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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, April 2, 1992

53-Across : Console

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,486
Across
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Cachet : SEAL
5
Barton or Bow : CLARA
10
Rascally tots : IMPS
14
" ... wing ___ prayer" : ANDA
15
Boston's airport : LOGAN
16
Roman tyrant : NERO
17
Bagpipe : DOODLESACK
19
Outwit : FOIL
20
Summit: Comb. form : ACR
21
Down : EAT
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Jostled : ELBOWED
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What Tennyson crossed in 1892 : THEBAR
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Build castles, in a way : DREAM
27
Common practice : USAGE
29
Vibratory motion : TREMOR
33
Karate award : BELT
36
Clan : SEPT
38
Trail herd : DROVE
39
Leave out : OMIT
40
Anchor position : ATRIP
42
Trumpeter Baker : CHET
43
Utmost extent : LIMIT
45
Opera that opens in Memphis : AIDA
46
Atomic particles : IONS
47
Stingless bees : DRONES
49
Yellowjacket : VESPA
51
"Mercure" composer : SATIE
53
Console : SOLACE
57
Popeye Doyle's portrayer : HACKMAN
60
French resort : PAU
61
Ward heeler : POL
62
Longfellow's bell town : ATRI
63
Puzzles using anagrams : LOGOGRIPHS
66
Wild plum : SLOE
67
Silly : INANE
68
Turkish regiment : ALAI
69
Domino spots : PIPS
70
Ravens' havens : NESTS
71
State bird of Hawaii : NENE
Down
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Memorable Egyptian leader : SADAT
2
Methuselah's father : ENOCH
3
Dote on : ADORE
4
Young fellow : LAD
5
___ bell (easily understood) : CLEARASA
6
Perplexed : LOST
7
Begum's spouse : AGA
8
Certain snake or car : RACER
9
Short sock : ANKLET
10
Enlightening TV ad : INFOMERCIAL
11
Tabby's plaint : MEOW
12
___-dieu (kneeling bench) : PRIE
13
Betrayed : SOLD
18
Meadows : LEAS
23
Troubadour : BARD
25
Meddlers : BUTTINSKIES
26
Strip, in a way : DEPRIVE
28
"I ___ Kick ... " : GETA
30
Point deep under the ocean floor : MOHO
31
Hot spot : OVEN
32
Soaks flax : RETS
33
Daring : BOLD
34
Arabian ruler : EMIR
35
Exec's car : LIMO
37
Flood or spring : TIDE
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Some are purple : PASSAGES
44
Yoke : TEAM
48
Yalta figure : STALIN
50
Decant : POUR
52
Golfer's hole-___ : INONE
54
Pearmain, e.g. : APPLE
55
Cagney role : COHAN
56
Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
57
Trunk fastener : HASP
58
King of the Huns : ATLI
59
Cut short : CROP
60
Paris's ___-Neuf : PONT
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Highway sign : GAS
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John, to Jock : IAN

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

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