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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

TOGETHERNESS

New York Times, Sunday, September 19, 1976

88-Across : Friendly

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 550 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 125, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,899
Across
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Kind of brandy : MARC
5
His I.Q. is low : MORON
10
Cherrystone : CLAM
14
Livelihood : BREAD
19
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
20
As ___ (usually) : ARULE
21
Paddle-shaped : OARY
22
Fencing feint : LUNGE
23
Two actresses : SOMMERANDWYNTER
26
Combine : UNION
27
Barfly's habit : TIPPLING
28
Tub rub : BATH
29
Gambler's concern : THEODDS
31
Inventory : LIST
32
"Battle Hymn" composer : HOWE
33
Nixie or pixie : ELF
34
Aspirin targets : ACHES
37
Part of H.S.H. : SERENE
39
Kind of jam : TRAFFIC
43
Jalousie item : SLAT
44
Actress & Fonda : BOWANDDARROW
47
Wassail drink : ALE
48
Persephone : KORE
49
Rich Little is one : APER
50
Heart cherry : GEAN
51
Largest of seven : ASIA
52
Id ___ : EST
53
Ben and Gilda : BLUEANDGRAY
57
Miss Kett et al. : ETTAS
58
Most spent : WEARIEST
60
Caliban's opposite : ARIEL
61
Fishwife's outburst : TIRADE
62
Bird sound : NOTE
63
Switchblades : SHIVS
64
Garden spot : EDEN
65
Infuriate : MADDEN
67
U.S. hymnist : DOANE
68
Accepted a deal : AGREEDTO
72
Goose genus : ANSER
73
John and Max : BULLANDBAER
75
Bud's partner : LOU
76
Greeting in Genoa : CIAO
77
"___ nome," Verdi aria : CARO
78
Rowdydow : RIOT
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Habit : WONT
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Rowan : ASH
81
Roy and Sir Richard : ROBANDSTEELE
85
White with age : HOAR
86
Mat word : WELCOME
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Friendly : GENIAL
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Usher's beat : AISLE
90
Ingested : ATE
91
Made a refusal : NOED
92
Dutch painter : HALS
94
Take down a peg : DEFLATE
98
Jaywalker's goal : CURB
99
Sun's spot circa Dec. 22 : SOLSTICE
103
Glorify : EXALT
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Oscar and Monty : WILDEANDWOOLLEY
107
Dressler : MARIE
108
Border lake : ERIE
109
Partner of Wright? : READE
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Palindrome ending : ELBA
111
Harbingers : OMENS
112
Gavel sounds : RAPS
113
Greek sanctuary : SEKOS
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Defendant: Lat. : REUS
Down
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Part of M.V.P. : MOST
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Mine, in Metz : AMOI
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Easy win : ROMP
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Undivided : COMPLETE
5
He hit 61 in '61 : MARIS
6
Piece of sculpture : ORANT
7
Ladder footing : RUNG
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Antediluvian : OLD
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Just arrived : NEWBORN
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Grapple : CONTEND
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Trellis piece : LATH
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"We __ seven" : ARE
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Marge's radio pal : MYRT
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Puritanical legacy : BLUELAW
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Decamp : RUNOFF
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Geraint's partner : ENID
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"How like ___ ... " : AGOD
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Nookeries : DENS
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Site of first Olympics : ELIS
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Swerved : YAWED
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Bittern : HERON
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"Do I ___ Waltz?" : HEARA
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Out of line : ASKEW
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Not rating a cigar : CLOSE
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Moss and Mort : HARTANDSAHL
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Edmund Lowe's partner? : SWEET
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Tidal bores : EAGRES
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Lazy Susan : TRAY
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Two writers : FASTANDLOOS
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Homeric work : ILIAD
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Leave off : CEASE
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Whalebone : BALEEN
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Musical work : OPUS
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The McCoy : REAL
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Up ___ (stumped) : ATREE
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Bad dog : BITER
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Hill people of India : NAHAL
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Yugoslav river : DRINA
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Granted : GIVEN
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Scoter's cousin : EIDER
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De Mille ballet : RODEO
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Cylindrical : TERETE
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Ta-ta : SOLONG
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Parrot : MACAW
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Flavoring for ouzo : ANISE
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___ mater : DURA
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Grandfather of Saul : ABIEL
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Pokey, in England : GAOL
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Of timbre : TONAL
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Bizarre : OUTRE
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Ruth or Herman : BABE
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Terror : DREAD
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Traveler with a tail : COMET
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Referee, at times : WHISTLER
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Pirouettes : ROTATES
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Strips : DENUDES
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Zzz : SNORE
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Rods between switch rails : TIEBARS
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Ask for help : CALLIN
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Further : ALSO
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Start of a greeting : HOWDO
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Bitter drug : ALOES
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Item sent to a D.J. : DEMO
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Midterm or final : EXAM
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Cost of leaving : FARE
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Vase-shaped jug : EWER
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Bit of TV film : CLIP
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Rushmore address : SDAK
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"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
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Philippine port : CEBU
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Nestling : EYAS
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Novelist Levin : IRA
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Wedding-notice word : NEE

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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