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Lester Keene
Lester Keene

With Clues from the News

New York Times, Sunday, September 2, 1945

Author:
L. K. Peters
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 134, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 5.45, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 506 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 163, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 47, Grid flow: 9.2
Lester Keene has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
L. K. Peters is an alias for Lester Keene.
Jim Horne notes:

1-Across appears to be an unfixable grid error. The last Japanese battleship afloat was NAGATO, but the grid shows NAGOTA.

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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 186
Across
1
Last Jap battleship afloat. : NAGOTA
7
River between Slovakia and Austria, Danube tributary. : MARCH
12
Potsdam conferee. : ATTLEE
18
King of Mommur, 3 ft. high. : OBERON
19
Exponent of Bushido. : SAMURAI
21
Sea animals. : CORALS
22
Fondle. : DANDLE
23
Cautious. : PRUDENT
24
Eyesocket. : EYEPIT
25
Appreciate. : ESTEEM
26
Extensive ground areas, collectively. : ACREAGE
27
Branched. : RAMATE
28
Cervidae. : DEER
29
Jap reticule. : INRO
31
Cubic meter. : STERE
33
Labyrinths. : MAZES
34
Port near Finschhafen. : LAE
35
Celebes pagan native. : TORADJA
37
Where Snow White lives. : TOKIO
41
MacArthur's first victory on New Guinea. : GONA
45
Toast: French. : ROTIE
46
Forage grass. : GAMA
50
"Information Please" expert. : ADAMS
51
St. Swithin's weather. : RAINS
53
Balloon riggings. : NETS
54
___ Stanley range, New Guinea. : OWEN
55
Extent. : LIMIT
56
Gallant old battleship. : OREGON
58
Pioneers. : SETTLERS
60
Grown together. : KNIT
61
Johnny Reb. : SECEDER
63
Salt Lake, between E. Palestine and W. Trans-Jordan. : DEADSEA
64
Pure Reason advocate. : KANT
67
Reduces insurance premium charges. : DERATES
69
Pipe line. : DUCT
70
Incarnations. : AVATARS
73
Groups of seven. : SEPTETS
75
Where Britain attacked French fleet, July 3, 1940. : ORAN
78
Redistricting. : REZONING
80
Platform on wheels: Var. : DOLLIE
81
Where Lord Moyne was assassinated. : CAIRO
82
Maturing device. : AGER
83
Remits. : PAYS
85
Squeaks. : PEEPS
86
Beggar. : ASKER
87
Sweetheart. : LASS
88
Lyrelike instruments. : LIRAS
90
Suffer: Scot. : DREE
91
In place of. : STEAD
92
Makes public. : DELATES
94
V. Adm. Willis A. ___, battlewagon commander. : LEE
96
Where the "World Bank" is. : BASLE
100
Check. : STUNT
101
One's life. : SKIN
103
Impersonated. : APED
107
Jap Ambassador to Germany, now in U. S. A. : OSHIMA
109
Where Santiago de Cuba is. : ORIENTE
111
Stripteaser of Coventry. : GODIVA
113
Expiator. : ATONER
114
Rabble rouser. : RALLIER
115
Presser. : IRONER
116
Placid. : SERENE
117
Type of blacksmith. : STEELER
118
Of the nostrils. : NARINE
119
Capital, Venezia Tridentina, N. Italy. : TRENTO
120
Herr Krupp's bailiwick. : ESSEN
121
Chooses. : ELECTS
Down
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Having knots. : NODED
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Humble. : ABASE
3
People: Sp. : GENTE
4
Society. : ORDER
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"My mammy done ___ me." : TOLE
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Blood deficiency. : ANEMIA
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___ Polo, Venetian voyager (1254–1323). : MARCO
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River flowing into Sakhalin Gulf. : AMUR
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Most insolent. : RUDEST
10
God. : CREATOR
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Dependent. : HANGERON
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The maple. : ACER
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Jap seaport on W. Honshu coast. : TOYAMA
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Hole: Comb. form. : TREMA
15
Bolivia's skyline capital. : LAPAZ
16
___ Guard, SS troops. : ELITE
17
___ Park, high valley, Colorado Rockies. : ESTES
19
C. G. girl. : SPAR
20
Repeats. : ITERATES
30
Island between Cebu and Panay. : NEGROS
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Redacted. : EDITED
34
Bewildered. : LOST
36
Bantered. : JESTED
37
Confer. : TALK
38
One-eyed god. : ODIN
39
Jap suicide planes. : KAMIKAZES
40
Copycats. : IMITATORS
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Sculled. : OARED
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Female relatives. : NIECES
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Vexed. : ANGERED
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W. African colony, Accra the capital. : GOLDCOAST
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Fill with fear. : AWESTRIKE
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This and no more. : MERE
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Handle. : ANSA
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Soft drink. : SODAPOP
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Irritated. : NETTLED
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Greek letter. : TAU
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Fisherman. : REELER
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Girl's nickname. : NAN
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Three-base hit. : TRIPLE
68
Short stalk. : STIPE
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Lake, over 26,000 sq. mi. : ARAL
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Brightest star in Lyra. : VEGA
72
Escargots. : SNAILS
74
Meadow saxifrage. : SESELI
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Sector. : AREA
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Where Lille is. : NORD
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Rotators. : GYRATORS
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Type tray. : CASE
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Drench. : SATURATE
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Ancient ones. : SENILES
92
Craze. : DEMENT
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Sculptured slabs. : STELES
95
Heart of an airplane. : ENGINE
96
Have and display. : BOAST
97
Michaelmas daisy. : ASTER
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GI's favorite, Dinah. : SHORE
99
Clothing. : LINEN
101
Famous Dutch painter (1626–79). : STEEN
102
Oklahoma's Governor. : KERR
103
Worship. : ADORE
104
Obtained from the pine. : PINIC
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That which comes. : EVENT
106
Ventures. : DARES
108
Of Mars: Comb form. : AREO
110
It flows through Luxor. : NILE
112
Spoken. : ORAL

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 41 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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