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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Monday, March 2, 1953

37-Across : Star of "April in Paris."

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,352
Across
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Governor of Delaware. : BOGGS
6
Sound of a horn. : BEEP
10
Ditch around a castle. : MOAT
14
Wide-awake. : ALERT
15
Actress Raines. : ELLA
16
Poll-taker Roper. : ELMO
17
Supreme Court nickname. : NINEOLDMEN
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Broadway light. : NEON
20
Foolish affection. : DOTAGE
21
Name created by Mary Chase. : MCTHING
23
Cow-headed Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
24
Dead ahead; abaft the beam, etc. : BEARINGS
25
Quiet volcano in Martinique. : PELEE
27
Lieutenant who was once a private. : RANKER
28
Dry as dust. : ARID
29
Make more extreme. : INTENSIFY
33
Deductible item when paid out: Abbr. : INT
34
Visionary; dreamer. : FANTAST
36
Agency headed by Allen Dulles. : CIA
37
Star of "April in Paris." : RAYBOLGER
39
Six years for a Senator. : TERM
40
National Guard drill hall. : ARMORY
41
Looks amazed. : GAPES
42
Extremists on the political scene. : RADICALS
45
Mrs. Charlie Chaplin. : OONA
46
Where 5,775 proud Kansans live. : ABILENE
47
Club for miniature golf. : PUTTER
50
Picasso's favorite bird. : DOVE
51
Those at the head of a literary movement: Fr. : AVANTGARDE
54
Declare. : AVER
55
Mention for a military award. : CITE
56
Wear away. : ERODE
57
Companions of 42 Across. : REDS
58
"Gone" at the auction. : SOLD
59
Dinner course. : SALAD
Down
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Paul Lavalle's group. : BAND
2
Salmagundi. : OLIO
3
State of being well-bred. : GENTILITY
4
Lubricated. : GREASED
5
Inexpensive cigar. : STOGIE
6
Fourposter. : BED
7
Graceful tree. : ELM
8
Holmes' favorite comment. : ELEMENTARY
9
Shrove Tuesday meal. : PANCAKES
10
Upright prehistoric stones. : MENHIRS
11
Liquid part of fat. : OLEIN
12
Each with the other. : AMONG
13
Tool for the fireplace. : TONGS
18
Bandleader Brown. : LES
22
E. C. Bentley's sleuth. : TRENT
24
Makes good-humored jests. : BANTERS
25
Couple. : PAIR
26
Singer Berger of the Met. : ERNA
27
Popular children's game, akin to prisoner's base. : RINGOLEVIO
30
Coast Guard vessels. : ICEPATROL
31
Enemy of the forests. : FIRE
32
Starchy diet in tropical lands. : YAMS
34
Part of U. S. A. F. : FORCE
35
Statistical yearbooks. : ALMANACS
38
Occupants of a leaky rowboat. : BAILERS
39
Trumpeter's blare. : TANTARA
41
Cheats: Colloq. : GOUGES
42
The Navy has used it since 1938. : RADAR
43
"___ and Beyond." : ABOVE
44
Did a jackknife. : DIVED
45
Choose citizenship. : OPT
48
Work dealing with Norse myths. : EDDA
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One of the 17 Across. : REED
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Almost 32 million sq. mi. of water: Abbr. : ATL
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Man's nickname. : NED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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