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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, February 5, 1992

20-Across : River in Picardy

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,429
Across
1
Addis ___, Ethiopia : ABABA
6
Author de Maupassant : GUY
9
Orange-shipping Fla. city : OCALA
14
Future V.I.P. : COMER
15
Parrot : APE
16
Debussy opus : LAMER
17
Short wires for closing bags : TWISTTIES
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Spenser's name for Ireland : IRENA
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River in Picardy : OISE
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Hospice : INN
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Poison : VENOM
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Put back into shape : RESTORED
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"L.A. Law" actress : DEY
26
He wrote "Crazy English" : LEDERER
28
That ship : SHE
31
Giraffe's kin : OKAPI
35
Chaplin's "The Great ___" : DICTATOR
37
Type of pattern : ALLOVER
40
Conferences : POWWOWS
41
Mitigates : RELIEVES
43
Bayou : INLET
44
Marmara, e.g. : SEA
45
Feasts : REPASTS
48
Ukr., once : SSR
49
Drugstore cowboy : LOITERER
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Piglet : SHOAT
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Número ___ : UNO
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Miff : RILE
59
Cry of surprise : HELLO
60
Obstruct inquiries : STONEWALL
62
Sect follower : ARIAN
63
Via : PER
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G.I. mentioned for honors : CITEE
65
Hollow stone : GEODE
66
A.E.S. backers : ADA
67
"Man is a mere insect, ___ ... ": F. P. Church : ANANT
Down
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Histrion : ACTOR
2
Knife or rock star : BOWIE
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Wrong : AMISS
4
Plague : BESET
5
With 25 Down, decorative style : ART
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Made headway : GAINED
7
Defeated : UPENDED
8
Aye : YES
9
David Lean film: 1948 : OLIVERTWIST
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Singer Mariah ___ : CAREY
11
Sanction : AMEN
12
Jay the jester : LENO
13
Saroyan hero : ARAM
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Flag : TIRE
24
"JFK" director : OLIVERSTONE
25
See 5 Down : DECO
27
Kind of cord : RIP
28
Certain aircraft or airport, for short : STOL
29
Sewing-machine inventor : HOWE
30
First: Ger. : ERST
31
Gig rig : OARS
32
MOMA piece : KLEE
33
Actress Nazimova : ALLA
34
Luau dish : POI
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Barley beard : AWN
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Perpetually : EVER
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Corded fabric : REP
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Praised : SALUTED
46
Mexican state : SONORA
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Suffix with saliva : TION
48
Buffet dish : SALAD
50
Rommel : ERWIN
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Lasso : RIATA
52
Barkin from N.Y.C. : ELLEN
53
Find new tenants : RELET
54
Catch flies : SHAG
55
Roll-call answer : HERE
56
Mélange : OLIO
60
Bath is one : SPA
61
Writer de Queiroz : ECA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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