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Louis Jenkins
Louis Jenkins

Questionnaire

New York Times, Sunday, February 3, 1946

84-Across : Character in "La Bohème."

Author:
Louis Jenkins
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 79, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 656 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 130, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 57, Grid flow: 58.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Louis Jenkins has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 2-Down clue had " . . . City?"; changed to " . . . City"?

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© 1946, The New York TimesNo. 208
Across
1
Impression. : STAMP
6
Novel by Anatole France, 1890. : THAIS
11
One of the United States of Brazil. : CEARA
16
Public vehicles. : CABS
20
Longest river in central Italy. : TIBER
21
First Negro republic. : HAITI
22
Five battles fought here in World War I. : ARRAS
23
Small nocturnal bird. : OWLET
25
Decrease. : ABATE
26
Inhabitants of Malay Peninsula. : INDONESIANS
28
Victor at Gettysburg. : MEADE
29
What rhymes with Los Angeles? : YES
30
Eskimo's outer garment. : PARKA
32
Mohammedan title. : AMEER
33
Language spoken by 5 per cent of the Swiss. : ITALIAN
35
Clubhouse managers. : STEWARDS
37
Goddess also known as "Nemesis." : ATE
38
Large silvery fish. : SARGO
40
Fish-eating birds. : ERNS
41
Bores. : IRKS
42
Rough pronunciations. : BURRS
44
What Caruso and Bonci were. : TENORS
46
OPA head. : BOWLES
49
Conductor. : MANAGER
51
What runs slowly in January? : MOLASSES
55
Powerful caustics. : ACIDS
56
Earthy sediment. : SILT
57
Inspired with ardent love. : ENAMORED
59
B.P.O.E. member. : ELK
60
Miss Dietrich, to her friends. : LENE
61
Sitting ___, Sioux shaman. : BULL
62
Breathed noisily. : SNORED
63
Removable, in law. : DATIVE
65
Type of man "no one loves." : FAT
66
Where Tunbridge Wells is. : KENT
67
Hid. : SECRETED
69
Rajah's consort. : RANEE
70
What the Montagues and Capulets were. : ENEMIES
72
Interjection. : AHEY
73
Memento. : RELIC
75
Breeding-place. : NEST
76
Second largest city of Holland. : ROTTERDAM
78
Possessing the highest value. : FIRSTRATE
80
Jason's galley. : ARGO
82
Noted sports commentator. : STERN
83
Young of various animals. : PUPS
84
Character in "La Bohème." : MUSETTA
87
Paltry. : SORRY
89
Fighter plane. : SPITFIRE
91
Subject to sportive maltreatment. : HAZE
92
Refuse. : ORT
93
Naps. : SLEEPS
95
One of a comic movie pair. : LAUREL
96
Animal not found in Australia. : HARE
97
Old gold coin. : RIAL
98
Favorite tipple in Sherwood Forest. : ALE
99
Furnished with a new crew. : REMANNED
101
Members of famous theatrical family. : FOYS
102
Who stabs Scarpia? : TOSCA
103
What city did Zachary Taylor take in 1846? : MONTEREY
105
Joke makers. : GAGGERS
107
Assails. : BESETS
108
What old plays abounded in. : ASIDES
110
First large German city to fall: German. : KOELN
111
Frog: Comb. form. : RANI
112
Bridge-whist term. : SLAM
115
River near Kiel. : EIDER
117
Canadian Province: Abbr. : ONT
118
Earliest-known kangaroo: Var. : FELANDER
122
What did Prospero bid Ariel to raise? : TEMPEST
124
Orphan: German. : WAISE
126
Who represents Britain at UNO? : BEVIN
127
Summer: Fr. : ETE
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Egg-shaped. : OVOID
129
Inheriting from one without a will. : ABINTESTATE
132
Finishing-lines. : TAPES
134
Gaspe resort. : PERCE
135
Slight color. : TINGE
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Deputy commander of the Army Air Forces. : EAKER
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Turn inside out. : EVERT
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Type of linen collar. : ETON
139
Narrow lawnmower. : EDGER
140
Baffle. : ELUDE
141
Grows light. : DAWNS
Down
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Corsets. : STAYS
2
Where is "Forbidden City"? : TIBET
3
Degrade. : ABASE
4
Convened. : MET
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Equips. : PREPARES
6
Intervals in music. : THIRDS
7
Surname of Lincoln's mother. : HANKS
8
Who dies with Radames? : AIDA
9
Japanese assassinated by a Korean in 1909. : ITO
10
"Swan" singer. : SINATRA
11
Sound argument. : CASE
12
American Indians. : ERIES
13
Final port of famous boat. : ARARAT
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Flowed. : RAN
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One who transfers property: Law. : ASSIGNOR
16
Stupor. : COMA
17
Without fear. : AWELESS
18
Civil War Governor of Michigan. : BLAIR
19
What battle decided the Franco-Prussian War? : SEDAN
24
Cards higher than kings in pinochle. : TENS
27
Office for ___ Management, created May, 1940. : EMERGENCY
31
Wanigans. : ARKS
34
Traveled in a vehicle. : TOOLED
36
Author of "A Woman of No Importance." : WILDE
37
Gertrude's relationship to Hamlet. : AUNT
39
Alters. : REMODELS
42
Republican Senator opposed to Gov. Dewey. : BALL
43
Spanish gentleman. : SENOR
45
Radio detecting device. : RADAR
46
Composer of "The Bohemian Girl." : BALFE
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What is named from the great river of Homer? : OCEAN
48
"___ for President," Gershwin. : WINTERGREEN
49
"Nize Baby" author. : MILT
50
Variety of peach. : RARERIPE
52
Versailles is capital of this department. : SEINEETOISE
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Sprites. : ELVES
54
Long-handled shovel. : SKEET
56
What makes the "Golden Gate" golden? : SUNSETS
58
Measuring instruments. : METERS
61
Ingredients of borscht. : BEETS
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Appear. : SEEM
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Aunt: French. : TANTE
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Miss Cornell to her friends. : KIT
67
In what great province is Tsinan? : SHANTUNG
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Noted curator of reptiles (1876–1942). : DITMARS
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Popular American soprano. : MOORE
72
Costume designer of Hollywood. : ADRIAN
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Noted director of films. : CRUZE
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Gave an encore. : REPLAYED
78
Wrap about a staff. : FURL
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Peer Gynt's mother. : ASE
80
Greatest tea province in British India. : ASSAM
81
Jacob Abbott's hero. : ROLLO
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Web-footed bird. : PIEDGOOSE
85
Religious pamphlet. : TRACT
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He bore the vault of heaven. : ATLAS
88
Scene of four battles in World War I. : YPRES
90
Side show attraction. : FREAK
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Former movies "czar." : HAYS
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Succession of terms. : SERIES
96
Trader ___, teller of tall tales. : HORN
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Non-slip powder. : ROSIN
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What Hamlet liked to do. : MEDITATE
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Fabric formed without weaving. : FELT
102
Occupied. : TENANTED
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Port on Gulf of Mexico. : TAMPICO
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River flowing through Rochester, N. Y. : GENESEE
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"Little Java." : BALI
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Theme of "The Song of the Shirt," by Hood. : SEWING
111
Who made armor-plate for Old Ironsides? : REVERE
112
Avast. : STOP
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Where was the "Robt. E. Lee" awaited? : LEVEE
114
Dead. : AMORT
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Place for practice-shooting. : RANGE
118
Entertained lavishly. : FETED
119
Noted U. S. Senator (1834–1928). : DEPEW
120
Perpetual. : ETERN
121
Lounging-places. : RESTS
123
Paradise. : EDEN
125
Brain passage. : ITER
126
Locale of famous Russian oil-wells. : BAKU
130
Invitation. : BID
131
Hindu cymbals. : TAL
133
Former city on the Irrawaddy. : AVA

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 48 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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