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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Monday, August 27, 1990

64-Across : Pub quaffs

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { C J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,902
Across
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Like Methuselah : AGED
5
"___ stranger, and ye took me in": Matt. 25:35 : IWASA
10
Casino game : FARO
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Stadium drink : SODA
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Appointed : NAMED
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Land west of Nod : EDEN
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Airfield sight : TWINENGINEPLANE
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Cabinet post : INTERIOR
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Sailors' patron saint : ELMO
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Hostelry : INN
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Emit amplified light : LASE
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Seaport on We Island : SABANG
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Ornamental stone : TIGEREYE
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Millay's "___ Figs From Thistles" : AFEW
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He directed "Network" : LUMET
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Debussy's "Air de ___" : LIA
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Amphibian also called hellbender : GIANTSALAMANDER
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Drop a pop fly : ERR
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Womanizers : ROUES
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Baseball's Gus or Buddy : BELL
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Cincinnati managers? : REDHEADS
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Pieces of pottery : SHARDS
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Callers of K's : UMPS
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That ship : SHE
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Bullets for a G.I. : AMMO
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Most ancient : HOARIEST
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Thievish Dickens lad : THEARTFULDODGER
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Augury : OMEN
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Crust : NERVE
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Roof edge : EAVE
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Shea nine : METS
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Places for chapeaux : TETES
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Pub quaffs : ALES
Down
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Italian wine center : ASTI
2
Evening dress : GOWN
3
Work on galleys : EDIT
4
Jutlander : DANE
5
Six-outs unit : INNING
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Tea or water adjunct : WAGON
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N African bigwig : AMIR
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Pitcher Walter Johnson, e.g.: Abbr. : SEN
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Thirst quencher : ADE
10
Rapid Robert of pitching fame : FELLER
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First person : ADAM
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Site for 10 Across : RENO
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Single : ONE
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Hibernia : ERIN
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Spaniard's monetary unit : PESETA
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Certain beans : LIMAS
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"Full many ___ ... ": Gray : AGEM
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More perspicacious : SAGER
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Blazing : AFIRE
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What a razor razes : BEARD
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A 27 Down on a farm : AWN
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Bulrushes : TULES
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Presbyter : ELDER
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Give way : YIELD
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Some noblemen : EARLS
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Praises highly : LAUDS
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This is earth shaking : TREMOR
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Kind of opera : SOAP
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Org. in which a Bird flies : NBA
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We, the people : HUMANS
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Nuances : SHADES
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Ruth, to old Yankee fans : HERO
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Decipher : SOLVE
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Alas! : AHME
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Convene : MEET
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Injured : HURT
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Notion : IDEA
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Equal: Fr. : EGAL
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Golfer Ballesteros : SEVE
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Very, in Versailles : TRES
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Seaver or Lasorda : TOM
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Blaster's material : TNT
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Lawyer's retainer : FEE

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

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