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Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Global Gleanings

New York Times, Sunday, August 26, 1945

7-Down : Undetermined.

Author:
Elizabeth Patterson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 77, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 660 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 162, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 77, Grid flow: 15.3
Elizabeth Patterson has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In 139-Down clue, added accent over first "e" in "Liège."

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P
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G
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K
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B
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B
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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 185
Across
1
Port SW. of Yokohama. : SHIMIZU
8
Shikoku port. : UWAJIMA
15
Old province N. of Tokyo. : HITACHI
22
Apollo's mountain. : HELICON
23
Levant state. : LEBANON
24
Of Isis' brother. : OSIRIAN
25
Malady. : ILLNESS
26
Emerald-green mineral. : ERINITE
27
___ jar. : CANOPIC
28
A creek: New York State. : VLY
29
Advancement. : STEP
31
"Essays of ___." : ELIA
32
Fry lightly. : SAUTE
34
Consumed. : ATE
35
Tan. : ECRU
37
Greenland settlement. : ETAH
39
Abstract being. : ENS
40
Greek letter. : PSI
41
Clip. : SNIP
42
Tongue-lasher. : RAILER
44
City 75 mi. from Bombay. : POONA
46
Sprightly: Fr. : GAI
48
Candy containing nuts. : NOUGAT
50
Custer's last ___. : STAND
51
Brood of eagles. : AERIE
52
Mimetic dances. : HULAS
54
Presents. : BOONS
55
Fleet ___ Nimitz. : ADMIRAL
57
Cut diagonally. : BIAS
58
Very decorous. : PRIM
60
Expressions of delight. : AHS
63
Hayseed. : YOKEL
64
Ancient name of Poland and Russia. : SARMATIA
66
Minor philosophies. : ISMS
70
Irish province. : LEINSTER
72
Walled city, N. Nigeria. : KANO
73
U. S. President, 1841–45. : TYLER
75
Roosevelt's initial. : TEE
76
Largest lake of central Europe. : BALATON
77
New England mountain range. : BERKSHIRE
79
Responsible person. : ADULT
81
Feudal stablekeeper: Var. : AVENOR
82
Pseudonym of Mme. Dudevant. : SAND
83
White with age. : HOAR
84
Believe. : CREDIT
85
Hebrew month. : NISAN
86
Pure Spanish tongue. : CASTILIAN
88
Citizens of NW. Spain. : LEONESE
89
Russian river, to Lake Balkhash. : ILI
90
Brilliancy. : ECLAT
92
Mongoose: Arabic. : NEMS
93
Stepdaughter of Napoleon. : HORTENSE
94
Indian nursemaid. : AYAH
96
Early American colony. : CAROLINA
98
Portuguese port, S. of Canton. : MACAO
99
Pagodas. : TAS
100
Spore sacs. : ASCI
102
___ Island, Niagara River. : GOAT
103
Slander. : CALUMNY
105
Be repentant. : ATONE
108
Opera by Puccini. : MANON
110
The Grampian ___. : HILLS
111
Emperor who followed Nero. : GALBA
115
Region in Wurtemberg. : NECKAR
117
Jap coin. : SEN
118
Mindanao's capital. : DAVAO
119
Grass-cloth plants. : RAMIES
120
French stoneware. : GRES
121
___ Baba. : ALI
123
Unwritten ___. : LAW
124
Rhodes: Ital. : RODI
126
Shipped. : SENT
127
Fuegian Indian. : ONA
128
Perfumes. : ODORS
130
Genus of water fowls. : ANAS
132
Coarse hominy. : SAMP
134
Coal ___. : TAR
135
Places for raising frogs. : RANARIA
137
Where Pago Pago is. : TUTUILA
140
City E. of Helsinki. : VIIPURI
142
Lake, volcano, and town, Guatemala. : ATITLAN
143
Sea between India and Oman. : ARABIAN
144
Inclosed in a hollow. : INCAVED
145
Makes tastier. : SEASONS
146
Injunctions. : BEHESTS
147
Unsheathe. : DISCASE
Down
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Breaks in pieces. : SHIVERS
2
Navy plane. : HELLCAT
3
Ancient country, E. Adriatic coast. : ILLYRIA
4
River near Foochow. : MIN
5
Desserts. : ICES
6
Greek costume girdle. : ZOSTER
7
Undetermined. : UNSET
8
Caucho tree. : ULE
9
Existed. : WERE
10
Eisenhower's home town. : ABILENE
11
Chief city of Epirus: Serb. : JANINA
12
Dolphins. : INIAS
13
Witty saying. : MOT
14
Once: Scot. : ANES
15
Swindle. : HOCUS
16
Crystalline compound. : ISATIN
17
Tooth. : TINE
18
Nigerian native. : ARO
19
Nippon: Poet. : CIPANGO
20
Port-au-Prince native. : HAITIAN
21
Commences. : INCEPTS
30
Pre-dictator Hitler. : PAPERER
33
Upolu's chief town. : APIA
36
Forearm bone. : ULNA
38
Every 60 minutes. : HORAL
41
Finland, to the Finns. : SUOMI
43
English Channel rock. : EDDYSTONE
45
___ City, Pa. : OIL
46
Nimitz' headquarters. : GUAM
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Native of Strasbourg. : ALSATIAN
49
Small island group, Moluccas. : OBI
51
S. Carolina town, near Augusta, Ga. : AIKEN
52
Atomized city. : HIROSHIMA
53
Supporting stake. : SPILE
56
Engine. : MOTOR
57
Grand ___, fishing grounds. : BANK
59
Scottish explorer. : RAE
60
Where the Drin flows. : ALBANIA
61
With emphasis. : HEAVILY
62
Territory ceded to Poland. : SILESIA
64
Native of Cagliari. : SARDINIAN
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Son of Odin: Var. : TYRR
67
Member of ASTP. : STUDENT
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Name meaning bee. : MELISSA
69
Sofas. : SETTEES
71
Granny's nickname. : NANA
72
Folkestone's county. : KENT
74
Chief of Cook Islands. : RAROTONGA
77
Where "Nuts" was issued. : BASTOGNE
78
Loud shouts. : HOAS
80
English sand tract. : DENE
82
French river, to Moselle. : SAAR
84
Island near Amboina. : CERAM
86
Maintain. : CLAIM
87
Penitential period. : LENT
88
A place. : LOCUS
91
Former employment project. : CCC
93
Calls loudly. : HALLOOS
95
Coils of yarn. : HANKS
97
Diver. : LOON
98
Beautiful lake near Stockholm. : MALAR
101
Icarian ___. : SEA
103
104. : CIV
104
Sweet potatoes. : YAMS
105
Handsome cats. : ANGORAS
106
Island west of Halmahera. : TERNATE
107
Great Pacific region. : OCEANIA
109
Principality on Red Sea. : ASIR
110
Pacific island group. : HAWAIIS
112
Lithuania. : LIETUVA
113
Holy city of India. : BENARES
114
Straddling. : ASTRIDE
116
Mathematical term. : RADIAN
118
River immortalized by Strauss. : DANUBE
119
Adriatic port. : RIMINI
122
Bank ___. : LOANS
123
Moscow, Idaho, county. : LATAH
125
___ Lloyd George. : DAVID
128
Flat plinth. : ORLO
129
Pierce. : STAB
131
Lath. : SLAT
133
Turkish cloth measures. : PICS
136
Siamese coins: Var. : ATS
138
The urus. : URE
139
Town near Liège. : ANS
141
Moccasin. : PAC

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 64 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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