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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, March 16, 1957

10-Across : Start of a drama.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,818
Across
1
An exam. : ORAL
5
Moslem leaders. : IMAMS
10
Start of a drama. : ACTI
14
Dapper Dan. : DUDE
15
Part of U. S. N. A. : NAVAL
16
Norse god. : THOR
17
Burden. : ONUS
18
Meat treat. : TBONESTEAK
20
Chutney. : RELISH
22
Monday morning memories. : WEEKENDS
23
Lugged. : TOTED
25
Novel of 1901. : KIM
26
Hollywood products. : SCENARIOS
30
Part of a chair back. : SPLAT
34
Lord Boyd ___. : ORR
35
Remorse. : REGRET
37
Shipshape. : TIDY
38
Exploit. : FEAT
40
Century plant. : AGAVE
41
Octagonal street sign. : STOP
42
Italian wine center. : ASTI
43
Eye's membrane. : RETINA
45
Before. : ERE
46
Office girl, for short. : STENO
48
Came in again. : REENTERED
50
Legal ___, a kind of writing paper. : CAP
52
Networks. : RETIA
53
British plane of W. W. II. : SPITFIRE
58
Mohammedan VIP. : SULTAN
61
Sleight of hand. : HOCUSPOCUS
63
River west of Paris. : EURE
64
Impersonator. : APER
65
Slip away. : ELOPE
66
Cupid. : EROS
67
Pure and simple. : MERE
68
Sound judgment. : SENSE
69
TV specialty. : NEWS
Down
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Lavender, for one. : ODOR
2
Any poem: Poet. : RUNE
3
Debase by admixture. : ADULTERATE
4
Injury. : LESION
5
Lagging behind. : INTHEREAR
6
Fairy queen. : MAB
7
Declare openly. : AVOW
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Bison's pride. : MANE
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Glossy. : SLEEK
10
Essays. : ATTEMPTS
11
Genus of snow geese. : CHEN
12
Amphibian. : TOAD
13
Vexes. : IRKS
19
Alps equipment. : SKIS
21
Marshal's badge. : STAR
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Gold seeker. : DIGGER
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Chesterfields. : SOFAS
27
Heraldic device. : CREST
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Declaim. : ORATE
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Lake in Utah. : SEVIER
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College course. : LITERATURE
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Worship. : ADORE
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Represented. : TYPED
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Sugar Bowl team. : TENNESSEE
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Slight admixture. : TINCTURE
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Aleutian base. : ATTU
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Simpletons. : OAFS
49
"Sister" in a play. : EILEEN
51
Pan's music makers. : PIPES
53
Ornamental linen cover. : SHAM
54
Master of the heroic couplet. : POPE
55
Bucket for cooling wine. : ICER
56
Function. : ROLE
57
Business school course: Abbr. : ECON
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In a line. : AROW
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Headland. : NESS
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Raises: Colloq. : UPS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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