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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, September 25, 1953

20-Across : Famed lexicographer.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,559
Across
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Throng of people. : HOST
5
Perfume from flowers. : ATTAR
10
Carpet fastener. : TACK
14
Director Kazan. : ELIA
15
Gate: Italian. : PORTA
16
___ Isles in Galway Bay. : ARAN
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Where curling is played. : RINK
18
Obey the rules. : TOETHELINE
20
Famed lexicographer. : ROGET
22
Songwriter of Sept 14, 1814. : KEY
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Blackboard. : SLATE
24
Seasoned seamen. : SALTS
26
On the outside: Prefix. : EPI
27
Oratorio by Mendelssohn. : ELIJAH
29
Porcupine fishes of Florida. : ATINGAS
33
Dutch ___. : OVEN
34
Establish atmosphere. : SETTHETONE
36
Extra inning. : TENTH
38
Small island. : AIT
39
Author of "In the Wet." : SHUTE
40
Correct. : INTHERIGHT
43
Sponsorship. : EGIS
44
Pilot. : STEERER
45
Expunges. : ERASES
47
The fair ___. : SEX
48
Andean beast. : LLAMA
49
Violinist Morini. : ERICA
52
Neckline style. : VEE
53
Hoover's middle name. : EDGAR
57
Facilitate. : PAVETHEWAY
60
Opposite of a modern. : DODO
61
Scene of recent revolution. : IRAN
62
Begin. : ARISE
63
Coleridge's schoolmate. : LAMB
64
Malacca. : CANE
65
___ mañana (until tomorrow): Span. : HASTA
66
Differently. : ELSE
Down
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Berliner's title. : HERR
2
Highly spiced stew. : OLIO
3
Shout (with "out"). : SING
4
Observes keenly and fully. : TAKESINTHESCENE
5
Place to live: Abbr. : APT
6
Went for a walk. : TOOKTHEAIR
7
Kilmer classic. : TREES
8
Mr. Tutt's calling: Abbr. : ATTY
9
Short cheer. : RAH
10
How Hopalong rides. : TALLINTHESADDLE
11
Monteverdi melody. : ARIA
12
Hypocritical talk. : CANT
13
Site of the patella. : KNEE
19
Discerns. : ESPIES
21
___ Mahal (best of buildings). : TAJ
25
They follow 42 Down. : LAS
26
Biblical verb ending. : ETH
27
Consequence. : EVENT
28
Festina ___ (make haste slowly): Lat. : LENTE
29
In any event. : ATTHELEAST
30
Chisel. : GOUGE
31
The opposition. : ANTIS
32
Witnesses. : SEES
33
Inventor in the elevator field. : OTIS
35
Touch: Scot. : TIG
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By reason of this. : HEREAT
41
Actor Harrison. : REX
42
Musical syllable. : TRA
46
Soul: French. : AME
48
"King Coal." : LEWIS
49
Of heroic stature. : EPIC
50
___ avis. : RARA
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Brother of Dmitri and Alyosha. : IVAN
52
Girl's name. : VERA
54
Six points. : GOAL
55
Radford and Duncan: Abbr. : ADMS
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New-type movie (with "The"). : ROBE
58
Exclamation. : HAH
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Affirmative vote. : YEA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later.

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