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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, October 7, 1982

49-Across : "Roamin' in the Gloamin'" composer

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,021
Across
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"Mary ___ little ... " : HADA
5
___ Park, Colo. valley : ESTES
10
Roe : EGGS
14
Man of Oman : ARAB
15
Gallagher's vaudeville partner : SHEAN
16
Doctorow's "___ Lake" : LOON
17
Author Earl ___ Biggers : DERR
18
"I Can Dream, ___?": 1937 song : CANTI
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Republic: 1937-49 : EIRE
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Tropical forest birds : JACAMARS
22
Football's "Galloping Ghost" : GRANGE
24
Ghostly double of a live person : DOPPELGANGER
26
"___ of St. Agnes": Keats : THEEVE
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A singer : ALTO
30
___ Cologne : EAUDE
31
Except : SAVE
33
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
37
Abbr. at O'Hare : ARR
38
Musical "second" : REPRISE
41
Participial ending : ING
42
Dear, in Dortmund : LIEB
44
Cry of pain : YIPE
45
Uhlan's weapon : LANCE
47
Level : EVEN
49
"Roamin' in the Gloamin'" composer : LAUDER
50
Loose trousers : GALLIGASKINS
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Sentient being : ANIMAL
56
Like Adonis : HANDSOME
60
African republic : TOGO
61
Yawning : AGAPE
63
Match-king Kreuger : IVAR
64
Site of the first core : EDEN
65
Sir, in Madrid : SENOR
66
Merit : EARN
67
Famed muralist : SERT
68
Searches for : SEEKS
69
Twist : SLUE
Down
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Pilgrimage to Mecca : HADJ
2
Region : AREA
3
Ste. Jeanne ___ : DARC
4
Chafed : ABRADED
5
Get away from it all : ESCAPE
6
Acute : SHARP
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Perfect, e.g. : TENSE
8
Sup : EAT
9
Goes after eels : SNIGGLES
10
Powell or Steber : ELEANOR
11
Auctioneer's warning : GOING
12
Glut : GORGE
13
Cynic's look : SNEER
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Van man : MOVER
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Squeal : RAT
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"C'est ___!" : LAVIE
26
Shade of blue : TEAL
27
Mata ___ : HARI
28
Chartres's river : EURE
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___ yarn (tell a story) : SPINA
32
A Dadaism founder : ARP
34
Stag's mate : HIND
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Suffix with exist : ENCE
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Antiquing device : AGER
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Monocle : EYEGLASS
40
African game : ELAND
43
Aqueduct rival : BELMONT
46
Down Under people : AUSSIES
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By way of : VIA
49
Cruise ships : LINERS
50
Winner at Saratoga : GATES
51
Battery terminal : ANODE
52
Lion-tiger hybrid : LIGER
53
Ladd classic : SHANE
54
Mattress stuffing : KAPOK
57
Ellipse : OVAL
58
Japanese merchant vessel : MARU
59
Lake in Ireland : ERNE
62
Junior's expletive : GEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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