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Walt Clark
Walt Clark

GLOBAL GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, November 11, 1956

75-Down : Ephemerals.

Author:
Walt Clark
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 77, Avg Word Len: 5.32, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 706 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 136, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
Walt Clark has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,693
Across
1
Mignonette. : RESEDA
7
Snake-eyes. : AMBSACE
14
Shakespearean Queen. : TITANIA
21
Gold coin of old Rome. : SOLIDUS
22
Son of Sycorax. : CALIBAN
23
Robert Smylie, for example. : IDAHOAN
24
Well-known diplomat. : CLAREBOOTHELUCE
26
Disturb. : DERANGE
27
Althorn. : ALTO
28
Painter of "The Wrestler." : LUKS
29
Twisting back. : RETORTION
31
Against. : CON
32
Smooth woolens. : DOESKINS
34
Cotton separators. : GINS
35
Kiltie. : GAEL
36
Cupel. : TEST
37
Secure. : BIND
38
Scoter. : COOT
39
Fruitcake ingredients. : CITRONS
41
Basque caps. : BERETS
44
___ Arthur. : PORT
45
Neighborly gatherings. : BEES
46
Hockey player. : GOALIE
50
Nimble. : ALERT
51
Olympian: Poet. : JOVE
52
Brief advertisement: Abbr. : PERS
53
Type of communism. : TITOISM
54
Candy. : MINT
55
Man's name in an expression. : MIKE
56
Divot. : TURF
57
"For ___ jolly good fellow ... " : HESA
58
Beanie's relative. : TAM
59
Cry of a merino. : BAA
60
Hiker's burden. : HAVERSACK
62
Trading center. : MART
63
Guy. : STAY
64
Molière character. : ISIDORE
66
TV actress. : GALESTORM
68
Minerals. : TALCS
69
Be ill-humored. : SULK
70
"Showboat" song. : BILL
71
Shuck. : HUSK
72
Strong feeling. : FIRE
73
Small fish, the blacktail. : DASSY
75
Certain birds. : FORKTAILS
77
Yew. : CONIFER
80
He loves: Lat. : AMAT
81
Flirtation Walk. : MALL
82
Bookkeeping category. : ARREARAGE
84
"___ tree by a river ... " : ONA
85
Little: Suffix. : KIN
86
Opera of 1871. : AIDA
87
Egyptian dancing girl. : ALME
88
A Crosby. : GARY
89
Tools. : AXES
90
Bestows on. : ACCORDS
92
___ Friars. : GREY
93
In the same ___ (in agreement). : CAMP
94
___ de cacao. : CREME
95
Canadian officials. : REEVES
96
Arm: Fr. : BRAS
97
Fedoras. : HATS
98
Namesakes of Mrs. Ross. : BETSYS
99
Richard Basehart role. : ISHMAEL
101
___ Marquette. : PERE
102
Spanish surrealist. : DALI
103
Moslem titles. : AGAS
106
Glaucus' beloved. : IONE
107
Staple's relative. : BRAD
108
P. M. G. in Wilson's Cabinet. : BURLESON
112
Espouse. : WED
113
Lawn gadget. : SPRINKLER
115
Cologne: Ger. : KOLN
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Chaise: Colloq. : SHAY
117
Confederate cruiser of 1864. : ALABAMA
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Aintree event: 2 wds. : THESTEEPLECHASE
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Make over. : REMODEL
123
Oriental. : EASTERN
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Hydrocarbons. : ETHANES
125
Intend. : DESTINE
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Julia's suitor. : ANTONIO
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Harriet and Calvin. : STOWES
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Viking chief of 900 A. D. : ROLLO
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Inspirit. : ELATE
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Satirist Sitwell. : SIROSBERT
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City in Nigeria. : EDE
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Cities in Georgia and Texas. : DUBLINS
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"There was ___ of revelry by night ... " : ASOUND
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Book of the Bible. : ACTS
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--- Jongg. : MAH
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English Channel flier, 1909. : BLERIOT
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Omitting mention. : SILENT
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Adjoins. : ABUTS
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Harsh: Comb. form. : CACO
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Capacities for action. : ENERGIES
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More orderly. : TIDIER
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Theorist. : IDEOLOGIST
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Mountain pool. : TARN
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Interjection. : AHA
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Time being. : NONCE
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Shakespearean roles. : IAGOS
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Concerning. : ANENT
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A saurel. : SCAD
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Stamps of approval. : OKS
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Makes fancy work. : TATS
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Night club star. : KITT
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Senator from Tennessee. : GORE
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Ancient state of China. : TSAO
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Model. : COVERGIRL
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TV panelist. : CERF
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___ bene. : NOTA
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Walt Disney hero. : BAMBI
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Biblical name. : ELIAS
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Of a style of architecture. : RENAISSANCE
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Bag. : POKE
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Black and white hog. : BERKSHIRE
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Lillian Hellman play (with "The"). : LITTLEFOXES
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Virtuoso Stern. : ISAAC
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TV awards. : EMMYS
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Modern jargon. : JIVE
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Color. : PUCE
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Expression. : TERM
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Eminence. : MARK
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Yarns. : TALLTALES
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___ back (revert). : HARK
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Consecrated. : HOLY
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Honored physician. : SALK
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Variety of quartz. : MOSSAGATE
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Delhi's vogue for ladies. : SARI
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Pollen. : DUST
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Bulrush. : TULE
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Tooth. : TINE
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Gaucho's weapon. : BOLA
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Mossback. : FOGY
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Cape Verde port. : DAKAR
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Fur-lined tippet. : AMICE
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Ephemerals. : FADS
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Brucker's department. : ARMY
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Fish. : CARP
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Foe. : ENEMY
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Destroys. : RASES
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Future ensigns. : MIDSHIPMEN
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Drives into. : RAMS
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Olympian. : ARES
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Sea betweeen Kazakh and Uzbek. : ARAL
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Bandleader of note. : ARTIESHAW
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Genus of sheep. : OVIS
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Gunpowder is one. : GREENTEA
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Drawing ___. : CARD
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Compartment. : CELL
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Romanian money. : BANI
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Encourage. : HEARTEN
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Noted U. S. physicist. : BARNETT
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State of mind. : MORALE
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Magic word in ledgerdemain. : PRESTO
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J. F. D. : DULLES
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Grant. : AWARD
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Term in French cookery. : GELEE
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Booth Tarkington's Alice. : ADAMS
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Isle of the ___. : BLEST
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Style of jazz. : BOP
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Well-known Western. : SHANE
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Desert stopovers. : OASES
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Bevan and others. : NYES
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Persian poet of 13th cen. : SADI
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Tartar title. : KHAN
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Game. : KENO
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Of plants: Abbr. : BOT
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Silkworm. : ERI
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Japanese measure. : CHO

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 14 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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