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Archie S. Kreiling
Archie S. Kreiling

GLOBAL GLEANINGS

New York Times, Sunday, September 10, 1944

53-Down : Strong winds.

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
1
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
119
Where Saarbruecken is. : SAAR
121
Pledge anew. : REPAWN
123
Cubic meter. : STERE
124
In lopsided state. : ALOP
126
Hold. : GRASP
129
Bend and bob. : NID
130
Drive down. : TAMP
133
Girl's name. : NAN
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Marine victory in Gilberts. : TARAWA
136
Where Cagliari is. : SARDINIA
139
Devastated German industrial city. : COLOGNE
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Intimater. : HINTER
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Seat of large Army proving grounds. : ABERDEEN
143
Minute caudal appendages. : TAILETS
144
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
2
Michael's country. : ROMANIA
3
Theology. : IRENICS
4
Dilute: Abbr. : DIL
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1.43 acres in Portugal. : GEIRA
6
Within: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Keep stationary: Comb. form. : STAT
8
Knock. : RAP
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Of Edessa. : EDESSAN
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Check. : DETAIN
11
Swiss river. : AAR
12
Italian battle city. : PISA
13
Image. : IDOL
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New Guinea lake crossed to take Nefaar. : SENTANI
15
Conjuration. : CHARM
16
Possessed. : HAD
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Town in Venezuela. : AROA
18
Lighted by Phoebus. : SUNLIT
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Render capable. : ENABLE
20
Platforms. : DAISES
23
New highway into China. : LEDO
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Like a bird's wing. : ALULAR
33
Assist. : AID
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___ pilot. : TEST
38
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
48
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
58
Mexican Revolutionary general (1878–1923). : VILLA
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Moroccan native troops. : GOUMIERS
60
British General. : ANDERSON
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Brownish horse. : ROAN
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Hissing sound. : TST
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Greek poet. : ANACREON
64
President of Paraguay. : MORINIGO
66
Blasted Admiralty island. : MANUS
67
Prophetic French author (1828–1905). : VERNE
70
Decay. : ROT
71
Family: Irish law. : CINEL
72
Hurry. : HASTE
75
Imprudence. : FOLLY
76
Incentives. : GOADS
77
French-Polish composer (1810–49). : CHOPIN
80
Dim. : BLEAR
81
English poet (1757–1827). : BLAKE
83
Land measure. : ARE
84
Captured Italian island. : ELBA
86
Submerged. : UNDER
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U. S. coin. : PENNY
88
Simpers. : SMIRKS
89
Essay. : TRY
91
Mephistopheles. : SATAN
93
Raver. : RANTER
94
Choose. : ELECT
97
Mild rebukes. : TUTS
98
In the Navy, shipshape. : ATAUNT
101
Strikes. : HITS
102
Owing. : DUE
103
Pageant. : SHOW
104
Revise. : EDIT
106
Consisting of expressions. : PHRASAL
107
More sheltered. : SHADIER
109
Grumman TBF-1. : AVENGER
110
Port on Italian heel. : TARANTO
111
Singularity. : ONENESS
112
Bind. : SWATHE
113
Strategic Channel port. : CALAIS
114
Embellishes. : ADORNS
115
Sailor. : TAR
116
Having thorns. : SPINED
120
Culture media. : AGARS
122
Geraint's wife. : ENID
123
Fissure. : SPLIT
125
Head. : PATE
127
Savvy. : SABE
128
Ready: French. : PRET
131
Official acts. : ACTA
132
Complaint. : MOAN
135
Espouse. : WED
137
"___ and I."—Irving Bacheller. : DRI
138
Some. : ANY
140
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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