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C. W. Cross
C. W. Cross

GLOBAL REPORTER

New York Times, Sunday, May 6, 1945

9-Down : American society painter (1856-1925).

Author:
C. W. Cross
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 79, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 672 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 156, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 63
C. W. Cross has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 169
Across
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Allies in Asia. : CHINESE
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Onslaught. : ASSAULT
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Burning fiercely. : BLAZING
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Esteemer. : HONORER
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Land of the two-humped camel. : BACTRIA
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Proofreader. : REVISOR
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Convoys. : ESCORTS
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Trafficking. : BROKING
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Daughter of Icarus. : ERIGONE
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Capital of Valais canton, Switz. : SION
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Siamese. : TAI
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Headquarters, Pacific Fleet. : GUAM
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Hawaiian thrushes. : OMAOS
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Set down. : LAY
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Lucky strike. : TEN
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No artist, he. : BOTCHER
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Other people's children. : BRATS
39
Tantrum. : RAGE
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Late war correspondent. : ERNIE
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Palestine as a haven. : ZION
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Sir Beaumains, of Malory. : GARETH
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Picture sections in gravure. : ROTOS
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Jap island chain above Formosa. : RYUKYU
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Mouth of the Thames. : ESTUARY
50
Dregs. : SEDIMENT
52
Admiral King. : ERNEST
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Mallow plants. : SIDAS
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The lady is alone: Stage direction. : SOLA
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Born. : NEE
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Memorial service. : OBIT
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Caned. : BATONED
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Fold of skin. : PLICA
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Gory. : IMBRUED
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More of a Solomon. : SAGER
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Go: Latin. : VADE
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Restrain. : CURB
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Worth. : MERIT
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Iridescent. : OPALED
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Moslem gold coin. : DINAR
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Creek. : RIA
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Hibernian. : IRISH
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The color of lilac. : LILAS
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Send by stages. : RELAY
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Of bristles. : SETAL
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___ Juana, Aunt Jane. : TIA
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Island group near the Volcanos. : BONIN
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California white oaks. : ROBLES
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Acts as chief. : HEADS
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Sixth Greek letter. : ZETA
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Fairy tale gambit. : ONCE
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Hot, dry wind of Madeira. : LESTE
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Catherine the Great. : TSARINA
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Ballet master-painter. : DEGAS
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Joins up. : ENLISTS
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Afternoon of a ___. : FAUN
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Rustic nickname. : LEM
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Burden. : ONUS
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Hands off! : TABOO
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Do without. : FOREGO
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Top commander at Okinawa. : SPRUANCE
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Labor. : TRAVAIL
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Russian marshal. : ZHUKOV
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Moderate gaits. : TROTS
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Jump again. : RELEAP
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Small fry for Moby Dick. : BRIT
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In flames. : AFIRE
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Ancient Reims. : REMI
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Catcher of burrowing animals. : MOLER
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Jap army officer. : SAMURAI
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Job news. : ADS
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Girl's name. : ISA
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Put out the light. : DOUSE
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A lifetime. : SPAN
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Mother. : MOM
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Scissor. : SNIP
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N terminus of Burma Road. : KUNMING
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Famed round room in Washington. : ROTUNDA
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Ruined Reich metropolis. : COLOGNE
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Arab chieftainate. : EMIRATE
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Builder. : ERECTOR
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Alarm clock. : AROUSER
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Streamlined speedboat. : SEASLED
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Lowers. : DEMEANS
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Answers. : REPLIES
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Mr. Bowles. : CHESTER
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Nylons. : HOSIERY
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The unknown: Fr. : INCONNU
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Sun at zenith. : NOON
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Misdo. : ERR
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Fracas. : SETTO
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Substitute material. : ERSATZ
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Fleece remnants. : ABB
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American society painter (1856-1925). : SARGENT
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Clean well. : SCOUR
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Aleutian isle E. of Adak. : ATKA
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Sacred objects of Hebrew and Mormon priesthood. : URIM
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Author Yutang. : LIN
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Author and poet Rabindranath. : TAGORE
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"___ there a man with soul so dead."—Scott. : BREATHES
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Recovered Dodecanese isle. : LEROS
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Girl's name meaning bird. : AVIS
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Angle of a trench. : ZIG
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Cut off. : ISOLATE
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Nine-sided figure. : NONAGON
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Most dreary and cloudy. : GREYEST
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Most frigid. : ICIEST
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Gym rugs. : MATS
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Capital of Lebanon. : BEYROUTH
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Landlord. : HOST
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Silver advocate of the '90's. : BRYAN
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The modern Greek tongue. : ROMAIC
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Western Front chief. : IKE
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Styled in pacing. : GAITED
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Fervor. : ARDOR
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Streamlet. : RILL
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Dematerialize. : UNBE
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Customs. : USAGES
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Racetrack cheat. : DOPER
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Phantom. : EIDOLON
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Operatic locus for barber shop quartet. : SEVILLE
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Nemesis of Jap navy. : NIMITZ
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Polished with abrasive. : EMERIED
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Under the influence. : EBRIATE
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Unwitting slayer of his brother, Balin, in Malory. : BALAN
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Mother of Perseus. : DANAE
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Abridge. : CURTAIL
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She helped Theseus in the labyrinth. : ARIADNE
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Got up: dialect. : RIS
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Outstanding. : SALIENT
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Morning star. : DAYSTAR
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Soothing balm. : BALSAM
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___-nez glasses. : PINCE
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Bills overdue. : DEBTS
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City on the Don. : ROSTOV
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City of the International Settlement. : SHANGHAI
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At any time: Poetic. : EER
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Ship's crew leader. : BOSUN
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Lather again. : RESOAP
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Rabbit-sized tropic rodent. : AGOUTI
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The Balance of the Zodiac. : LIBRA
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Red Sea-Mediterranean link. : SUEZ
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Duck genus. : ANAS
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Not now. : LATER
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Leaf-shaped arc, in geometry. : FOLIUM
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Crowded, pressed. : SCROUGED
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Strong. : FIRM
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Woof, woof! : OUF
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Hits. : STRIKES
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Infer. : PRESUME
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Ex-axis satellite. : ROMANIA
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Squirms away. : EELS
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Leave in the lurch. : ABANDON
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Province in China, Nanchang its capital. : KIANGSI
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New minister. : ORDINEE
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Musical services at evening. : VESPERS
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Eyed slyly. : LEERED
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Surgical stylet. : TROCAR
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___ Carlo. : MONTE
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Reindeer driver. : SANTA
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Love: Italian. : AMORE
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Phone device. : DIAL
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Check. : STEM
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Dull red. : PUCE
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Man's immortality. : SOUL
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Lady of the house. : MRS
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Metal source. : ORE
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Art: Latin. : ARS
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Chop off. : LOP

Answer summary:
14 unique to this puzzle, 49 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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