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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1958

34-Across : Ancient Asians.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { G J V W Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, 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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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,318
Across
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Greek letters. : CHIS
5
___ glass. : PLATE
10
Statesman from Israel. : EBAN
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River into the Arctic Ocean. : LENA
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Approach perfection. : RIPEN
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Elegance: Fr. : LUXE
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Words of advice to the overzealous. : EASYDOESIT
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Salt tree. : ATLE
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Elevator man's concern. : FLOORS
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Drew forth. : ELICITED
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Catch: Colloq. : NAIL
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Melody. : TUNE
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Make narrow. : STRAITEN
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Looked askance. : LEERED
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Prickle. : THORN
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Ancient Asians. : MEDES
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Depression measure, 1933-36. : NRA
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
38
Laughs boisterously. : ROARS
39
Opposite of ans. : QUES
40
Sayings of: Suffix. : ANA
41
Mencken, for one. : HENRY
42
One of La Guardia's nicknames. : BUTCH
43
Held in. : PENTUP
45
Vestry. : SACRISTY
47
Zola heroine. : NANA
48
Dismiss. : DROP
49
Terriers. : SCOTTIES
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___ bonnet. : EASTER
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A great number. : HOST
58
Braille feature. : RAISEDTYPE
60
North Atlantic island: Abbr. : ICEL
61
Bar legally. : ESTOP
62
Sandusky's lake. : ERIE
63
Introduce, as a question. : POSE
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Like an oboe in tone. : REEDY
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Basalt. : ROCK
Down
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Symbol in music. : CLEF
2
Cure. : HEAL
3
___ far as (to the degree that). : INSO
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Marlon Brando movie. : SAYONARA
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"To your health," in Germany. : PROSIT
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Equivocate. : LIE
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Church recess. : APSE
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Linden tree. : TEIL
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Names. : ENTITLES
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Heroine of Camelot days. : ELAINE
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Trees. : BUTTERNUTS
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Spindle. : AXLE
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Obligation. : NEED
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Deplete. : DRAIN
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Signals to begin. : CUES
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Ingredient of maître d'hôtel sauce. : LEMON
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Shoulder ___. : STRAP
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Banquo's title. : THANE
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Aquiline features. : ROMANNOSES
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Comes close. : NEARS
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Vertical. : ERECT
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Showy. : DASHY
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Wood nymph. : DRYAD
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Fix-it man. : REPAIRER
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Wit. : QUIPSTER
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Ride to the hounds. : HUNT
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Inclusive. : BROAD
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Divulge secrets. : TATTLE
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Eerie and then some. : CREEPY
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Clipper. : SHIP
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Palm tree. : COCO
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Disburden. : EASE
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Place for an edifice. : SITE
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Neophyte. : TYRO
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Majestic. : EPIC
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Emit smoke. : REEK
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Upper layer of grassy land. : SOD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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