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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

THINK PIECE

New York Times, Sunday, January 28, 1968

77-Across : Bird's note.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 130, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.71, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 569 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 152, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,742
Across
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Type of talc. : SOAPSTONE
10
Cuts of pork. : SPARERIBS
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Cosmetician's device. : APPLICATOR
20
Menu items. : HAMOMELETS
22
Buyer or seller. : TRANSACTOR
23
Frenzy for Firenze, etc. : ITALOMANIA
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Social event in Paris. : BAL
25
Soluble salt. : ALKALI
26
Irish Cobbler. : POTATO
27
Bacheller's "___ and I." : DRI
28
Sponsorship. : EGIS
30
Roman stage stars. : DIVOS
31
Unique. : ALONE
32
Imprecation. : DARN
33
Antelopes of SE Africa. : SUNIS
35
Pony. : NAG
36
Kind of beet. : CHARD
37
Bush cat. : CIVET
38
Prolific. : TEEMING
40
Hey there! : YOHO
42
Settle. : DECIDE
43
___ trice. : INA
44
Cleans (up): Brit. dial. : FEYS
46
Gallic group. : PERES
47
Most vapid. : STALEST
51
By: Sp. : POR
52
Studied. : ELABORATE
56
Cleveland's waterfront. : ERIE
57
Guff. : HOTAIR
59
Main part. : GIST
60
Bowsprit. : SPAR
61
Unit of illumination. : LUX
62
Glassboro meeting place. : HOLLYBUSH
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Not sing. : PLU
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Tall Asiatic tree. : ACLE
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Mock. : JAPE
68
Part of NATO. : TREATY
70
Cuff. : SLAP
71
Weather phenomena. : HEATWAVES
73
___ de veau. : RIS
74
Most unctuous. : OILIEST
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Crepe de ___. : CHINE
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Bird's note. : TWEE
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Sidekick. : PAL
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Fruit of a buttercup. : ACHENE
82
Possessive. : HERS
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Be incumbent on. : BEHOOVE
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Lot. : SHARE
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Draped garb. : SARIS
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Gerard ___ Borch. : TER
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Maurice of music. : RAVEL
95
Placebos. : SOPS
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Hat style. : BERET
97
Containers. : BOXES
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Seas: Fr. : MERS
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Wrath. : IRE
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Conclusion. : FINALE
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Secrets. : ARCANA
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Acad. at Woolwich. : RMA
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Citizen of Santa Ana. : SALVADORAN
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Says again. : REITERATES
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Untaught. : ILLITERATE
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Birds. : NUTHATCHES
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Apart. : SEPARATED
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Le Mans man. : SPEEDSTER
Down
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Mill town in Connecticut. : SPRAGUE
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Iridescent. : OPALINE
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English river. : ALN
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Province in Italy. : PISA
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Parboil. : SCALD
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Yachtsman's maneuver. : TACKING
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Eighth: It. : OTTAVA
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Study of mind. : NOOLOGY
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"To ___ human ... " : ERRIS
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Call at sea. : SHIPAHOY
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Silk cloth of India. : PATOLA
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Latin lover. : AMATOR
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Famous paladin. : ROLAND
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Theatricalize. : EMOTE
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San ___. : REMO
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He has: Fr. : ILA
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Fruit. : BENDAVISAPPLE
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Moved. : STIRRED
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Maximally. : ATBEST
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Anne or Marie. : SAINTE
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Poetic figure. : SIMILE
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Seven-eleven set. : DICERS
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___ qua non. : SINE
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Gift from Tokyo, 1912. : CHERRYTREES
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Food fish. : CERO
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Ogden. : NASH
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"Work that smells ___." : OFOIL
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Liability. : DEBT
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Musical transitions. : SEGUES
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Kabul tongue. : PASHTO
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Biblical pause. : SELAH
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Prelude to peace. : TRUCE
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City WSW of Cologne. : AIXLACHAPELLE
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Phrase heard at weddings. : TOHAVE
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Least bright. : PALEST
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Girl's name. : LISA
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Argentine timber trees. : TALAS
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Burst forth. : ERUPT
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Buddhist shrine. : TOPE
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Type of pipe. : BRIER
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Inflammable liquids. : ETHERS
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Mrs. Doe. : JANE
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Fido's plaint. : YIPE
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Ancient pool of Jerusalem. : SILOAM
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Montrachet. : WINE
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Memorable actor. : LAHR
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Etiolated. : WHITENED
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Town near Perugia. : ASSISI
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Sacred tunes. : CHORALS
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Hoard. : STOREUP
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Live. : BREATHE
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___ counter. : OVERTHE
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Dutch painter. : VERMEER
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Region of France: Ger. : ELSASS
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Casa lady. : SENORA
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Historic peak. : ARARAT
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Tell. : RELATE
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Provoke. : EXCITE
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One who stays. : BIDER
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Byres. : BARNS
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Golf star. : SNEAD
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___ morgana. : FATA
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Part of M.A. : ARTS
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A somebody. : VIP
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Function. : ACT

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