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Elizabeth Patterson
GLOBAL GLEANINGS
New York Times, Sunday, August 26, 1945
86-Down : Maintain.
Author:
Elizabeth Patterson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172 , Blocks: 77 , Avg Word Len: 5.26 , Missing: { F Q X } , Scrabble score: 660 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 162 , Cheaters: 2 , FITB: 14 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 77
David Steinberg notes:
In 139-Down clue, added accent over first "e" in "Liège."
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© 1945, The New York Times No. 185
Across
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Old province N. of Tokyo. :
HITACHI 22
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A creek: New York State. :
VLY 29
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Greenland settlement. :
ETAH 39
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City 75 mi. from Bombay. :
POONA 46
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Candy containing nuts. :
NOUGAT 50
Custer's last ___. :
STAND 51
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Expressions of delight. :
AHS 63
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Ancient name of Poland and Russia. :
SARMATIA 66
Minor philosophies. :
ISMS 70
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Walled city, N. Nigeria. :
KANO 73
U. S. President, 1841-45. :
TYLER 75
Roosevelt's initial. :
TEE 76
Largest lake of central Europe. :
BALATON 77
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Responsible person. :
ADULT 81
Feudal stablekeeper: Var. :
AVENOR 82
Pseudonym of Mme. Dudevant. :
SAND 83
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Russian river, to Lake Balkhash. :
ILI 90
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Portuguese port, S. of Canton. :
MACAO 99
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___ Island, Niagara River. :
GOAT 103
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Opera by Puccini. :
MANON 110
The Grampian ___. :
HILLS 111
Emperor who followed Nero. :
GALBA 115
Region in Wurtemberg. :
NECKAR 117
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Mindanao's capital. :
DAVAO 119
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Genus of water fowls. :
ANAS 132
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Places for raising frogs. :
RANARIA 137
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Lake, volcano, and town, Guatemala. :
ATITLAN 143
Sea between India and Oman. :
ARABIAN 144
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Ancient country, E. Adriatic coast. :
ILLYRIA 4
River near Foochow. :
MIN 5
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Greek costume girdle. :
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Chief city of Epirus: Serb. :
JANINA 12
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Crystalline compound. :
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Upolu's chief town. :
APIA 36
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Every 60 minutes. :
HORAL 41
Finland, to the Finns. :
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Nimitz' headquarters. :
GUAM 47
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Small island group, Moluccas. :
OBI 51
S. Carolina town, near Augusta, Ga. :
AIKEN 52
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Supporting stake. :
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Grand ___, fishing grounds. :
BANK 59
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Territory ceded to Poland. :
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Granny's nickname. :
NANA 72
Folkestone's county. :
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English sand tract. :
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French river, to Moselle. :
SAAR 84
Island near Amboina. :
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Penitential period. :
LENT 88
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Former employment project. :
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Beautiful lake near Stockholm. :
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Island west of Halmahera. :
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Principality on Red Sea. :
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River immortalized by Strauss. :
DANUBE 119
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Moscow, Idaho, county. :
LATAH 125
___ Lloyd George. :
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Turkish cloth measures. :
PICS 136
Siamese coins: Var. :
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Answer summary:13 unique to this puzzle , 64 debuted here and reused later , 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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Grid has an unusual size: 23 rows x 23 columns.
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