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C. W. Hudson
C. W. Hudson

ATLAS GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, August 15, 1943

8-Down : Designating a linguistic family in Orinoco area.

Author:
C. W. Hudson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 648 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 156, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 82
C. W. Hudson has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1943, The New York TimesNo. 79
Across
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Regional source of most Russian oil. : CAUCASUS
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Capital of French Somaliland. : JIBUTI
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Spanish city on Guadalquivir River. : SEVILLE
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President of country drained by Orinoco River. : ANGARITA
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Prized Cremona violins. : AMATIS
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Native of Russia's "Burma Road." : IRANIAN
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Gen. Carmona is president of this country. : PORTUGAL
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Large Argentine river. : PARANA
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Bomb-blasted city making Nazi sub-parts. : COLOGNE
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Suffix denoting a "craze." : ITIS
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Maori stitchbird. : IHI
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Wild sheep of North Africa. : ARUI
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U.S. cruiser, "one-ship fleet." : BOISE
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Quantico-trained soldier: Abbr. : USM
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Mindanao tribesman. : ATA
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Language spoken by Sava River people. : SLAVONIC
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Commune in Prussia. : CELLE
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Member of royal Hawaiian family. : ALII
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___ Fe, capital of New Mexico. : SANTA
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Cognomen. : NAME
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Famous English comet discoverer. : HALLEY
44
Author of "Red Badge of Courage." : CRANE
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Chance. : HAP
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Sicilian commune in Messina province. : NASO
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Powdered leaves used in African soups. : LALO
50
French market towns. : BOURGS
51
Army officer's rank. : COLONEL
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Progress intelligently planned and directed. : TELESIA
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Allied blockbuster. : BOMB
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Stomachic acidity. : ACOR
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Scoff. : GIBE
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Largest of the Marianas islands. : GUAM
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British islands of Lesser Antilles group. : BARBADOS
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Soldiers. : MEN
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500-mile tributary of Volga. : SURA
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Wholly absorbed. : RAPT
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Baby Snooks. : FANNY
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Early New Deal act: Abbr. : NRA
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Spanish priest. : PADRE
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Aleutian "steppingstone" to Tokyo. : ATTU
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West Indian fresh-water tortoise. : HICATEE
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Bridle strap. : REIN
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Administer unction to. : ANOINT
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Springboard of Allied advance on Tokyo. : AUSTRALIA
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Hautboy player. : OBOIST
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Daughter of Ea. : NINA
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Absence of thirst: Med. : ADIPSIA
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Stronghold of central Sicily. : ENNA
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Rib: Anat. comb. form. : COSTI
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Hard water. : ICE
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Out of order. : AMISS
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Seethe. : STEW
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Border. : EDGE
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Chinese pagoda. : TAA
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Earth pig. : AARDVARK
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Enzymes. : ASES
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16,000,000 square miles. : ASIA
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Burmese unit of dry measure. : TENG
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An English royal house. : YORK
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Flemish name for Belgian capital. : BRUSSEL
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Rat kangaroo. : POTORDO
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Sarajevo was its former capital. : BOSNIA
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Mind. : CARE
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Reputed discoverer of America. : ERIC
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Girl's nickname. : LIL
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Overgrown with vines. : IVIED
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Salt-covered plain in southeast U.S. : SALADA
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Modified plant. : ECAD
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Nape of the neck: Anat. : NUCHA
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Tools for dressing roofing slate. : ZATS
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Food fishes. : SOLES
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Believer in the mystic significance of numbers. : NUMERIST
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River joining the Yangtze at Hankow. : HAN
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Outcast Japanese class. : ETA
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___ Flow, British naval base. : SCAPA
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River draining Lake Leopold II in Belgian Congo. : FINI
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Mohammed's son-in-law. : ALI
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Stronghold. : FORT
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Maturing agent. : RIPENER
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Leave out the second time. : REOMIT
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Sardinian objective of Allied bombers. : CAGLIARI
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Town and open port of Annam. : TOURANE
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Attribute. : IMPUTE
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Marine junk yard for Nazi subs. : ATLANTIC
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Irate. : ENRAGED
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Local taxes: Dial. : CESSES
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Aridity. : SEARNESS
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Legal writ of arrest. : CAPIAS
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The color salmon: Var. : ANOTTA
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One of the Baltic Finns. : UGRIAN
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Animated mouse traps. : CATS
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Islands southwest of New Guinea. : ARU
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Signet. : SIGIL
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Native of Beehive State. : UTAHAN
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Designating a linguistic family in Orinoco area. : SALIVAN
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The losers in Munda area. : JAPANESE
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Jap town noted for porcelain ware. : IMARI
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Member of the "Little War Cabinet." : BARUCH
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The singing of no songs, in Japan. : UTAI
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Vital war metal. : TIN
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The patron of Columbus. : ISABELLA
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Island battleground. : SICILY
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Uneven as if eaten away. : EROSE
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The poet's world. : VALE
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Daughter of Cadmus. : INO
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Strap-shaped: Bot. : LIGULAR
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Capital of Governor Kelly's State. : LANSING
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Those opposed to the Allied cause. : ENEMIES
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Shortened form of a butterine. : OLEO
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Bushmen. : SAAN
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Peruvian volcano active from 1582-1783. : OMATE
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Assertion. : CLAIM
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Island off Venezuela. : ARUBA
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Norse god of thunder. : THOR
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London precinct of Whitefriars. : ALSATIA
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Crested. : COMBY
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Division of Lower Burma peopled by Mons. : PEGU
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Russian name. : OLGA
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Jap-held island near Celebes. : BORNEO
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Department bombed Naples is in. : CAMPANIA
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Collective name for central Pacific islands. : OCEANICA
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Capital dweller of Land of the Rose. : LONDONER
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Italian monetary unit. : LIRA
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River Babylon was located on. : EUPHRATES
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Poison. : BANE
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Red city near Rostov. : BATAISK
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Island group of the Philippines. : BATANES
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River flowing 850 miles from Poland to Black Sea. : DNEISTER
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Heavily bombed Sardinian town. : ORISTAND
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Capital of President Rios' country. : SANTIAGO
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Sun Yat ___. : SEN
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Soviet defender. : RUSS
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Preferably. : FAIN
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Narrow inlet. : RIA
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Rams. : TUPS
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Ball of thread. : CLEW
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Kangaroo: Colloq. : ROO
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Queen of Georgia, 1184-1212. : TAMARA
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Gauzelike. : TISSUED
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Chemical engineering degree: Abbr. : BCE
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Kind of dagger. : DIRK
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Fat: Anat. comb. form. : ADIP
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Abstain from. : AVOID
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To be: Latin. : ESSE
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Ballad of Reading ___. : GAOL
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Units of force. : DYNES
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City of northern France. : ARRAS
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___ Springs, in central Australia. : ALICE
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Colombian seaport noted for balsam. : TOLU
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Islands east of Sardinia. : BALEARIC
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Solitary monks. : EREMITES
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Color. : TINT
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Embarkation point for invaders of Sicily. : BIZERTE
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Popular homage. : OVATION
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District of Lucknow division in British India. : SITAPUR
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Dark limestone found in Ireland. : CALP
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Equatorial capital destoyed by 1812 earthquake. : CARACAS
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Sailplaned. : SOARED
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Feeling of hatred. : ANIMUS
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Opposite of contract. : DILATE
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Ambassador to London, 1899-1905. : CHOATE
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Noted British air marshal. : HARRIS
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Merry-andrews. : ANTICS
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Place of action. : SCENE
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Combine. : UNITE
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Signs found in ancient manuscripts. : SIGLA
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Unexpected obstacle. : SNAG
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Coxcombs. : FOPS
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Red adversary in Lake Ladoga region. : FINN
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Signal historical stage. : ERA
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An uncle: Dial. : EME
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Malay gibbon. : LAR

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