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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, August 25, 1993

46-Across : People loafing along

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,996
Across
1
Risky venture : FLIER
6
Diamond surface : FACET
11
Collegian's "Olé!" : RAH
14
Guadalcanal river : LUNGA
15
Idolize : ADORE
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Pitcher's stat : ERA
17
Adjective for a melodrama : EXAGGERATED
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Supplement : ADD
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Retreat : DEN
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Wagon on tracks : TRAM
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Keyhole : SLOT
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Melodrama role : HANDSOMEHERO
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Households : MENAGES
30
Washes : LAVES
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Suffix with origin : ATOR
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Laborer's payment : WAGE
33
Refrain syllable : TRA
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Melodrama role : SCHEMINGVILLAIN
41
Greek letter : CHI
42
In ___ (sulking) : APET
43
Great Barrier Island : OTEA
44
Statue with limitations : TORSO
46
People loafing along : AMBLERS
49
Melodrama role : INNOCENTGIRL
52
Study or cuddy : ROOM
53
Bacteriologist Dubos : RENE
54
Choose : OPT
57
Broadcast : AIR
58
Vehicle for melodrama : SILENTMOVIE
62
Broadway show re Capote : TRU
63
Happening : EVENT
64
Clear, as a tape : ERASE
65
Hallow follower : EEN
66
They can take up a yard : WEEDS
67
The Ryan in 29 Down : NOLAN
Down
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Took to one's heels : FLED
2
Elegance : LUXE
3
___ instant (at once) : INAN
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Flip ingredient : EGG
5
Motley crowd : RAGTAG
6
Electrical units : FARADS
7
Second U.S. President : ADAMS
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Canvas bed : COT
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Before, to Byron : ERE
10
Koppel or Koehler : TED
11
Property : REALESTATE
12
Fervency : ARDOR
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"It ___ Be You," 1924 song : HADTO
18
Sea eagle : ERNE
22
Andress film: 1965 : SHE
23
Hound's quarry : HARE
24
King of Norway: 1957-91 : OLAV
25
Yuletide trio : MAGI
26
Daredevil Knievel : EVEL
27
Neither fem. nor neut. : MASC
28
Do aquatints : ETCH
29
Like some Ryan games : NOHITNORUN
32
Lb. or tn. : WGT
34
Whaler's cask : RIER
35
Collections of quotes : ANAS
37
Painter Chagall : MARC
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___ dixit : IPSE
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Rialto light : NEON
40
Relax lazily : LOLL
45
___ Paul Kruger, famed Boer : OOM
46
Ten-percenters : AGENTS
47
Horehound, e.g. : MINT
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A major German port : BREMEN
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Infuriated : IRATE
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Bête ___ (bugbear) : NOIRE
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Vogue : TREND
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Avocado's shape : OVAL
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City NNE of Livorno : PISA
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Kett contemporary : TEEN
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Emulate Dorcas : SEW
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"___ got sixpence ... " : IVE
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Light-Horse Harry : LEE
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Granada gold : ORO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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