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Alberta N. Burton
Alberta N. Burton

NEWS FROM THE TELETYPE

New York Times, Sunday, December 2, 1945

126-Down : Large bamboo raft: Sumatra.

Author:
Alberta N. Burton
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 164, Blocks: 85, Avg Word Len: 5.41, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 668 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 160, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 69 Grid has supersymmetry.
Alberta N. Burton has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 199
Across
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Oswego's lake. : ONTARIO
8
Writers of the Constitution. : FRAMERS
15
Source of atomic power. : URANIUM
22
British city opposite Hong Kong. : KOWLOON
23
Pest of U. S. rice fields. : RICERAT
24
Self-reproach. : REMORSE
25
Ape. : IMITATE
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Unfolded. : EVOLUTE
27
Real estate held in absolute independence: Law. : ALODIUM
28
Kobold. : NIS
29
Stool pigeon. : RAT
30
Norse goddess of healing. : EIR
31
Preserve. : CAN
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Nothing. : NIL
33
Indemnity for killing: Early Scots law. : CRO
34
Pilaster. : ANTA
36
Sverige. : SWEDEN
38
The new age. : ATOMIC
40
Astringent pods used for tanning. : PIPI
41
Biographer of Washington. : WEEMS
43
Repute. : ODOR
44
On the ocean. : ASEA
45
Starer. : GAZER
46
Antenna. : AERIAL
48
Wasted away. : EMACIATED
52
Commander in Chief of Polish land, sea and air forces. : ANDERS
53
Sutures. : SEAMS
55
Congressman's title: Abbr. : HON
56
Author of "The White Company" (1859-1930). : DOYLE
58
City on Tokyo Bay. : YOKOHAMA
62
Vessels. : JUNKS
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Carpers. : CAVILERS
69
Embroidery cord: Var. : ARASENE
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Industrial district, Kyushu Island. : SATSUMA
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Of a secret order. : MASONIC
73
Quinine trees. : KINAS
74
Belgian marble. : RANCE
76
Dividing walls. : SEPTA
78
Slender graceful woman. : SYLPH
79
Personification of Truth. : UNA
80
Where Baghdad is. : IRAK
81
Siamese. : TAIS
82
Sherbet. : ICE
83
Ration disk. : TOKEN
86
Anathema. : CURSE
88
Major Joppolo. : MARCH
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SW county of England. : DEVON
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Order of Arachnida. : ACARIDA
93
Natives of Seoul. : KOREANS
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Corresponding segment. : ISOMERE
97
Being tossed: Rare. : TOSSMENT
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Water-raising wheel. : NORIA
100
Salaries. : STIPENDS
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Author of "The Master Builder" (1828-1906). : IBSEN
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Rostov's river. : DON
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Tributary of the Elbe River. : SAALE
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Swaggers. : STRUTS
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Urgent need. : NECESSITY
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"Beast of Belsen." : KRAMER
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___ Eugen, former German cruiser. : PRINZ
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A coach and ___. : FOUR
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Dummy whist for three players. : MORT
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Abstracted. : STOLE
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Assistant officer. : AIDE
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Order whose motto is "Honi soit qui mal y pense." : GARTER
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Rise. : APPEAR
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Of Mars: Comb. form. : AREO
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Man's nickname. : NED
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Continent: Abbr. : EUR
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___ de la Paix. : RUE
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Silkworm. : ERI
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"The fairies' midwife." : MAB
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Bill Robinson's forte. : TAP
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Mohammedan. : ISLAMIC
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Acetate of salicylic acid. : ASPIRIN
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Russia's bread basket. : UKRAINE
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Barren. : STERILE
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Lounging. : LOLLING
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Connecting link. : LIAISON
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Proclaims. : HERALDS
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Graving tools. : STYLETS
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Designers. : STYLERS
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Gateway to Japan. : OKINAWA
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Candidate. : NOMINEE
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Typhoon. : TWISTER
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High in pitch. : ALT
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Laugh loudly. : ROAR
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Jots. : IOTAS
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Knockout punch. : ONETWO
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The Four ___. : FREEDOMS
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The Midi. : RIVIERA
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Nut. : ACORN
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Honey. : MEL
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Caterpillar. : ERUCA
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Drum beat. : RATATAT
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Contracted: Med. : STENOSED
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Muse of astronomy. : URANIA
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Memento. : RELIC
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City NE of Teheran. : AMOL
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Land to which Cain was banished. : NOD
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Make Irish. : IRICIZE
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Illegal seizer. : USURPER
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Biographies. : MEMOIRS
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Lover. : AMI
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Dropsy. : EDEMA
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Bordeaux claret. : MEDOC
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Travel on foot. : PAD
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Obis. : SASHES
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Laminated rock. : GNEISS
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Incline. : LEAN
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First used from balloon, 1797. : CHUTE
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Compounds of atoms and electrons. : IONS
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Elephant goad. : ANKUS
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Thomas ___ Edison. : ALVA
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Yanks. : AMERICANS
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Captured "Tiger of Malaya." : YAMASHITA
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Bay on SE coast of Alaska. : YAKUTAT
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Ciudad Bolivar's river. : ORINOCO
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Hawaiian natives. : KANAKAS
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___ Johnson, African explorer. : OSA
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Chief prosecutor in Nuremberg trials. : JACKSON
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Composer of "Bartered Bride." : SMETANA
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Nora Charles. : LOY
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Animate. : ENLIVEN
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Part of a parachute. : RIPCORD
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Anc. Greek road measures. : SCHENES
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"Cruise of the ___."—London : SNARK
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Armadillos. : APARS
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Dutch island SW of New Guinea. : ARU
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Twitching. : TIC
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Bitter vetch. : ERS
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Chief of Naval Operations. : NIMITZ
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Wear away. : ERODE
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Conduits. : MAINS
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Race track touts. : DOPERS
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A gossip: Dial. : EME
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Socialist candidate for President, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912. : DEBS
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Minor planet. : EROS
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Product of Bombyx Mori. : SILK
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Purport. : TENOR
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Former High Commissioner, P. I. : SAYRE
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Non-belligerents. : NEUTRALS
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Mine excavations. : STOPINGS
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A State Dept. major problem. : SPANISH
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Disputed port. : TRIESTE
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Perforator. : RIDDLER
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One: Fr. : UNE
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French cannon. : CREUSOT
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Stamp. : IMPRINT
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Luzon Negrito. : ATA
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Tenon and ___. : MORTISE
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Former occupant of White House. : ELEANOR
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Resumes. : REOPENS
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Fiascos. : FARCES
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Natives of Ceylon. : TAMULS
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Fellowship. : GUILD
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Answer. : REPLY
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Eagle's nest. : AERIE
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Large bamboo raft: Sumatra. : RAKIT
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___ Jannings, former movie star. : EMIL
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Harsh cry. : BRAY
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The Altar. : ARA
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Misfortune. : ILL
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Be indisposed. : AIL

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 56 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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