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Archie S. Kreiling
Archie S. Kreiling

Global Gleanings

New York Times, Sunday, February 23, 1947

92-Down : Dict: Humorous.

Author:
Archie Kreiling
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 174, Blocks: 87, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 609 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 142, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 52, Grid flow: 10.6
Archie S. Kreiling has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Archie Kreiling is an alias for Archie S. Kreiling.
David Steinberg notes:

In 16-Down clue, added umlaut over "e" in "Brontë."

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© 1947, The New York TimesNo. 263
Across
1
City of Lombardy. : MILANO
7
Refine. : AFFINE
13
Perched. : SAT
16
Founder of Capuchin order, 1528. : BASSI
21
Discreet sister in Sense and Sensibility. : ELINOR
22
Full: Obs. : PLENAR
23
Gen. Robert E. Lee's war horse. : TRAVELLER
25
Greek political leader. : SOFIANOPOULOS
27
Call to mind. : RECOLLECT
28
River islet. : AIT
29
Numbered battle heights. : HILLS
30
Doting mother in Ibsen play. : ASE
31
Coral island. : ATOLL
32
Silkworm. : ERI
33
Annihilated. : SLEW
35
Alternate in the lead. : SEESAW
37
It assuages sorrow. : TIME
38
Rosary beads. : AVES
39
Seaport of Algeria. : ORAN
41
Crumpet chaser. : TEA
42
___ Green. : GRETNA
45
Bicuspids. : TEETH
46
Navy Minister in Greek Cabinet. : LONDOS
49
So. American palm. : TOOROO
50
Outstanding Chinese statesman. : KOO
51
Its capital is Yaoundé. : CAMEROUN
54
Pivotal figure of American history. : WILSON
55
Jealous King in "Winter's Tale." : LEONTES
59
___ World. : ONE
60
Ancient core. : AME
61
Occupations. : TRADES
62
Author of "Jenny Kissed Me." : HUNT
63
Mineral spring. : SPA
64
Fuegian Indians. : ONAS
66
Commune near Paris. : ASNIERES
68
Actuality. : FACT
69
Principal. : MAIN
70
Made lace. : TATTED
72
Quechuan. : INCAN
73
Hitlerite. : NAZI
74
Ramparts. : WALLS
75
Slanting. : BIAS
76
Fixed star. : ATIK
77
Hawaiian thrush. : OMAO
78
Order: Lat. : ORDO
79
Battlefield abodes. : TENTS
80
Father of the telegraph. : GRAY
81
Excitement. : FUROR
83
Put under pledge. : ENGAGE
85
Not aport. : ALEE
86
Remained inactive. : LAIN
87
Thrusts back. : RETRUDES
89
Thomas Moore's land. : ERIN
90
Indian mulberries. : ALS
91
Secular. : LAIC
92
Phoenician goddess. : BALTIS
93
Santa: Abbr. : STA
95
Alike: Comb. form. : ISO
96
Sitting of a court. : SESSION
98
Articles of furniture. : TABLES
99
Students of geodes. : GEODISTS
101
Cape N of Boston. : ANN
102
Poet and musician (1842–81). : LANIER
103
Medicinal herb. : CURCAS
104
Source of distress. : THORN
107
Military weapon. : MORTAR
108
Color. : HUE
109
Limestone. : MALM
112
Put to flight. : ROUT
113
E. I. persimmon. : GAUB
114
"Golden State's" Earl. : WARREN
117
Indian peasant. : RYOT
119
German composer (1819–85). : ABT
120
French subway. : METRO
121
Yellow bugle. : IVA
123
Poseidon's talking horse. : ARION
125
Malay pewter coin. : TRA
126
Provost Marshal of Philippines. : CASTANEDA
128
Malta's bathtub. : MEDITERRANEAN
131
What W. A. Julian is. : TREASURER
132
Antenor's son. : AGENOR
133
Wagon shafts. : THILLS
134
World War II Admiral. : STARK
135
A title of the Pope: Abbr. : SSD
136
Defeater of Diaz, 1911. : MADERO
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English astronomer, Newton's co-worker. : HALLEY
Down
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Natural terraces. : MESAS
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City on Panay. : ILOILO
3
Elevator. : LIFTER
4
Blackbird. : ANI
5
Canaan's grandfather. : NOAH
6
An avifauna. : ORNIS
7
City in Wisconsin. : APPLETON
8
Embroidery threads. : FLOSSES
9
Fire: French. : FEU
10
Relative by marriage. : INLAW
11
Temple. : NAOS
12
Gaelic. : ERSE
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Wartime director of the Spars. : STRATTON
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Scourge of Princes (1492–1556). : ARETINO
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The Indians' Mount Rainier. : TACOMA
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Anne Brontë's pseudonym. : BELL
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Everything. : ALL
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Part of a blouse. : SLEEVE
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Top ___. : SECRET
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2,200 mi. tributary of the Ob. : IRTISH
24
Meadow mouse. : VOLE
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___ Olsen. : OLE
34
Streak. : WALE
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Anti-aircraft. : AA
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Eternity. : AEON
40
The Thin Man's wife. : NORA
42
___ Rule. : GOLDEN
43
Flowers of love. : ROSES
44
Cupid. : EROS
45
Honk. : TOOT
47
Desert wanderer. : NOMAD
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Legal tributes. : DUES
49
Crown. : TIARA
50
"Garden of England." : KENT
51
Surf duck. : COOT
52
Girl's name. : ANNABELLE
53
Pithiness. : MEATINESS
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Dilapidated. : WRECKY
55
Garrulous man in Measure for Measure. : LUCIO
56
Ex-Premier of Greece. : TSALDARIS
57
Speech writer. : EPILOGIST
58
Without. : SANS
61
Island included in U. S. plan for trusteeship. : TINIAN
62
Peril. : HAZARD
65
___ of the Union. : STATE
67
___ acid. : NITRIC
68
Renowned. : FAMOUS
69
Edge: Poet. : MARGE
71
Reverse curve. : ESS
73
Late Senator from Nebraska. : NORRIS
74
Succeeded by effort. : WON
76
Another time. : AGAIN
79
Chinese pagodas. : TAAS
81
"Rapid" Robert. : FELLER
82
Speak. : UTTER
83
Thrusting sword. : ESTOC
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"Country" Slaughter. : ENOS
86
City 80 mi. N E of Paris. : LAON
87
Mohammedan month. : RABIA
88
Danish weights. : ESER
91
Waterfall: Scot. : LINN
92
Dict: Humorous. : BANT
94
Mr. Bede. : ADAM
97
Turkestan native. : SART
98
Tough millboard. : TARBOARD
99
President of International Court of Justice in the Hague. : GUERRERO
100
Munich's river. : ISAR
102
Famous French shrine town. : LOURDES
103
Overseer. : CURATOR
104
Brochures. : TRACTS
105
24th U. S. Vice President. : HOBART
106
The high sea. : OUTSEA
107
English mothers. : MATERS
108
Exclamation. : HA
110
Bert ___, actor. : LYTELL
111
Mental state. : MORALE
113
The knee: Lat. : GENU
114
Walked through water. : WADED
115
Goddess of healing. : EIR
116
England's Prime Minister, 1770–82. : NORTH
118
Strong-scented herb. : TANSY
120
False face. : MASK
121
Ruler of Yemen. : IMAM
122
Star in Lyra. : VEGA
124
Okinawa's chief city. : NAHA
127
Sailor. : TAR
129
Chemical suffix. : INE
130
Nothing. : NIL

Answer summary:
16 unique to this puzzle, 36 debuted here and reused later, 18 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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