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Archie S. Kreiling
Archie S. Kreiling

GLOBAL GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, September 10, 1944

5-Down : 1.43 acres in Portugal.

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
Archie S. Kreiling has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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 TimesNo. 135
Across
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West Coast labor leader. : BRIDGES
8
Nazi chaser. : RED
11
Sacred bull. : APIS
15
Embossed. : CHASED
21
French sub base. : LORIENT
22
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
God: Hebrew. : ADONAI
28
Tawny. : TAN
29
Island between Guam and Saipan. : ROTA
31
Tristful. : SAD
32
17,725 ft., Andes Mt., Ecuador. : ALTAR
34
Vestments. : ALBS
35
___ Louise. : ANITA
37
Injury. : LESION
40
Purposes. : AIMS
42
___ de France. : ILE
43
Port east of Cannes. : NICE
44
Nov. 7 candidate. : TRUMAN
46
Finnish islands. : ALAND
49
___ Park, Col. : ESTES
51
Soviet news agency. : TASS
52
Greek heroine. : HELEN
53
Vice President of Uruguay. : GUANI
54
Encountered. : MET
55
Surgical stylet. : TROCAR
57
Il Duce's party. : FASCI
58
___ Joe Stilwell. : VINEGAR
62
Scottish cap. : TAM
65
Sudan people. : ALUR
66
Brawl. : MELEE
67
___ Casilina. : VIA
68
Island in Treasury group. : MONO
69
Short ___. : SNORTER
71
Candia's capital. : CANEA
72
Steering apparatus. : HELM
73
Bay on N. W. coast of Crete. : SUDA
74
Playing cards. : TAROTS
75
Discovers. : FINDS
76
Strong condiment. : GARLIC
78
Infantry. : MEN
79
Adduce. : CITE
80
Premium. : BONUS
81
River in Yugoslavia, tributary of Sava. : BOSNA
82
Filament. : HAIR
84
Sea eagle. : ERN
85
Dewey's potential Secretary of State. : DULLES
87
Metal sheet. : PLATE
88
Most painful. : SOREST
90
Hawaiian wreaths. : LEIS
92
___ Gwyn. : NELL
93
Author of "Cloister and the Hearth," 1861. : READE
94
Hirohito's title. : EMPEROR
95
West Indian fish. : BOGA
96
Dawn to dusk. : DAY
97
Gen. Patton's specialty. : TANKS
98
Member of Hawaiian royalty. : ALII
99
Bend in timber. : SNY
100
Not the same. : ANOTHER
102
She christened Liberty ship Carole Lombard. : DUNNE
103
English author (1713–68). : STERNE
105
Where USAAF fights. : AIR
106
Pliable cement. : PUTTY
107
Frontier hut. : SHACK
108
Malay chief. : DATO
112
Meager. : SCANT
115
Demonstrative pronoun. : THESE
116
Bellows. : SHOUTS
117
John. : IVAN
118
Plug. : WAD
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Where Saarbruecken is. : SAAR
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Pledge anew. : REPAWN
123
Cubic meter. : STERE
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In lopsided state. : ALOP
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Hold. : GRASP
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Bend and bob. : NID
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Drive down. : TAMP
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Girl's name. : NAN
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Marine victory in Gilberts. : TARAWA
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Where Cagliari is. : SARDINIA
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Devastated German industrial city. : COLOGNE
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Intimater. : HINTER
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Seat of large Army proving grounds. : ABERDEEN
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Minute caudal appendages. : TAILETS
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Ancient chariots. : ESSEDS
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Islands N. E. of Timor. : LETI
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Arid. : DRY
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Greek god opposed to Eros. : ANTEROS
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Clamorous. : BLATANT
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Michael's country. : ROMANIA
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Theology. : IRENICS
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Dilute: Abbr. : DIL
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1.43 acres in Portugal. : GEIRA
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Within: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Keep stationary: Comb. form. : STAT
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Knock. : RAP
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Of Edessa. : EDESSAN
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Check. : DETAIN
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Swiss river. : AAR
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Italian battle city. : PISA
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Image. : IDOL
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New Guinea lake crossed to take Nefaar. : SENTANI
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Conjuration. : CHARM
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Possessed. : HAD
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Town in Venezuela. : AROA
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Lighted by Phoebus. : SUNLIT
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Render capable. : ENABLE
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Platforms. : DAISES
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New highway into China. : LEDO
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Like a bird's wing. : ALULAR
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Assist. : AID
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___ pilot. : TEST
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Cuchulainn's wife. : EMER
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Loathing. : NAUSEA
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Observed. : SEEN
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Pins for oars. : THOLES
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Reappear. : RECUR
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Openwork fabric. : LACE
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Cuckoo. : ANI
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Peduncles. : STEMS
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Strong winds. : GALES
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Seat of Orange Bowl. : MIAMI
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Deserted: Slang : RATTED
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Wards off. : FENDS
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Mexican Revolutionary general (1878–1923). : VILLA
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Moroccan native troops. : GOUMIERS
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British General. : ANDERSON
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Brownish horse. : ROAN
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Hissing sound. : TST
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Greek poet. : ANACREON
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President of Paraguay. : MORINIGO
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Blasted Admiralty island. : MANUS
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Prophetic French author (1828–1905). : VERNE
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Decay. : ROT
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Family: Irish law. : CINEL
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Hurry. : HASTE
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Imprudence. : FOLLY
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Incentives. : GOADS
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French-Polish composer (1810–49). : CHOPIN
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Dim. : BLEAR
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English poet (1757–1827). : BLAKE
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Land measure. : ARE
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Captured Italian island. : ELBA
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Submerged. : UNDER
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U. S. coin. : PENNY
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Simpers. : SMIRKS
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Essay. : TRY
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Mephistopheles. : SATAN
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Raver. : RANTER
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Choose. : ELECT
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Mild rebukes. : TUTS
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In the Navy, shipshape. : ATAUNT
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Strikes. : HITS
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Owing. : DUE
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Pageant. : SHOW
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Revise. : EDIT
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Consisting of expressions. : PHRASAL
107
More sheltered. : SHADIER
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Grumman TBF-1. : AVENGER
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Port on Italian heel. : TARANTO
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Singularity. : ONENESS
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Bind. : SWATHE
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Strategic Channel port. : CALAIS
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Embellishes. : ADORNS
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Sailor. : TAR
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Having thorns. : SPINED
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Culture media. : AGARS
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Geraint's wife. : ENID
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Fissure. : SPLIT
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Head. : PATE
127
Savvy. : SABE
128
Ready: French. : PRET
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Official acts. : ACTA
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Complaint. : MOAN
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Espouse. : WED
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"___ and I."—Irving Bacheller. : DRI
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Some. : ANY
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Palm leaf. : OLE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 48 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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