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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1992

15-Across : Start of a Yale song

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,715
Across
1
"Dream Children" author : LAMB
5
Assumption : ALSOB
10
Radio's "The Easy ___" : ACES
14
Here, in Havana : AQUI
15
Start of a Yale song : BOOLA
16
"Fiesque" composer : LALO
17
Certain cheaters : SUNGLASSES
19
Boss on a shield : UMBO
20
College town on San Francisco Bay : SANMATEO
21
Alley yowler : TOMCAT
23
Redolence : ODOR
24
"In hoc ___ vinces" : SIGNO
25
SAG ex-president : ASNER
27
Seaman's guide : POLARIS
30
American dogwood : OSIER
31
"The Rights of Man" author : PAINE
33
G.I.'s decoration : DSC
34
Petite chorine : PONY
35
C.I.A. head : GATES
36
Loma's kin : MESA
37
Our lang. : ENG
38
Nereids' mother : DORIS
39
Summer TV fare : RERUN
40
Use a pediculicide : DELOUSE
42
Uptight : TENSE
43
Use Artgum : ERASE
44
Surpass : BEAT
45
Willow green : RESEDA
47
J.F.K. tenants : AIRLINES
51
Close-sleeved vestments : ALBS
52
Nonstop talker : MOTORMOUTH
54
Decree : FIAT
55
Make jubilant : ELATE
56
Columbus's pet name for the Santa Clara : NINA
57
Darnel : TARE
58
Attacked : RANAT
59
Command to Fido : STAY
Down
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Colleen : LASS
2
Pastel shade : AQUA
3
Famed Michigan State coach : MUNN
4
"The ___," Dos Passos novel : BIGMONEY
5
Nuisance terminator: Law : ABATOR
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Schlimazel : LOSER
7
Tolerable : SOSO
8
Violinist Bull : OLE
9
Strongholds : BASTIONS
10
Shields's status at Princeton : ALUMNA
11
Modern devices for home movies : CAMCORDERS
12
Exile isle : ELBA
13
Lampblack : SOOT
18
I.L.A. man : LADER
22
Eye cheesecake : OGLE
24
Double agents : SPIES
25
Unanimously : ASONE
26
Dating place : SINGLESBAR
28
Bone of contention : ISSUE
29
Employ radar : SCAN
30
Newspaper page : OPED
31
C. Porter song: 1929 : PAREE
32
Panay native : ATI
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Filmy cobweb : GOSSAMER
36
Alludes to : MENTIONS
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Couple : DUAD
39
Kingdom : REALM
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Tragedy by Voltaire : ORESTE
42
Harness ring : TERRET
44
Flora and fauna : BIOTA
45
Topless craft : RAFT
46
Pen name of 1 Across : ELIA
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___ impasse : ATAN
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Opposite of jour : NUIT
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Borough near Pittsburgh : ETNA
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"Masterpiece" on wheels : SHAY
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Biographer Winslow : OLA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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