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Lester Keene
Lester Keene

With Hints from the Headlines

New York Times, Sunday, August 5, 1945

Author:
Lester Keene
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 134, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 512 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 116, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 62, Grid flow: 50.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Lester Keene has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 40-Down clue had "Capitol"; changed to "Capital."

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© 1945, The New York TimesNo. 182
Across
1
World's coldest airstrip. : ALSIB
6
Invaded island. : BORNEO
12
City on the Arno. : PISA
16
Island, N. Norway. : TROMSO
17
Bird house. : AVIARY
18
Hampton ___. : ROADS
20
Last longer than. : OUTWEAR
21
Rules. : REIGNS
22
Bury. : ENTOMB
24
Formal dance. : BAL
25
Jailers. : WARDERS
27
___ Unis. : ETATS
29
Vargas' capital. : RIO
30
Germany's cheap car. : OPEL
32
Preserves. : CORNS
33
Where Grenoble is. : ISERE
34
Man of the hour, 1876. : BELL
35
Disquisition. : ESSAY
37
City near Arnsberg, taken by 9th Army. : WITTEN
39
Yielded. : RENDERED
41
Stanza of 6 lines. : SESTET
43
Spurious. : PSEUDO
45
Scram! : SCAT
46
Weaver birds, S. Africa. : TAHAS
48
Three Danish kings (1241–1319). : ERICS
50
Corrects. : EMENDS
54
Pilot. : STEERER
57
Accurately located: Mil. : SPOTTED
59
Native of Kiska. : ALEUT
60
Johnny-come-lately to United Nations. : ARGENTINA
62
Runts. : PEEWEES
64
Juvenile exclamation. : GEE
65
Bird. : LOON
66
Heedless. : INADVERTENT
68
Seaport, N. W. Morocco, near Rabat. : SALE
69
Chinese dynasty (589–619). : SUI
70
City S. W. of Catania. : SCORDIA
71
Cut off. : TRUNCATED
73
Where 3-year-olds race. : EPSOM
75
Most perfect expression of scorn.—Shaw. : SILENCE
77
New ___. : DEALERS
78
Hunting dog. : SETTER
80
Type of actor. : SERIO
81
American diplomatist, friend of Lafayette (1737–89). : DEANE
82
British Commander in Chief, 1916–18. : HAIG
84
Redistrict. : REZONE
86
Native of Cherbourg. : NORMAN
90
Secy. of Agriculture. : ANDERSON
94
Grain. : CEREAL
96
Related on mother's side. : ENATE
97
Performer. : DOER
98
Bit. : SPECK
100
Ventured. : DARED
102
Pretender to Austrian throne. : OTTO
103
Eggs. : OVA
104
Rapid: Music. : MOSSO
105
America ___. : FIRSTER
107
Sn. : TIN
108
Footwear. : SANDAL
110
New Orleans university. : TULANE
112
Kinds of bullets. : TRACERS
114
Columbia River tributary, 939 mi. : SNAKE
115
Lully's works. : OPERAS
116
Undivided. : ENTIRE
117
Centroidal lines. : AXES
118
Rebellion. : REVOLT
119
Musical instruments. : REEDS
Down
1
Naive. : ARTLESS
2
Famous London cartoonist. : LOW
3
Diving bird. : SMEW
4
Almost sacrificed by Abraham. : ISAAC
5
Adopt. : BORROW
6
Sea N of Russia and Norway. : BARENTS
7
Saturate too much: said of tea. : OVERSTEEP
8
Slum reformer (1849–1914). : RIIS
9
Horse. : NAG
10
Sea birds of prey. : ERNES
11
Prolific bivalve. : OYSTER
12
Sham. : PRETENCE
13
Electrified particles. : IONS
14
Held court. : SAT
15
Lover. : ADORER
16
Caucasus port. : TUAPSE
19
Grin. : SMILE
20
Wood-winds. : OBOES
23
Intrepid. : BOLD
26
Falls in drops. : DRIPS
28
Son of Zeus. : ARES
31
Type of sail: Var. : LATTEEN
33
Letter writer. : INDITER
34
Climbing species of pepper. : BETEL
36
Long. : YEARN
38
Render like the Continent. : EUROPEANIZE
40
Capital of Syria: Fr. : DAMAS
42
Arbitrary. : THETIC
44
Group of 8. : OCTETTE
47
400-mi. Brazilian river. : ARINOS
49
Jean Valjean's escape route. : SEWER
51
Nullify. : NEGATE
52
Aaron Burr was one. : DUELER
53
Horses. : STEEDS
54
Mud volcanos. : SALSES
55
Company. : TROUPE
56
Lover of vertical pronoun. : EGOIST
57
Maker of equine equipment. : SADDLER
58
Strip. : DENUDE
61
Nostril. : NARIS
63
Of a volcano. : ETNEAN
67
German-American editor and Nazi agent. : VIERECK
68
Site of Italy's D-Day. : SALERNO
70
Sully. : SMEAR
72
Outrigger. : CANOE
74
Different. : OTHER
76
Of the same order. : COORDINAL
79
Fried meat rolls, pastry covered. : RISSOLES
81
Loved ones. : DEARS
83
Party men. : GOPS
85
Closest. : NEAREST
87
Signifies. : MATTERS
88
Raiment. : ATTIRE
89
Electric signs. : NEONS
90
Troubles. : ADOS
91
Bright new stars. : NOVAS
92
Miss Durbin. : DEANNA
93
King of Pylos. : NESTOR
95
Communication. : LETTER
99
Type of automobile. : COUPE
101
Whittier's "City of the Moor." : DERNE
104
Construct. : MAKE
105
Gambling game. : FARO
106
Proportion. : RATE
109
French town in Pyrenees. : DAX
111
Bulgarian coin. : LEV
113
Spanish hero. : CID

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 52 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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