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Harriot T. Cooke
Global Gleanings
New York Times, Sunday, July 16, 1944
79-Down : Siberian river with 300 tributaries.
Author:
Harriot T. Cooke
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 83, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 603 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 168, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 83, Grid flow: 6.7
Harriot T. Cooke has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 O | 3 W | 4 E | 5 S | 6 A | 7 S | 8 S | 9 E | 10 S | 11 R | 12 I | 13 E | 14 S | 15 A | 16 S | 17 T | 18 A | 19 G |
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20 O | R | O | N | O | 21 S | U | N | U | P | 22 O | M | A | H | A | 23 C | H | I | N | A |
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24 P | I | N | T | O | 25 S | 26 B | A | R | I | 27 M | A | S | U | 28 O | L | I | V | E | R |
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29 P | A | D | I | N | A | 30 S | 31 P | I | L | 32 L | A | G | E | 33 P | R | E | N | O | M | S |
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34 E | N | E | R | G | I | E | 35 S | 36 P | L | A | N | E | 37 B | A | D | O | G | L | I | O |
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38 R | A | R | E | 39 L | A | T | 40 V | I | A | N | S | 41 K | A | T | E | 42 S | I | A | N |
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43 P | O | R | R | I | D | G | E | 44 A | N | K | A | R | 45 A | |||||||||
46 S | 47 H | 48 A | 49 P | E | R | 50 A | L | E | E | 51 F | L | E | E | S | 52 V | 53 O | 54 D | 55 K | 56 A |
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57 P | A | P | U | A | 58 A | L | L | A | 59 S | U | P | E | R | 60 L | E | V | I | E | D |
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61 A | L | I | T | 62 N | I | S | A | N | 63 E | R | I | S | 64 G | A | R | O | N | N | E |
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65 T | E | A | 66 R | E | D | U | N | 67 E | T | O | N | 68 G | A | R | R | I | S | O | N |
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69 E | U | G | E | N | I | 70 C | S | 71 R | E | 72 S | U | R | G | E | D | |||||||
73 G | 74 A | 75 L | L | I | A | R | D | 76 O | T | 77 O | E | 78 T | I | N | E | D | 79 L | 80 E | 81 A |
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82 A | N | O | I | N | T | S | 83 C | R | E | W | 84 C | O | T | E | R | 85 N | E | W | S |
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86 G | O | A | T | E | E | 87 S | H | O | R | E | 88 O | M | A | R | 89 T | E | N | E | T |
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90 S | A | N | E | R | 91 S | P | A | N | S | 92 A | G | A | R | 93 S | I | B | A | R | I |
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94 S | 95 A | K | A | T | A | 96 I | N | I | T | I | 97 A | T | E | |||||||||
98 C | 99 E | 100 P | 101 A | 102 L | O | I | S | 103 F | A | N | T | A | S | I | A | 104 W | 105 E | 106 T | 107 S |
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108 A | L | E | U | 109 T | I | A | N | 110 G | E | N | O | A | 111 T | E | R | 112 R | A | P | I | N |
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113 M | A | R | S | H | A | L | 114 M | U | L | A | T | T | 115 O | 116 S | E | A | L | A | C | E |
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117 P | I | U | T | E | S | 118 M | A | L | O | 119 A | I | R | 120 E | 121 D | I | L | U | T | E |
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122 U | N | S | E | E | 123 E | A | T | E | N | 124 T | O | A | D | 125 S | 126 D | O | L | O | R |
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127 S | E | E | R | 128 D | R | E | S | S | 129 E | N | D | E | D | 130 S | P | E | C | S |
© 1944, The New York TimesNo. 127
Across
1
Shipbuilding center, Isle of Wight. : COWES
6
"The bridge of ___."?Euclid. : ASSES
11
City on the Elbe. : RIESA
16
Deer. : STAG
20
Paper city in Maine. : ORONO
21
Dawn. : SUNUP
22
City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
23
Country visited by Wallace. : CHINA
24
Piebald horses. : PINTOS
26
Air base on Adriatic. : BARI
27
Japanese salmon. : MASU
28
___ Lyttelton. : OLIVER
29
Fan-shaped algae. : PADINAS
31
Loot. : PILLAGE
33
Christian names: Fr. : PRENOMS
34
Physical forces. : ENERGIES
36
Modern implement of war. : PLANE
37
Superseded Premier. : BADOGLIO
38
Seldom. : RARE
39
Natives of Riga. : LATVIANS
41
Famous Smith. : KATE
42
Capital of Shensi Province. : SIAN
43
Gruel. : PORRIDGE
44
Where Ambassador Steinhardt is stationed. : ANKARA
46
Molding device. : SHAPER
50
To leeward. : ALEE
51
Flies. : FLEES
52
Alcoholic drink. : VODKA
57
Where Wewak is. : PAPUA
58
Nazimova. : ALLA
59
Top-notch: Slang. : SUPER
60
Taxed. : LEVIED
61
Lighted. : ALIT
62
Jewish month. : NISAN
63
She threw the apple of discord. : ERIS
64
River from Pyrenees to Bay of Biscay. : GARONNE
65
Infusion. : TEA
66
Ask payment again. : REDUN
67
"Waterloo was won on the playing fields of ___"?Wellington. : ETON
68
Famous Abolitionist (1805—79). : GARRISON
69
Science of race improvement. : EUGENICS
71
Was resurrected. : RESURGED
73
Precursor of the minuet. : GALLIARD
76
Siouan Indian. : OTOE
78
Pronged. : TINED
79
Yarn measure. : LEA
82
Moistens with oil. : ANOINTS
83
Personnel of a bomber. : CREW
84
Quote a price on the Bourse. : COTER
85
Radio program. : NEWS
86
Beard worn by Napoleon III. : GOATEE
87
Torch-singer. : SHORE
88
"Doughboy general's" given name. : OMAR
89
Dogma. : TENET
90
More reasonable. : SANER
91
Spreads. : SPANS
92
Culture medium. : AGAR
93
City on Gulf of Taranto. : SIBARI
94
City on Honshu Island. : SAKATA
96
Introduce. : INITIATE
98
Onion. : CEPA
102
Girl's name. : LOIS
103
Disney film. : FANTASIA
104
Voters against 18th Amendment. : WETS
108
Islands used as U. S. base. : ALEUTIAN
110
Italian port. : GENOA
111
___ War of 1812. : TERRAPIN
113
Military title. : MARSHAL
114
Half-breed. : MULATTO
116
Kind of seaweed. : SEALACE
117
Indians. : PIUTES
118
St. ___, walled city in invasion area. : MALO
119
City in Pas-de-Calais area. : AIRE
121
Thin. : DILUTE
122
Fail to see. : UNSEE
123
Eroded. : EATEN
124
Amphibians. : TOADS
126
Grief: Poet. : DOLOR
127
Forecaster. : SEER
128
Garb. : DRESS
129
Done. : ENDED
130
Glasses: Colloq. : SPECS
Down
1
Essential war material. : COPPER
2
Name for Queen Bess. : ORIANA
3
Marvel. : WONDER
4
All. : ENTIRE
5
Madame Chiang's maiden name. : SOONG
6
Because. : AS
7
War vessel. : SUB
8
Break. : SNAP
9
Of a Greek tragic poet. : EURIPIDEAN
10
Overflow. : SPILLAGE
11
Italians. : ROMANS
12
Reflection. : IMAGE
13
Relieve. : EASE
14
Son of Ra. : SHU
15
Lava. : AA
16
Chinese dry measures. : SHINGS
17
City east of Rome. : TIVOLI
18
Lack of red corpuscles. : ANEMIA
19
Mrs. Miniver. : GARSON
23
Egyptian queen. : CLEO
25
Navy man. : SAILOR
28
Rule. : ORDER
30
Dry. : SEAR
32
Passageway. : LANE
33
Two-edged swords. : PATAS
35
Shipping center in Pomerania. : STRALSUND
37
Wilson's Secretary of War. : BAKER
40
Italian historian (1275—1348). : VILLANI
41
Joints. : KNEES
43
Legume. : PEA
44
Of high mountains. : ALPINE
45
Affirmed. : AVERRED
46
Quarrel. : SPAT
47
Patriot of 1776. : HALE
48
Samoan seaport. : APIA
49
Deposit. : PUT
51
Great rage. : FURORE
53
Egg-shaped. : OVOID
54
Repeats tiresomely. : DINS
55
Numbers game. : KENO
56
Port in S. W. Arabia. : ADEN
58
Assistants. : AIDERS
59
Cliveden ___. : SET
60
Bigger. : LARGER
62
Deny. : NEGATE
64
Former Vice President. : GARNER
66
Despoilers. : RUINERS
67
Chemical compounds. : ESTERS
68
Instrumentalist. : GUITARIST
69
Crack Nazi regiment. : ELITE
70
Long cigar. : CORONA
72
Mouthlike openings. : STOMATA
73
Jokes: Colloq. : GAGS
74
Wild ox. : ANOA
75
Temporary use. : LOAN
77
Be indebted. : OWE
79
Siberian river with 300 tributaries. : LENA
80
Jug. : EWER
81
Italian city. : ASTI
83
Talks. : CHATS
84
Reflective thought. : COGITATION
85
Pen point. : NEB
87
Where Toledo is. : SPAIN
89
Neckwear. : TIE
91
Toast. : SKOAL
92
Make foot-notes. : ANNOTATE
93
Gazed. : STARED
95
False name. : ALIAS
96
Adjective suffix. : IANA
97
Cries of woe. : AIES
98
College grounds. : CAMPUS
99
John Barrymore's fourth wife. : ELAINE
100
Con. : PERUSE
101
South wind. : AUSTER
103
Criminals. : FELONS
104
Powerful blow: Slang. : WALLOP
105
Shoulder: Fr. : EPAULE
106
Sound of a clock: Var. : TICTOC
107
Shows contempt. : SNEERS
109
Pronoun. : THEE
110
Heraldic markings. : GULES
112
Air ___. : RAIDS
114
Ship's officer. : MATE
115
Toward the mouth. : ORAD
118
Injure. : MAR
120
Dutch city. : EDE
123
Boy's nickname. : ED
125
Gov. Sharpe's State: Abbr. : SD
Answer summary:
15 unique to this puzzle, 68 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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