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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, April 28, 1983

17-Across : China's population

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,224
Across
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Pentacle : STAR
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Brains or beauty : ASSET
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Emulated Domingo : SANG
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Accompaniment for Kringle's jingles : HOHO
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Port opposite Copenhagen : MALMO
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"___ Named Sue" : ABOY
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China's population : ABOUTONEBILLION
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Kept back : DETERRED
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Potential : LATENT
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A.F.T. rival : NEA
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Kind of bean : SIEVA
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Mrs., in Málaga : SRA
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In the style of : ALA
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Nullified a deletion : STETTED
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Jeweler's unit : CARAT
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Young oyster : SPAT
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Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
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How often is a baby born in China? : EVERYTWOSECONDS
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Fast time : LENT
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"___, Pagliaccio" : RIDI
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Gold mold : INGOT
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Memorable Greek tycoon : ONASSIS
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A.E.C. successor : NRC
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Disciple's emotion : AWE
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Hageen : CAMEL
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Snipefish : EEL
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Number 5 iron : MASHIE
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Runs : OPERATES
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How much of the world lives in China? : ALMOSTONEFOURTH
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Polynesian god : ATEO
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Brussels suburb : EVERE
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Tryst : DATE
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Whimper : MEWL
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Less abundant : RARER
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Tore : SPED
Down
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Roe source : SHAD
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Soliloquy starter : TOBE
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"Cat on ___ Tin Roof" : AHOT
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Domestic duck : ROUEN
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Ethically neutral : AMORAL
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Rational : SANE
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Pungs : SLEDS
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D.C. residence : EMB
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Grooming process : TOILETTE
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Ballerina's forte : SALTATION
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Hershfield hero : ABIE
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High time : NOON
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Peer of literature : GYNT
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Part of NATO : TREATY
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Bathe : LAVE
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"There ___ unto death": I John 5:16 : ISASIN
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Leg: Comb. form : SCELO
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E.A.P. subject : RAVEN
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Big-tent area : ARENA
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___ as an owl : ASWISE
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___ Islands, South Pacific : TONGA
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Vest : ENDOW
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Villa ___, Italy : DESTE
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Place for a future Picasso : ARTSCHOOL
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Seed holder : POD
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Verse form : TRIMETER
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Catiline's nemesis : CICERO
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Je ne ___ quoi (charisma) : SAIS
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Double-breasted coat : REEFER
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Eremite : LONER
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Panegyrizes : LAUDS
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Thank-you-___ (road bump) : MAAM
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An elder, in Essen : ALTE
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Merganser : SMEW
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A Dumas : PERE
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Kind of door : TRAP
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Major follower : ETTE
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Tool house : SHED
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Eggs, to Ovid : OVA

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4 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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