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J. P. Worden
A FEW WORDS
New York Times, Sunday, September 12, 1948
98-Down : Capuchin monkey.
Author:
J. P. Worden
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 156 , Blocks: 83 , Avg Word Len: 5.72 , Missing: { J Q V X } , Scrabble score: 666 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 184 , Cheaters: 12 , FITB: 9 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 83
David Steinberg notes:
Original 107-Down clue had period after "1601"; put it after parentheses.
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© 1948, The New York Times No. 344
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Widow's right: Scots law. :
TERCE 28
Squid's protection. :
INK 29
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Meredith's Sir Willoughby. :
EGOIST 33
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Indians in Governor Peterson's state. :
OMAHAS 37
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English author, lexicographer (1490?-1546). :
ELYOT 41
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Of an Old Testament book. :
ISAIAN 47
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Melted by intense heat. :
MOLTEN 58
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Downy ___; its blossom is state flower of Missouri. :
HAWTHORN 66
___ Isles, in Galway Bay. :
ARAN 67
Communist leader in France. :
THOREZ 68
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Edith ___, Parisian singer popular here. :
PIAF 75
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Having a sharply tapering tip. :
POINTY 86
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Gastric parts of cud-chewing mammals. :
RUMINA 88
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Army horses in pack or courier service. :
BIDETS 93
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English dramatist (1505-56). :
UDALL 95
Mexican tree with large yellow flowers. :
DRAGO 96
Packing used by mechanics. :
GASKET 97
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Tent of nomadic tribes in Siberia. :
YURT 111
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Lady's compact, keys, hanky, gumdrops, etc. :
PURSEFUL 116
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Virginia willow and related shrubs. :
ITEAS 119
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Knife for scraping hides. :
FLESHER 123
System of symbols in medieval music. :
NEUME 124
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Of a group that includes cobras. :
ELAPINE 126
___ Romanorum (Deeds of the Romans), book of Middle Ages. :
GESTA 127
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One of a Caucasian race. :
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Wind: Comb. form. :
ANEMO 7
Of a genus of large water lilies. :
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Those who mix frostings. :
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Himalayan mountain, 22,700 feet. :
API 13
City on the Côte d'Azur. :
NICE 14
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Cybele loved him. :
ATTIS 17
Carrie Chapman ___. :
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Fish sauce of ancient Greece. :
GARUM 32
Equipment for St. Moritz. :
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He wrote, "We disaffiliate." :
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Dimes in the slot. :
FARES 61
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Its capital is Santiago de Cuba. :
ORIENTE 64
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Second son of Jacob and Leah. :
SIMEON 78
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Red-headed pro tennis star. :
BUDGE 84
What Cincinnati packs. :
PORK 85
Moldings with sigmoid profiles. :
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One of the Seven against Thebes. :
CAPANEUS 92
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French name for important region. :
SARRE 95
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Galley with two banks of oars. :
BIREME 102
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American general (1742-86). :
GREENE 104
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Famous Danish astronomer (1546-1601). :
BRAHE 108
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Task attempted in skat. :
NULLO 112
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Winner of 1947 Nobel Prize for Literature. :
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British flying award. :
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Visit a health resort. :
SPA
Answer summary:20 unique to this puzzle , 63 debuted here and reused later , 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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