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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Monday, March 22, 1954

23-Across : Different spelling of a word: Abbr.

Author:
Eugene Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Eugene Maleska is an alias for Eugene T. Maleska.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,728
Across
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She wrote "Pocketful of Wry." : MCGINLEY
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Sir Harry. : LAUDER
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Idlewild to Orly. : AIRROUTE
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Heroine of "The Bohemian Girl." : ARLINE
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Curfew bell at Oxford. : GREATTOM
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Occupation in an O'Neill title. : ICEMAN
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Atomic particle. : ION
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Menuhin's teacher. : ENESCO
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Exist. : ARE
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Different spelling of a word: Abbr. : VAR
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Upward bend in timber. : SNY
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Box seats. : LOGES
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Any girl in the chorus. : SMILER
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Opposite of van. : REAR
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Its motto is "Eureka." : CALIFORNIA
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Kuwait native. : ARAB
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First word of a Burns title. : AULD
42
Medieval coin. : DUCAT
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Manner of speaking. : TONE
44
Nolo contendere, for instance. : PLEA
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Veblen, Mill, etc. : ECONOMISTS
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Carpenter's wooden brick. : DOOK
49
Snares. : NOOSES
50
Moses' spy in Canaan. : CALEB
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Trilogy by Dos Passos. : USA
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Flurry and hurry. : ADO
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Countrified. : RUSTIC
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Effort. : TRY
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Set right. : REPAIR
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Schools. : EDUCATES
69
Terry Brennan's charges. : ELEVEN
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Like a hare. : LEPORINE
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Roomy cars. : SEDANS
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Tax official. : ASSESSOR
Down
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Trio of travelers. : MAGI
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Hollywood restaurateur. : CIRO
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Prime Minister behind Stamp Act of 1765. : GRENVILLE
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Novelist Wolfert. : IRA
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To no degree. : NOT
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Early guitar. : LUTE
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Choir boys' collars. : ETONS
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Neighbor of Oman. : YEMEN
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Secular. : LAIC
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City in Illinois. : ARCOLA
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Rubber tree. : ULE
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Joe's nickname. : DIMAG
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Lake in Finland. : ENARE
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M. Pleven and others. : RENES
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Native of Aleppo. : SYRIAN
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Surveyor's instrument. : ALIDADE
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Third man in the ring. : REF
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One of the "Philippics." : ORATION
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Ridgway's former title. : SCAP
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Heavy hammer. : MAUL
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Where to see bulldogging. : RODEO
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Jackson's first Secy. of War. : EATON
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Hassle. : RUCKUS
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Corp. or Sgt. : NCO
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Poets who were brother and sister. : ROSSETTIS
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Poker payment. : ANTE
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Lady of Independence. : BESS
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Holstein's lament. : MOO
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A 17-year-old Margaret. : OBRIEN
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Loves (with "for"). : CARES
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"Fledermaus" character. : ADELE
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Bounded along. : LOPED
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Monumental slab. : STELA
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Assistants. : AIDES
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Samovars. : URNS
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Davis and Ryder. : CUPS
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Sen. Malone's home town. : RENO
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Nieuport's river. : YSER
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Girl's name. : AVA
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Ambassador to Denmark. : COE
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Military depot: Abbr. : ARS

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

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