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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, March 2, 1956

56-Across : "Purple Sage" author.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { C F K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,439
Across
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Harbor boats. : TUGS
5
Subsided. : EBBED
10
Ishmael's captain. : AHAB
14
Wild disorder. : RIOT
15
Capital of Ecuador. : QUITO
16
Highway division. : LANE
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Go ___ (discuss). : INTO
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Experiencing. : UNDERGOING
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Obstruction. : STOPPAGE
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Tropical fruits. : MANGOS
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Metal tags on shoelaces. : AGLETS
24
Without: Fr. : SANS
25
Gaelic country. : EIRE
26
Famous paintings of Arles. : VANGOGHS
30
City on the Ganges. : PATNA
32
Cast off, as a suitor. : JILT
33
In society. : OUT
34
Grayish. : ASHEN
35
Pulpy fruit. : UVA
36
Nimble-footed. : AGILE
38
"Gold Bug" writer. : POE
39
Went by quietly. : SLID
40
Andrew ___ Law. : BONAR
41
Stopped. : ARRESTED
44
Scottish poet (1770-1835). : HOGG
45
Check. : STOP
46
Reserved. : MODEST
48
Increases in price. : GOESUP
51
Exceed; outbid. : GOBETTER
53
Pipes in cathedrals. : ORGANSTOPS
55
British "bye-bye." : TATA
56
"Purple Sage" author. : GREY
57
Trunk. : TORSO
58
College in North Carolina. : ELON
59
These go with shells. : OARS
60
Last President of Orange Free State, 1896-1900. : STEYN
61
Landlord's take. : RENT
Down
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Contemporary of Ty and Babe. : TRIS
2
Range in Utah. : UINTA
3
Harmonize. : GOTOGETHER
4
Motorist's crosswalk marker. : STOPLINE
5
Match. : EQUATE
6
Stoppers in casks. : BUNGS
7
Stop a while. : BIDE
8
Summer on the Seine. : ETE
9
Inactive. : DORMANT
10
King in "The Tempest." : ALONSO
11
Famous British Field Marshal. : HAIG
12
Part of A. D. : ANNO
13
Makes petition. : BEGS
19
Group of workmen. : GANG
21
Yearly: Abbr. : PERAN
24
Chef's ___. : SALAD
26
Full of life. : VIVID
27
Becoming rusty or out of condition. : GOINGSTALE
28
Dance. : HULA
29
Describing silver: Abbr. : STER
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Head of the family. : PAPA
31
Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
32
Dixie drink. : JULEP
36
Dwelling. : ABODE
37
Aggressive person: Slang. : GOGETTER
39
City signs for motorists: Abbr. : STOPSTS
42
Tries. : ESSAYS
43
Astound. : STUN
44
He gave customers no choice. : HOBSON
46
Relative of Cottontail and Peter. : MOPSY
47
Grand ___ National Park. : TETON
48
Cry of White Sox fans. : GOGO
49
Odd: Scot. : ORRA
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Elbe tributary. : EGER
51
Tapering piece of cloth. : GORE
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Declaim loudly. : RANT
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Little one. : TOT

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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