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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, October 1, 1987

34-Across : With 40 Down and 67 Across, phrase created by our subject

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 6, 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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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,841
Across
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With 68 Across, subject of this puzzle : ERNEST
7
Film co-scenarized by 68 Across: 1954 : SABRINA
14
Less rational : LOONIER
16
Radial sellers : TIREMEN
17
Anthony of fiction : ADVERSE
18
Salty U.S.S.R. expanse : ARALSEA
19
Norman's woe? : TEE
20
Hostler's milieu : STABLE
22
Corporeal channel: Comb. form : AORT
23
Sacred : HOLY
25
Kind of card : CREDIT
27
Pasch : EASTER
30
No-no in a microwave oven : METAL
34
With 40 Down and 67 Across, phrase created by our subject : THESWEET
37
Larch's kin : SPRUCE
38
Shell adjunct : OAR
39
Owned : HAD
40
Evian, e.g. : SPA
41
Tackle : RIG
42
What fools do : RUSHIN
44
Eskimos, Utes et al. : AMERINDS
46
Gary product : STEEL
47
Showers icily : SLEETS
48
21st Amendment : REPEAL
50
Musette pipe : OBOE
54
Ancient Asian : MEDE
57
Spanish province and city : AVILAS
60
Roof finial : EPI
61
Flatter, in a way : IMITATE
63
Vitamin C sources : ORANGES
65
House occupant : RESIDER
66
Chandelier, e.g. : FIXTURE
67
See 34 Across : SUCCESS
68
See 1 Across : LEHMAN
Down
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Israeli port : ELATH
2
Where to see chaps : RODEO
3
"Portnoy's Complaint," e.g. : NOVEL
4
Map dir. : ENE
5
Letter opener : SIRS
6
Assay : TEST
7
Less fresh : STALER
8
Broadcast : AIRED
9
"Breastwork" : BRA
10
One with a yarn : RELATER
11
"___ Tired," Beatles song : IMSO
12
Poetic adverb : NEER
13
Premed subject : ANAT
15
Did a knee jerk : REACTED
21
Pitcher Saberhagen : BRET
24
Type of man : YES
26
Tell : IMPART
28
For a short time : AWHILE
29
Actor Penn : SEAN
31
Rotate : TURN
32
Etcher's need : ACID
33
Chairman's supporters : LEGS
34
Rocky peaks : TORS
35
___ monde (high society) : HAUT
36
Ancient tongue : ERSE
37
Graf follower : SPEE
40
See 34 Across : SMELLOF
43
Galileo, to Pope Urban VIII : HERETIC
44
Jai ___ : ALAI
45
Kind of bar or pod : ISO
47
Cuts : SEVERS
49
Parisian pies : PATES
51
Moslem princess, in India : BEGUM
52
"Otello" is one : OPERA
53
Iron, in Essen : EISEN
54
SE China's ___ Bay : MIRS
55
Aussie bird : EMEU
56
Studio spinner : DISC
58
Seed covering : ARIL
59
Former German state, to Frenchmen : SAXE
62
Summer quaff : ADE
64
Degree preceder : NTH

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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