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Archie S. Kreiling
GLOBAL GLEANINGS
New York Times, Sunday, September 10, 1944
1-Down : Clamorous.
Author:
Archie S. Kreiling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 180 , Blocks: 85 , Avg Word Len: 4.93 , Missing: { J Q X Z } , Scrabble score: 618 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 140 , Cheaters: 0 , FITB: 9 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 56
David Steinberg notes:
In 73-Across clue, corrected N. E. to N. W. Also fixed numerous dates that seemed inaccurate.
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© 1944, The New York Times No. 135
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City on Torrens River, Australia. :
ADELAIDE 24
Battleship bombed Dec., 1941. :
HARUNA 25
Given name of Mme. Galli-Curci. :
AMELITA 26
Inspector General, U. S. Army. :
PETERSON 27
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Island between Guam and Saipan. :
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17,725 ft., Andes Mt., Ecuador. :
ALTAR 34
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Port east of Cannes. :
NICE 44
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Soviet news agency. :
TASS 52
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Vice President of Uruguay. :
GUANI 54
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Island in Treasury group. :
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Candia's capital. :
CANEA 72
Steering apparatus. :
HELM 73
Bay on N. W. coast of Crete. :
SUDA 74
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River in Yugoslavia, tributary of Sava. :
BOSNA 82
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Dewey's potential Secretary of State. :
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Author of "Cloister and the Hearth," 1861. :
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Gen. Patton's specialty. :
TANKS 98
Member of Hawaiian royalty. :
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She christened Liberty ship Carole Lombard. :
DUNNE 103
English author (1713–68). :
STERNE 105
Where USAAF fights. :
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Demonstrative pronoun. :
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Where Saarbruecken is. :
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In lopsided state. :
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Marine victory in Gilberts. :
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Devastated German industrial city. :
COLOGNE 141
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Seat of large Army proving grounds. :
ABERDEEN 143
Minute caudal appendages. :
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Islands N. E. of Timor. :
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Greek god opposed to Eros. :
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1.43 acres in Portugal. :
GEIRA 6
Within: Comb. form. :
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Keep stationary: Comb. form. :
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Italian battle city. :
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New Guinea lake crossed to take Nefaar. :
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Town in Venezuela. :
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New highway into China. :
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Cuchulainn's wife. :
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Seat of Orange Bowl. :
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Mexican Revolutionary general (1878–1923). :
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Blasted Admiralty island. :
MANUS 67
Prophetic French author (1828–1905). :
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Family: Irish law. :
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French-Polish composer (1810–49). :
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Captured Italian island. :
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In the Navy, shipshape. :
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Consisting of expressions. :
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Strategic Channel port. :
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"___ and I."—Irving Bacheller. :
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Answer summary:8 unique to this puzzle , 48 debuted here and reused later , 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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