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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, August 3, 1993

40-Across : Whole step

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,974
Across
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Harald's predecessor : OLAV
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Electrical unit : FARAD
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Annie Oakley, e.g. : PASS
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___ Ridge, 1972 Derby winner : RIVA
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Companionless : ALONE
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Distinct part : UNIT
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Author Ludwig : EMIL
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List of candidates : SLATE
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Recently deceased : LATE
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Anagram for leotards : LODESTAR
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Green Bay athlete : PACKER
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Microscopic : TINY
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Cloud: Comb. form : NEPH
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Mother ___ : NATURE
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Revere : VENERATE
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___ in the wood : AGED
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Side dish : SLAW
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Begot : SIRED
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___ Ha'i, "South Pacific" island : BALI
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Piquant : SALTY
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Whole step : TONE
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Sheeplike : OVINE
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Galileo's birthplace : PISA
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Atop : UPON
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Made still : BECALMED
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Roundup men : RIDERS
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Iranian money : RIAL
50
Parisian's "Help!" : AMOI
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Neighbor of Perugia : ASSISI
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First-rate : STUNNING
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Actress Turner : LANA
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Of birth : NATAL
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Mind : OBEY
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The Bard's river : AVON
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Flower support : STALK
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Suffix with cell : ULAR
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Stitches : SEWS
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Pool-hall fixture : TABLE
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Dried up : SERE
Down
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Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
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C.E.O.'s vehicle : LIMO
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Craving eagerly : AVID
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Invalids : VALETUDINARIANS
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Stronghold : FASTNESS
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Relieve; pacify : ALLAY
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Sound from Leo : ROAR
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Formicary dweller : ANT
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Intensify : DEEPEN
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Biblical giant : ANAK
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Developer's interest : SITE
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Mob or gang follower : STER
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Title for Gawain : SIR
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Simians : APES
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Small salamanders : NEWTS
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Very wealthy person : NABOB
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Century plant, for one : AGAVE
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Purposeful : TELIC
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Having legal force : VALID
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"Man is ... ___ over an abyss": Nietzsche : AROPE
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José Carreras is one : TENOR
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British noble family : EDENS
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Jacket feature : LAPEL
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Jewish male's skullcap : YARMULKE
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Yalies : ELIS
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Town's prin. thoroughfare : MAINST
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Cyclotron item : ION
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In any way : ATALL
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Dignified "shucks!" : ALAS
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Except : SAVE
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White brumal blanket : SNOW
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Wild guess : STAB
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Suffix with access : IBLE
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Close by : NEAR
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"Did ___ and gimble ... ": Carroll : GYRE
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One ___ time : ATA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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