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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, April 7, 1955

58-Across : Oboe or clarinet.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, 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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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,109
Across
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Finales at concerts. : CODAS
6
Rebuff. : SLAP
10
Sybaritic life. : EASE
14
Went up. : AROSE
15
Siamese ruler. : RAMA
16
Wild goat of the Alps. : IBEX
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Tariff policy. : RECIPROCALTRADE
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Squire's domain. : ESTATE
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : ESTH
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"Pinafore" actor. : TAR
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Europe's second largest lake. : ONEGA
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Eve's intruder in the dust. : SERPENT
27
Calendar abbreviation. : MAR
29
Where the cash is. : TILL
31
Gardner ___, cartoonist. : REA
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Arabian garments. : ABAS
34
Type of tide. : NEAP
36
Late philosopher and professor. : EDMAN
40
"Waltz of the Flowers," etc. : NUTCRACKERSUITE
43
Alamogordo's county. : OTERO
44
Withered. : SERE
45
Group planning Salute to France. : ANTA
46
Devilkin. : IMP
48
Steeps in liquid. : SOPS
50
Cashew. : NUT
51
Artist's process. : TEMPERA
55
Particularly suitable place. : NICHE
57
Anger. : IRE
58
Oboe or clarinet. : REED
60
Snares. : NOOSES
63
Relative of V. O. A. : RADIOFREEEUROPE
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Inventor of an elevator. : OTIS
67
De Valera's land. : EIRE
68
Toast: French. : ROTIE
69
Katrine or Lomond. : LOCH
70
Section of film. : REEL
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Slow. : SLACK
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Close attention. : CARE
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Smelting items. : ORES
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Ph. D. or Ed. D. : DOCTORATE
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Oriental. : ASIAN
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Trio plus quartet. : SEPTET
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Rialto sign. : SRO
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Limerick product. : LACE
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Store up. : AMASS
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Play false. : PALTER
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Norse goddess of healing. : EIR
11
Let up. : ABATE
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Car. : SEDAN
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Make an effort. : EXERT
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Capital of Saskatchewan. : REGINA
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The Furies, the Harpies, etc. : THREES
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Templeton and Guinness. : ALECS
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Home of Kate. : PADUA
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___ War, famous race horse. : MANO
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Border on. : ABUT
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Victoria and Albert. : LAKES
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Federal certificate. : SCRIP
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Buenos Aires dictator. : PERON
37
Gov. Freeman's state. : MINNESOTA
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Island of the N. Pacific. : ATTU
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Smartly phrased. : NEAT
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Actor Cesar. : ROMERO
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Feel discontent. : REPINE
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Like better. : PREFER
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Makes clean and bright. : SCOURS
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Where Innsbruck is. : TIROL
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Muse. : ERATO
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TV program. : MEDIC
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Lofty nest. : AERIE
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Science of measuring time: Abbr. : HOROL
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Streeter's "___ Mable." : DERE
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Homeric poem. : EPIC
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Aim at. : SEEK
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Like: Suffix. : ISH
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Squiggly fish. : EEL

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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