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J. C. Doesburg
HEADLINERS AND BYLINERS
New York Times, Sunday, April 5, 1942
8-Across : Philippine province.
Author:
J. C. Doesburg
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172 , Blocks: 77 , Avg Word Len: 5.26 , Missing: { K Q X Z } , Scrabble score: 604 (avg 1.34)
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© 1942, The New York Times No. 8
Across
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Department in France. :
GERS 32
Far East news service. :
ANETA 34
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River flowing through Munich. :
ISAR 37
1066 settlers in England. :
NORMANS 39
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He said "Delenda est Carthago." :
CATO 41
Primitive Japanese. :
AINUS 43
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Badgerlike animal. :
RATEL 46
Vessels for molten metal. :
LADLES 48
Recent: comb. form. :
NEO 49
European buzzard. :
GLEDE 50
He took a ride in 1775. :
REVERE 51
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"The ___ of Wonderful Nonsense"—Pegler. :
ERA 66
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Ferric oxide powder. :
ROUGE 69
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"The song that ___ a nation's heart"—Tennyson. :
NERVES 77
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Supporting frame. :
EASEL 86
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She threw the Apple of Discord. :
ERIS 90
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Portuguese coin: singular. :
REI 100
"The still, ___ music of humanity"—Wordsworth. :
SAD 101
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"Is he ___ at whose right side rides Courage?"—Anderson. :
ALONE 110
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Just clear, as an anchor. :
ATRIP 116
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Of signal importance. :
SIREN 124
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Antelope of Himalayas. :
SEROW 127
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Spirits in the Koran. :
PERIS 129
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Mother of Perseus. :
DANAE 134
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Italian port shelled by British. :
TARANTO 147
The "Merchant of Venice." :
ANTONIO 148
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Part of India's northern barrier. :
EVEREST 150
Lincoln's Secretary of War. :
STANTON
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Strategic territory in Africa. :
TUNISIA 3
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Liquid part of fat. :
OLEIN 7
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River in Turkestan. :
ILI 9
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Fermented liquors. :
BEERS 12
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Provided with a place for worship. :
ALTARED 15
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One of the Muses. :
ERATO 17
Island of scorched-earth. :
JAVA 18
Class of Japanese outcasts. :
ETA 19
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Shortening of a syllable. :
SYSTOLE 30
Tributary of Humber River. :
TRENT 33
Negroes of Nigeria. :
NUPES 36
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Ancient home of man. :
CAVE 42
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Fashionable gathering. :
SALON 49
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Networks of nerves. :
RETIA 52
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"Ivory, and ___ and peacocks." :
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Character in Scott. :
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"Where is the medal without its ___?"—Marx. :
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Name of 13 Egyptian Kings. :
RAMESES 65
English Queen, called "The Fair Maid of Brabant." :
ADELAIS 68
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One of the Brontës. :
EMILY 72
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Covering for roof-apex. :
EPI 78
Hero of Euripedes drama. :
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Available supply. :
STORE 94
Author of "Fables in Slang." :
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Visible lines of junction. :
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Deified ancestors. :
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Crushers of Laocoön. :
BOAS 108
Estate of Egyptian khedive. :
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What the U. S. is to the Allies. :
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Strategic seaport of Italy. :
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Port on Parana River, Argentina. :
ROSARIO 121
Secretary of the Navy under F. D. R. :
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Manufacturing city of Illinois. :
MOLINE 125
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Goddess worshiped by Rameses. :
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1,300-mile Russian River. :
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Answer summary:6 unique to this puzzle , 143 debuted here and reused later , 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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Duplicate clues: Labor leader. — Hebrew letter.
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