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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, January 4, 1975

1-Across : Sound from a belfry

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,275
Across
1
Sound from a belfry : BONG
5
Rollick : CAPER
10
Straw vote : POLL
14
Swan genus : OLOR
15
Ruark book: 1962 : UHURU
16
Diva's showpiece : ARIA
17
Latvian capital : RIGA
18
Purposive : TELIC
19
Hearsay : TALK
20
Fun-lover : GOODTIMECHARLIE
23
Free electron : ION
24
Id control : EGO
25
Freud associate : ADLER
28
Essex or Hudson : CAR
31
Equip : ENDOW
35
Mortgage : LIEN
36
TV technique : FADEIN
38
"___ Got a Secret" : IVE
39
Levies for improvements : BETTERMENTTAXES
42
Italian poet Betti : UGO
43
Port of Italy : NAPLES
44
Money in 43 Across : LIRE
45
Protozoan : MONAD
47
Baste : SEW
48
Limpid : CLEAR
49
Cargo unit : TON
51
Twosome : DUO
52
B'way musical : BESTFOOTFORWARD
61
Deserve : RATE
62
Cutthroat or steelhead : TROUT
63
Decamp : FLEE
64
Kitchen unit : OVEN
65
Sultry : CLOSE
66
Augury : OMEN
67
Proceed : WEND
68
Golfing milestones : HOLES
69
Float : RAFT
Down
1
Swedish tennis star : BORG
2
Potpourri : OLIO
3
Nix! : NOGO
4
Slope or ramp : GRADIENT
5
Interrupt : CUTIN
6
Warning cough : AHEM
7
Whine : PULE
8
Author Hoffer : ERIC
9
Ruffly trim : RUCHE
10
Benefactor : PATRON
11
Viva voce : ORAL
12
Actress Damita : LILI
13
Louise or George : LAKE
21
Craggy peak : TOR
22
Middleman : AGENT
25
Set of records : ALBUM
26
Muralist Rivera : DIEGO
27
Admit : LETON
28
Bivouacs : CAMPS
29
"Fledermaus" maid : ADELE
30
Freshen : RENEW
32
Hopeful whistler's tune : DIXIE
33
___ barrel : OVERA
34
Bremen's river : WESER
36
Monk : FRA
37
Pronoun : ITS
40
"Till the ___ Time" : ENDOF
41
Take into account : ALLOWFOR
46
Heed : ATTEND
48
Pound dog : CUR
50
Tally mark : NOTCH
51
Is foolishly fond : DOTES
52
Kind of beat : BROW
53
Chalet feature : EAVE
54
British gun : STEN
55
Base of a column : ORLO
56
Unwitting stooge : TOOL
57
Blow a ___ : FUSE
58
___ mater : ALMA
59
Ridge of coral : REEF
60
Kettle blemish : DENT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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