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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, November 29, 1991

50-Across : Root used in salads

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, 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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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,361
Across
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"Shane" hero : LADD
5
Glided on ice : SLID
9
Kirkpatrick's "___ of Killers" : ACAST
14
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
15
Very small : TINY
16
Kind of energy : SOLAR
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THREE BLIND MICE : MCEMCEMCE
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___ a minute : AMILE
20
Wade Boggs's weapon : BAT
21
Actress Turner : LANA
22
"___ Boy Floyd," 1960 film : PRETTY
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Have a runny nose : SNIVEL
25
Robust : STOUT
27
Leave off : CEASE
29
Not forbidden : ALLOWED
33
More bashful : SHIER
35
Quay : LEVEE
37
___ Claire, Wis. : EAU
38
Noted TV producer : LEAR
39
Peggy Lee hit: 1958 : FEVER
40
Do some road work : PAVE
41
Samovar : URN
42
Greg Louganis is one : DIVER
43
Dickens villain : SIKES
44
Uneasy : RESTIVE
46
Lecture material : NOTES
48
Hot spots : OVENS
50
Root used in salads : RADISH
53
Wall Street figure : BROKER
56
Speed : TEAR
58
Evian is one : SPA
59
Actor Moore from London : ROGER
60
NO U TURNS : TRNTRNTRN
62
Odds' opposite : EVENS
63
Track event : RACE
64
Interpret : READ
65
Pee Wee of baseball : REESE
66
Mimicked : APED
67
Bohemian : ARTY
Down
1
Flock newcomers : LAMBS
2
Northern hwy. : ALCAN
3
Advisers on girth control : DIETICIANS
4
A.E.S. was one : DEM
5
Purloins : STEALS
6
Depict : LIMN
7
Ancient Peruvians : INCAS
8
Recolor : DYE
9
Usually : ASARULE
10
Regain consciousness : COMETO
11
Dismounted : ALIT
12
Veteran seaman : SALT
13
Canasta card : TREY
18
Distinct : CLEAR
22
Raftsman : POLER
24
Swerve : VEER
26
Mermaid or Mitre : TAVERN
28
Soccer team : ELEVEN
30
Group member needing aid : WEAKSISTER
31
Mansard edge : EAVE
32
Union collection : DUES
33
Cast aspersions on : SLUR
34
Roll-call answer : HERE
36
Early pome fancier : EVE
39
Bill picturing Lincoln : FIVER
40
Spotted : PIED
42
Varied : DIVERSE
43
Bart, Ringo or Brenda : STARR
45
Subway coins : TOKENS
47
Emulated Demosthenes : ORATED
49
Luggage adjunct : STRAP
51
A nursery Jack : SPRAT
52
Within easy reach : HANDY
53
___ Rabbit : BRER
54
Wander : ROVE
55
Curved molding : OGEE
57
Suffix with persist : ENCE
60
La-la preceder : TRA
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Org. for hunters : NRA

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

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