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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

SOLVER'S CHOICE

New York Times, Sunday, January 15, 1961

85-Down : Indian cigar tree.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 132, Blocks: 64, Avg Word Len: 5.71, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 530 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 133, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,202
Across
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Site of Tropical Park. : MIAMI
6
Neighbor of Albion. : ERIN
10
Dot's partner. : DASH
14
Miracle drug. : ACTH
18
1854 document urging U. S. to acquire Cuba. : OSTENDMANIFESTO
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Botanist's field. : FLORA
22
Article for a sunny day. : POLAROIDGLASSES
23
Choreographer de Mille. : AGNES
24
Golfers' group. : PGA
25
Kukla's pal. : OLLIE
26
Drilling tools. : REAMERS
28
Ship channel. : GAT
29
Slips. : ERRS
31
___ Fail, Coronation Stone of Ireland. : LIA
32
Swampy. : MIRY
33
Card game for two. : ECARTE
35
Luzon language. : TAGAL
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___ terrible. : ENFANT
39
Enduring in its prime. : FADELESS
41
Fruit. : MELON
43
Math area: Colloq. : TRIG
44
Babylonian priest-kings. : PATESIS
45
Discomfited. : ABASHED
47
Swiss city. : BASLE
48
Man's name. : ESME
51
Exposed to public scorn. : PILLORIED
54
Formal token of respect, admiration, etc. : TESTIMONIAL
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Eastern name. : ALI
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Slow, lazy speakers. : DRAWLERS
59
George Sand character. : LEONI
60
Heaths. : MOORS
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Kind of steel. : STAINLESS
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Tooth: Ital. : DENTE
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Evergreens. : PINES
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Indignant one. : RESENTER
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Feel out of sorts. : AIL
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Huge. : ELEPHANTINE
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Italian patriot (1807-82). : GARIBALDI
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Breadstuff. : ROLL
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Culminations. : NOONS
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Engaged in polemics. : DEBATED
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Drapery. : HANGING
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Cold Adriatic wind. : BORA
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Fictional dreamer. : ALICE
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Phenomena of Antarctica. : GLACIERS
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Believes. : TRUSTS
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___ Ethiopian War, 1935-36. : ITALO
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Pertaining to branches. : RAMEAL
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Argo. : SHIP
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Fall flower, for short. : MUM
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British gun. : STEN
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Prelate: Abbr. : ABP
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Went sledding. : COASTED
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Gulf of ___, Aegean inlet. : SAROS
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Mellow. : AGE
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Mowgli's elephant. : HATHI
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Virgin Islands capital. : CHARLOTTEAMALIE
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Darling, in Erin. : AROON
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Motto for modern times. : CRIMEDOESNOTPAY
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Numerous. : MANY
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Chinese: Comb. form. : SINO
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Leap; bound. : DART
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Frozen dessert. : GLACE
Down
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Child. : MOPPET
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Line on a weather map. : ISOGRAM
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In general. : ATLARGE
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Obi accessory. : INRO
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Lady to whom Voltaire wrote verses. : EMILIE
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One way to keep warm. : RADIANTHEAT
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"Picnic" playwright. : INGE
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No game, at bridge. : NIL
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Geographical feature. : DESERT
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Test. : ASSAY
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Pipe part. : STEM
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Nylons. : HOSE
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Math area: Abbr. : ALG
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___ Record. : CONGRESSIONAL
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Wines and dines. : TREATS
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Hies. : HASTES
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Pretty child. : DOLL
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Getting on. : FARING
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Roman badge of authority. : FASCES
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Liberate. : REDEEM
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Shrub of the Pacific coast. : SALAL
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Joan of Arc. : MAID
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Property receiver, in law. : ALIENEE
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Timber wolf. : LOBO
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Leader of the Pennsylvanians. : FREDWARING
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Swift. : FAST
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Gudrun's spouse. : ATLI
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Ointment. : NARD
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Wayfarers. : PASSENGERS
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Titles. : SIRS
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TV name. : BERLE
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Insect: Var. : MANTID
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Hebrew song from Psalm 22. : ELIELI
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Humor. : PAMPER
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Panay port. : ILOILO
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One of the jazzmen. : LIONELHAMPTON
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On edge. : TENSE
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Experienced. : OLD
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Charges on property. : LIENS
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Supplant. : REPLACE
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Quiet! : SSH
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Hymn sung since the 13th cen. : STABATMATER
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An evening in Roma. : SERA
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Marguerite. : RITA
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"Measure for Measure" deputy. : ANGELO
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Black: Fr. : NOIR
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Cargo units. : TONS
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Fabulous British king. : BELI
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Stulms. : ADITS
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Wrap. : DOUP
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Part of Vitamin B complex. : NIACIN
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Head harness. : BRIDLE
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Indian cigar tree. : CATALPA
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Plaintive. : ELEGIAC
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Kind of flour. : GRAHAM
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Banners of Roman emperors. : LABARA
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Heat: Comb. form. : THERMO
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Most confident. : SUREST
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Cyclops' feature. : ONEEYE
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Color. : STAIN
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Complain. : MOAN
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Business records: Abbr. : ACCS
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Hindu word of respect: Var. : SHRI
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Peristyle. : STOA
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Modern urban problem. : SMOG
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Shout to attract attention. : HOY
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Bizarre. : ODD
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Ocean: Abbr. : ATL

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 16 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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