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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, January 26, 1957

9-Down : Unit of light.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,769
Across
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Music lover's luxury. : HIFISET
8
Loud, ringing sound. : CLANG
13
Cup-shaped flower. : ANEMONE
14
Indulged. : HUMORED
17
___ it (danced). : STEPPED
18
Arabian ruler's state. : EMIRATE
19
Stratum. : BED
20
Bedaubed. : SMEARED
22
Wearer of a wimple. : NUN
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Land of leprechauns. : ERIN
25
Dawson's river. : YUKON
26
Antic. : DIDO
27
New Cardinal outfielder. : ENNIS
29
Artist of Ferd'nand comic strip. : MIK
30
Sacred song. : MOTET
31
Nullify. : NEGATE
33
Citizens of Katmandu. : NEPALESE
35
French author. : GIDE
37
Affluence. : EASE
38
Ladies' man. : CASANOVA
42
Mollify. : SOFTEN
46
Nimble. : ALERT
47
Unit of electricity: Abbr. : AMP
49
Former "Flying Finn." : NURMI
50
Heroine of Conrad's "Victory." : LENA
51
Barker's talk. : SPIEL
53
Epitaph verb. : LIES
54
Himalayan peak, 22,700 ft. high. : API
55
Never-ending. : ETERNAL
57
M.D.'s aides. : RNS
58
Whale. : SPOUTER
60
Go before. : PRECEDE
62
Admiral Nelson. : HORATIO
63
Additional name given to famous Romans. : AGNOMEN
64
Proust hero. : SWANN
65
Typing job. : LETTERS
Down
1
Faded star. : HASBEEN
2
Assistant resident physician. : INTERNE
3
Baby's meal. : FEEDING
4
Young rascal. : IMP
5
Conciliatory gifts. : SOPS
6
Goliath, to David. : ENEMY
7
Ancient hymn. : TEDEUM
8
Sequoyah was one. : CHEROKEE
9
Unit of light. : LUMEN
10
Surrounded by. : AMID
11
Conjunction. : NOR
12
Symbol of hardness. : GRANITE
15
Piano pieces. : ETUDES
16
Signify. : DENOTE
21
Similar. : AKIN
24
Any overwhelming flood. : NIAGARA
26
Like a jeremiad. : DOLEFUL
28
Be frugal. : STINT
30
Dixon's confrere. : MASON
32
Nigerian native. : EDO
34
___ de Calais. : PAS
36
Late Argentine. : EVAPERON
38
Light carriage. : CALASH
39
Syria's second city. : ALEPPO
40
Graduating class. : SENIORS
41
Prince of Afghanistan. : AMIR
43
B.C. ship. : TRIREME
44
Editor. : EMENDER
45
Army huts. : NISSENS
48
Schoolboy's correspondent. : PENPAL
51
Mug. : STEIN
52
Spacious. : LARGE
55
Miss Kett. : ETTA
56
It starts March 6. : LENT
59
Large labor union. : UAW
61
Trucklebed. : COT

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

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