This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Katherine McKenna
Katherine McKenna

OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

New York Times, Sunday, December 8, 1946

8-Down : Iranian Ambassador to U. S.

Author:
Katherine McKenna
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 81, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 608 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 164, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 54 Grid has supersymmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Katherine McKenna has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
1
S
2
E
3
R
4
B
5
I
6
A
7
N
8
A
9
T
10
A
11
T
12
U
13
R
14
K
15
A
16
C
17
H
18
E
19
S
20
O
21
N
22
T
R
E
A
D
L
E
23
L
O
R
E
L
E
I
24
S
L
O
V
E
N
E
25
R
O
C
H
E
T
S
26
A
S
C
A
L
O
N
27
L
A
Y
E
T
T
E
28
A
S
A
29
S
E
T
30
A
31
C
A
L
O
R
32
G
A
M
S
33
T
A
D
34
F
I
N
35
S
36
R
O
M
37
B
A
S
38
A
D
39
O
R
N
S
40
G
I
R
L
41
E
V
E
N
42
S
43
R
O
A
N
44
E
D
I
T
45
H
E
N
I
E
46
S
E
D
A
T
47
E
48
S
N
I
49
C
50
K
51
E
R
E
D
52
B
U
R
G
O
S
53
P
A
R
54
E
55
S
N
A
R
L
E
R
56
B
A
S
T
57
A
58
L
59
I
60
T
I
N
61
S
62
I
L
I
A
D
63
W
E
N
S
64
L
65
A
66
E
67
L
A
N
68
C
I
N
A
T
69
E
70
L
S
T
71
T
H
R
E
A
72
T
E
N
S
73
A
T
T
I
C
74
M
A
L
75
U
S
76
E
77
D
W
I
N
78
R
A
T
E
S
79
M
E
E
T
80
E
T
O
N
81
N
I
T
A
82
M
I
M
E
83
E
R
R
E
84
D
85
L
I
R
A
86
S
87
A
B
N
E
R
88
S
E
T
O
N
89
D
A
N
D
E
90
L
I
O
N
91
E
92
M
S
93
E
N
D
94
O
C
R
I
N
E
95
A
N
S
96
M
A
N
N
97
P
I
E
T
98
A
99
S
I
T
E
100
A
E
S
101
B
I
N
G
102
C
A
N
T
O
N
103
S
104
N
I
N
105
A
106
A
107
R
108
O
U
S
E
109
C
A
R
E
E
R
I
N
110
G
111
C
E
N
112
T
113
R
114
E
115
V
E
R
N
E
116
D
O
N
A
117
M
A
L
118
T
119
S
T
O
O
L
120
A
G
E
D
121
B
O
L
A
M
122
A
123
V
A
G
A
R
124
Y
125
I
R
M
A
126
T
I
C
127
A
L
T
E
128
A
S
129
C
O
T
130
D
Y
E
131
D
132
T
A
P
133
A
N
T
134
O
N
I
A
135
A
T
H
A
L
I
136
A
137
G
N
O
138
M
O
N
S
139
R
A
I
S
I
N
G
140
S
T
E
N
T
O
R
141
V
A
L
E
N
C
E
142
A
L
C
A
L
D
E
143
K
A
N
S
A
N
S
144
E
N
T
R
I
E
S
© 1946, The New York TimesNo. 252
Across
1
Native of Nish. : SERBIAN
8
Patronymic adopted by Turkish ruler in 1934. : ATATURK
15
Byrnes' assistant. : ACHESON
22
Part of loom. : TREADLE
23
Rock celebrated by poet Brentano. : LORELEI
24
Member of European ethnic group. : SLOVENE
25
Red gurnards. : ROCHETS
26
Port of ancient Palestine. : ASCALON
27
Collection of clothing. : LAYETTE
28
King of Judea. : ASA
29
Bristle. : SETA
31
Heat. : CALOR
32
Visits among sailors. : GAMS
33
Street urchin. : TAD
34
Submarine attachments. : FINS
36
Town in E. France known for its iron works. : ROMBAS
38
Embellishes. : ADORNS
40
___ Guide. : GIRL
41
Levels. : EVENS
43
Grained sheepskin leather. : ROAN
44
Revise. : EDIT
45
Popular movie star. : HENIE
46
Unruffled. : SEDATE
48
Laughed in undignified fashion. : SNICKERED
52
Site of famous Spanish cathedral. : BURGOS
53
Famous French surgeon (1517-90). : PARE
55
Growler. : SNARLER
56
Fiber used for ropes. : BAST
57
Mahomet's son-in-law. : ALI
60
Pans. : TINS
62
Poem in 24 cantos. : ILIAD
63
Chinese copper coins. : WENS
64
New Guinea port. : LAE
67
Lacerate. : LANCINATE
70
Invasion vessel. : LST
71
Promises evil. : THREATENS
73
Relating to ancient Greece. : ATTIC
74
French physicist, discovered polarization of light. : MALUS
76
Name meaning gainer of property. : EDWIN
78
Scolds vehemently. : RATES
79
Gathering of hunters. : MEET
80
City on the Thames. : ETON
81
Girl's name. : NITA
82
Smith who aids Siegfried. : MIME
83
Sinned. : ERRED
85
Turkish coins. : LIRAS
87
Israelite general assassinated by Joab. : ABNER
88
Famous naturalist. : SETON
89
Biennial composite plant. : DANDELION
91
River in Westphalia and Hanover. : EMS
93
Secreting internally. : ENDOCRINE
95
Mining town in Belgium. : ANS
96
Nobel Prize winner in literature, 1929. : MANN
97
Sculptured group of Michelangelo's in St. Peter's. : PIETA
99
Ground-plot. : SITE
100
Ancient Roman currency. : AES
101
Popular singing star. : BING
102
Federal States of Switzerland. : CANTONS
104
Babylonian sea-goddess. : NINA
106
Incite to action. : AROUSE
109
Moving rapidly. : CAREERING
111
Canal joining the Loire to the Saone. : CENTRE
115
Author of Michael Strogoff. : VERNE
116
Spanish title of respect. : DONA
117
Fermented grain. : MALT
119
Backless seat. : STOOL
120
Grown old. : AGED
121
Capital of Portuguese Guinea. : BOLAMA
123
Whim. : VAGARY
125
Girl's name. : IRMA
126
Twitching. : TIC
127
Fritz der ___, nickname of Frederick the Great. : ALTE
128
Type of tie. : ASCOT
130
Colored. : DYED
132
Broach a vessel. : TAP
133
My ___, by Willa Cather. : ANTONIA
135
Biblical tragedy by Racine. : ATHALIA
137
Pins of a sundial. : GNOMONS
139
Mustering. : RAISING
140
Greek hero of Trojan War. : STENTOR
141
Chemical indication of degree of combining power of an element. : VALENCE
142
Spanish magistrate. : ALCALDE
143
Natives of Sunflower State. : KANSANS
144
Notations. : ENTRIES
Down
1
Bombards at close range. : STRAFES
2
Gnawing. : EROSIVE
3
Repaired furniture. : RECANED
4
Expression of contempt. : BAH
5
"Beware the ___ of March." : IDES
6
Vary. : ALTER
7
Royal personage in Iliad and Odyssey. : NESTOR
8
Iranian Ambassador to U. S. : ALA
9
Famous conductor. : TOSCANINI
10
Eponymous ancestor of Arcadians. : ARCAS
11
Fresh-water duck. : TEAL
12
Explorer of Gulf of California, 1539. : ULLOA
13
Requisitioned a second time. : REORDERED
14
Consanguinity. : KIN
15
Oblique. : ASLANT
16
Stops a noise. : CLAMS
17
Heavy barges. : HOYS
18
Mme. Curie's daughter and biographer. : EVE
19
Mounting of a jewel. : SETTING
20
Smallest of Great Lakes. : ONTARIO
21
Polarized steel hands of compasses. : NEEDLES
30
Shepherd of Tekoa. : AMOS
32
Perforated plate used in storage batteries. : GRID
35
Done without due notice. : SNAP
37
Forbids. : BANS
39
Breslau's river. : ODER
40
GI's nickname for author of "Brewsie and Willie." : GERT
42
Acting by mere weight without motion. : STATIC
45
Cavalry soldier. : HUSSAR
47
Bogland. : ERIN
49
Rouses from sleep. : CALLS
50
___ Kringle. : KRIS
51
Cause to feel high. : ELATE
52
Ruin. : BANE
54
Painting. : ENAMELING
56
French name, bold as a bear. : BERNARDIN
57
Shaded walk. : ALAMEDA
58
Papal palace. : LATERAN
59
Places under arrest. : INTERNS
61
Post. : STATION
63
Blanches. : WHITENS
64
Name meaning joy. : LETITIA
65
Marine zoophyte. : ANEMONE
66
2nd Century Communists. : ESSENES
68
Summoned. : CITED
69
River in Finisterre. : ELORN
71
Unite closely. : TWINE
72
More subdued. : TAMER
75
Girl's name. : UNA
77
Nazi news agency. : DNB
84
Conveyance of an estate. : DEMISE
86
Troyes' river. : SEINE
87
Alger boy of 1784. : ASTOR
88
Divisions of a play. : SCENES
90
Liberator of Kansas (1814-66). : LANE
92
Apportion. : METE
94
Of the ear. : OTIC
97
Dress fabric like bombazine. : PARAMATTA
98
Act of giving life. : ANIMATION
101
Society. : BUND
102
Scene of Biblical feast. : CANA
103
Impediment. : SNAG
105
Opposed. : ANTI
106
Descents of deities to earth in incarnate form. : AVATARA
107
Queenly. : REGINAL
108
Of the appetite. : ORECTIC
109
___ Porter, of "Night and Day." : COLE
110
What Pollyanna was. : GLAD
112
Rich dessert. : TORTONI
113
Love affair. : ROMANCE
114
Slips away. : ELAPSES
116
Foolish affection. : DOTAGE
118
Mr. Lie. : TRYGVE
121
Descriptive of Homer, Milton, and love. : BLIND
122
Pale. : ASHEN
123
Pioneer in electrical science (1745-1827). : VOLTA
124
HQ of Chinese Communists during war. : YENAN
127
Indigo dye. : ANIL
129
Preserves. : CANS
131
Stupid person. : DOLT
134
Woman explorer. : OSA
135
Invite. : ASK
136
Arsenal: Abbr. : ARS
138
Mal de ___. : MER

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 46 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
57 ms