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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, January 3, 1957

32-Across : Years of youth.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,746
Across
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Native of N. Z. : MAORI
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Brownish shade. : DRAB
10
Parsley or sage. : HERB
14
"Are we mice ___?" : ORMEN
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Desdemona's detractor. : IAGO
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Curved molding. : OGEE
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Acute problem in cities. : TRAFFICJAM
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Like Methuselah. : AGED
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From B. C. to TV. : EON
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Inkling. : IDEA
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Jabber. : BURBLE
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Turns on a pivot. : SWIVELS
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Fray. : MELEE
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___ du Diable. : ILE
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Prosy talker. : BORE
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Well-known network. : ABC
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Years of youth. : SALADDAYS
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French city. : STLO
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"The lesser of two ___." : EVILS
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Stand in ___ of. : AWE
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Unalaskan. : ALEUT
40
Parts of some spectacles. : RIMS
41
Lollypop flavor. : RASPBERRY
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Juicy drink. : ADE
44
Surfeit. : CLOY
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Simple sugar. : OSE
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Writer Keller. : HELEN
49
Boz. : DICKENS
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Beau ideal. : ADONIS
55
"Surely," in Madrid. : SISI
56
Tuck's companion. : NIP
57
Mamie Geneva ___. : DOUD
58
Slangy interjection of disbelief. : APPLESAUCE
61
___ facto. : IPSO
62
Caesar was here. : GAUL
63
Femme fatale. : SIREN
64
Meat. : BEEF
65
MacDonald's movie partner. : EDDY
66
On the qui vive. : ALERT
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Small particles. : MOTES
2
One-way sign. : ARROW
3
Native of Muscat. : OMANI
4
Whistle blower on court. : REF
5
Certain groups of baseball players. : INFIELDS
6
Cuts up. : DICES
7
VIP in India. : RAJA
8
VIP in Turkey. : AGA
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Plane. : BOMBER
10
British statesman. : HOARE
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Helicopter. : EGGBEATER
12
Section of film. : REEL
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"Adam ___." : BEDE
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Loafed. : IDLED
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Rubber tree. : ULE
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Small bottles. : VIALS
26
Famous 96-year-old. : MOSES
28
Side road. : BYWAY
30
Smear. : BLUR
31
President of France. : COTY
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Antitoxins. : SERA
33
Greedy. : AVID
34
London district. : LIMEHOUSE
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"Red" Buttons' real name. : AARON
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Smooth. : SLEEK
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Element of reference in geometry. : ABSCISSA
42
Stability. : POISE
44
Date in 2d cen. : CLI
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"Gil Blas" author. : LESAGE
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Make an ___ (stop). : ENDOF
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Something superior: Slang. : DILLY
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Toughen. : ENURE
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More pleasant. : NICER
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Exhausted. : SPENT
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Star in Draco. : ADIB
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Inside info. : DOPE
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Spade for weeding. : SPUD
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Cushion. : PAD
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Trouble. : AIL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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