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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, July 17, 1956

51-Across : Blushing.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,576
Across
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Reality. : FACT
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Lean, bony person. : SCRAG
10
Home team. : HOST
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Consumer. : USER
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Gobel's TV wife. : ALICE
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Canyon phenomenon. : ECHO
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Vitamin B-2. : RIBOFLAVIN
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Bring up. : REAR
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Bordelaise. : SAUCE
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Prepared. : MADEREADY
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Trunk fastener. : HASP
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A fine linen. : LAWN
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Most pleasant. : NICEST
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Curved sword. : SCIMITAR
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Early initials of a world-wide group. : UNO
34
Knitted fabric. : TRICOT
36
Piece of chamber music. : TRIO
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Soften. : MELT
39
Take up. : ADOPT
40
Concert instrument. : HARP
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Order founded in 1868: Abbr. : BPOE
42
Source of attar. : PETALS
44
Fourth letter. : DEE
45
Farmer's topper. : STRAWHAT
47
Graybeards. : ELDERS
49
Mining town near Caracas. : AROA
50
"Liebestod" is one. : ARIA
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Blushing. : REDDENING
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One of Lemay's men. : PILOT
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Winged. : ALAR
60
Lake in Canada. : GREATSLAVE
62
Child: Span. : NINO
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Play it to the hilt. : EMOTE
64
From here to eternity. : EVER
65
Catch one's breath. : GASP
66
Queen in Sarawak. : RANEE
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Salt's story. : YARN
Down
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Storage items. : FURS
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___ Minor. : ASIA
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One of the Philippines. : CEBU
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Medicinal lozenge. : TROCHE
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Pitcher Maglie. : SAL
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Carpenter's device. : CLAMP
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Marlene's Maria. : RIVA
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Picric ___. : ACID
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Popular young golfer. : GENELITTLER
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Companion of "enclosed." : HEREWITH
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Basic element in British economy. : OCEANTRADE
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Hudson River catch. : SHAD
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Rightist. : TORY
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Time of plenty. : FEAST
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Type of rocket. : RAM
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Type of passenger. : STRAPHANGER
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Makes inert. : NUMBS
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Clumsy. : INEPT
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Senators Allott and Millikin. : COLORADANS
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The Border Minstrel. : SCOTT
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Trophy cup: Span. : COPA
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Frame for drying clothes. : AIRER
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Gear for mountaineers. : ROPES
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Result of cerebration. : IDEA
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Describing the shape of pendent ornaments. : TEARDROP
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Pieces of paper. : SLIPS
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Alas! : WOE
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Dan of Hollywood. : DAILEY
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A size of type. : AGATE
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Pealed. : RANG
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Nom de plume. : ELIA
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"My Friend ___." : IRMA
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Gaseous element. : NEON
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Destroyer of Pompeii. : LAVA
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Finished. : OVER
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Sea swallow. : TERN
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Driver's place. : TEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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