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W. W. Webster
GLOBAL GLEANINGS
New York Times, Sunday, June 2, 1946
53-Across : National Housing Expediter.
Author:
W. W. Wordsworth
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170 , Blocks: 80 , Avg Word Len: 5.28 , Missing: { J Q X } , Scrabble score: 698 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 143 , Cheaters: 0 , FITB: 5 , XRef: 0 , Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 72
W. W. Wordsworth is an alias for W. W. Webster.
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© 1946, The New York Times No. 225
Across
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American psychologist (1846-1924). :
HALL 11
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Judges in Moslem countries. :
HAKIMS 21
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Oil-yielding tree of Cen. America. :
EBOE 23
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One of ascetic brotherhood in ancient Palestine. :
ESSENE 26
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Mark aimed at in various games. :
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Excellent protein food. :
CHEESE 46
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National Housing Expediter. :
WYATT 56
Muse of lyric poetry. :
ERATO 57
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U. S. Ambassador to Russia. :
SMITH 62
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Disreputable: Colloq. :
SHADY 73
American painter (1859-1935). :
HASSAM 75
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Hero of Moussorgsky opera, 1874. :
BORIS 77
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Vital foods being sent abroad. :
CEREALS 79
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He wrote "To a Mouse." :
BURNS 82
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One of family of roundworms. :
ASCARID 85
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___ Hay, British novelist. :
IAN 90
Printed cotton cloth. :
CHINTZ 91
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Persons bearing blame for others: Slang. :
GOATS 93
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Irish rebel (1778-1803). :
EMMET 102
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Parts of trousers. :
KNEES 106
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English composer in France (1862-1934). :
DELIUS 116
United Kingdom's delegate to Security Council. :
CADOGAN 120
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Ancient country in Peloponnesus. :
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Local deity of Thebes. :
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These are studied in adenology. :
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Plant of lily family. :
ALOE 143
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American caricaturist (1840-1902). :
NAST 146
Senator from Ohio. :
TAFT 147
Began to be understood. :
DAWNED
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American social worker (1860-1935). :
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Concealed obstacles. :
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Inhabitant of a formicary. :
ANT 17
Secretary of Interior. :
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Garments for neck and shoulders. :
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Deductions of weight. :
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Where Charles Seymour is president. :
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Very large quantity: Slang. :
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Volcano in SW Luzon. :
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Material consisting of coarse diamonds. :
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Antidote to snake bites. :
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English author (1775-1864). :
LANDOR 96
Stand-by for odd jobs. :
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Ancient town in Asia Minor. :
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Supplemented: With out. :
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Console, in architecture. :
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Poem by Owen Meredith. :
LUCILE 113
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Captured by stratagem. :
NETTED 122
He met a pie-man. :
SIMON 124
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Painter of "The Music Lesson." :
MANET 128
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River from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. :
NEVA 131
Orange-and-black lizard. :
GILA 132
Axial portion of animal: Anat. :
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Answer summary:9 unique to this puzzle , 63 debuted here and reused later , 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles .
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Grid has normal rotational symmetry It has 9 words unique to this puzzle:
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Grid has an unusual size: 23 rows x 23 columns.
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