegean islands. : RODI
5
Preclude. : DEBAR
10
European clover. : ALSIKE
16
Turkish coin. : ASPER
21
Man's name. : EVAN
22
Information, in Spanish America. : AVISO
23
Gulf of S. China Sea. : TONKIN
24
Lady sandpiper. : REEVE
25
Woolen cloth. : FELT
26
Receives just deserts. : REAPS
27
Set right. : ORIENT
28
Burma tribesman. : KAREN
29
Military branch. : ARM
30
Give way. : SINK
31
Bulb. : TULIP
33
Wails. : SOBS
35
___ de France. : ILE
36
Principal items. : STAPLES
38
Villeins. : CARLS
39
Commotion. : WHIR
40
Gulp: Colloq. : SWIG
41
Great colorist of Venice (1477-1576). : TITIAN
42
Bands. : GANGS
43
President Osmeña's islands. : PHILIPPINE
45
Voices. : EMITS
46
Sea of Netherlands Indies. : BANDA
47
Flier's maneuver. : LOOP
48
Leader of marines in Pacific Fleet. : GEIGER
49
Keepers of cattle. : NEATHERDS
51
33.33 in. in Texas. : VARA
52
Frolic: Colloq. : LARK
53
Town in E. Prussia. : EYLAU
54
Michigan city. : FLINT
56
Banqueted. : JUNKETED
60
Unadorned. : BALD
63
Separate. : DISCRETE
65
Lucille Dupin. : SAND
66
Easy gait. : LOPE
67
Other name for Turku. : ABO
68
Gratified. : FED
69
Island between Guam and Saipan. : ROTA
70
Storm. : RAVE
71
Sanguinary substances. : HEMIN
72
Scoffer. : RAILER
74
Kyushu seaport, short distance from Okinawa. : KAGOSHIMA
76
Siamese coin. : SATANG
77
Dark-brown fur. : OTTER
78
Pres. Truman's press secretary. : ROSS
79
Musical conclusion. : CODA
80
Pewter coin of Thailand. : ATT
81
Greek letter. : TAU
82
Have an opinion. : DEEM
83
Hordes. : MOBS
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Risks included in insurance policy. : COVERAGE
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White Russian's neighbor. : POLE
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Usurp. : ARROGATE
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Blue person. : MOPER
90
Ancient city in S.W. Italy. : CUMAE
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Nickname for Oliver. : NOLL
93
___ Island, San Pablo Bay; navy yard. : MARE
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Trimming for turkeys. : CHESTNUTS
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45 degree angle. : OCTANT
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Perfume base. : MUSK
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River rising in Cen. Rumania. : MURES
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Herb with tonic properties. : TANSY
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Industrial city in Connecticut. : BRIDGEPORT
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Jutlanders. : DANES
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Gandhi's followers. : HINDUS
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Haul: Colloq. : TOTE
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Channel island. : SARK
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Blue. : PERSE
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Most comprehensive. : LARGEST
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Huzza! : RAH
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Food fish. : CERO
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City N.E. of Hanover. : CELLE
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U. S.-held islet W. of Okinawa. : KUME
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Greek letter. : RHO
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City on the Mohawk. : UTICA
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Where Prime Minister King works. : OTTAWA
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Archipelago in Ryukyu chain. : AMAMI
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Seed appendage. : ARIL
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£1 in Iraq. : DINAR
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Free port under Russo-Chinese treaty. : DAIREN
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Painter of Olympia, 1865. : MANET
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Scottish historian (1711-76). : HUME
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Part of insigne of QMC. : EAGLE
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Barked shrilly: Colloq. : YIPPED
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Chief Justice. : STONE
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Genus of ducks. : ANAS
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Link anew. : REFASTEN
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Period beyond set limit. : OVERTIME
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Where Spalato is. : DALMATIA
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Bank abbreviation. : INT
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Colombian gulf. : DARIEN
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Makes quits. : EVENS
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Base off N. W. New Guinea. : BIAK
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Cleopatra's "poor venomous fool." : ASP
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Author of "Cyrano de Bergerac." : ROSTAND
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Truk, Kwajalein, Wake, etc. : ATOLLS
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Small lemur. : LORIS
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Shred. : SNIP
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Newly designated Knight of the Bath. : IKE
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Affinity. : KINSHIP
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Ensnare. : ENTOIL
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Places of refuge. : ARKS
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Amphitrite's home. : SEA
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Covering of hair for head. : PERIWIG
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Girl's name. : EVELINE
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Violator of rules at bridge. : RENEGER
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Dashing. : SLASHY
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Capital of Mongolia. : URGA
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Ladrone. : BRIGAND
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Put in rivalry. : PITTED
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Salvage items. : CANS
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Desist! : WHOA
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Small ear: Bot. : SPIKELET
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Codfish genus. : GADUS
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Fortified wine. : PORT
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Become lively. : PERK
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Plait. : BRAID
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U. S. Ambassador to Poland. : LANE
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Ancestor. : ELDER
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Motion picture projector. : VITASCOPE
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Crescent-shaped figure. : LUNE
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Hunts amphibians. : FROGS
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Mother of Apollo. : LETO
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Where Surabaya is. : JAVA
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Large berry. : TOMATO
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Town on the Moselle. : EPINAL
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Tropical malady. : DENGUE
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Native State in W. India. : BARODA
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Mitigator. : ABATER
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Saunter. : LOITER
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Very stupid. : CRASS
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Its capital is Catbalogan. : SAMAR
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Chemin de ___. : FER
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Amendment to document. : RIDER
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Sombrero. : HAT
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Summer drink. : LEMONADE
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S. Honshu port on Osaka Bay. : KOBE
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Moved: Naut. : HOVE
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Stanches. : STEMS
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Pound of North Africa. : ROTL
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Chills. : AGUES
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People visited by F. D. R. : MALTESE
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Munster City. : CORK
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Yearns: Colloq. : ACHES
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"Pearl of the East." : PENANG
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Instrument of percussion. : GONG
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Upright post. : MAST
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Togs. : ATTIRE
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Obscure: Poet. : MURK
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Algonquin Indian. : CREE
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Pass beneath. : UNDERRUN
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Island between Kyushu and Korea. : TSUSHIMA
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Contractions of the heart. : SYSTOLES
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Thrust out. : OBTRUDE
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Region in N. W. Yugoslavia. : CROATIA
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Small levy. : TITHING
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Island close to Halmahera. : MOROTAI
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Clayey deposit. : MARL
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Rips. : UNSEAMS
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Mimic writing. : PARODY
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American novelist. : DELAND
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N. African native. : HAMITE
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Phoebe. : PEWEE
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Unit of light. : LUMEN
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Concern. : CARE
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Find fault. : CARP
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Walled city in N. Nigeria. : KANO
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State with motto "Eureka": Abbr. : CAL
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Pointer. : TIP
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Dull finish. : MAT
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Exclamation. : AHA

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9 unique to this puzzle, 65 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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