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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, January 3, 1987

34-Down : Torsk

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,570
Across
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Pulitzer Prize biographer : MORISON
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Other name of "Mack the Knife" : MORITAT
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Hue natives: Var. : ANAMESE
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Infant cupid in Italian paintings : AMORINO
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Surfaces of cricket fields : CARPETS
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Items to be struck out : DELENDA
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"Daybreak in ___," Oscar-winning film : UDI
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Hydrocarbon derivative : METHENE
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Monogram of Ol' Blue Eyes : FAS
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Second Mrs. Chaplin : LITA
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TV backdrops : OLEOS
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Bridge: Fr. : PONT
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Church society in Iowa : AMANA
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Suffix with Tartar and nectar : EAN
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An ancient Egyptian : SAITE
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Backs down on a promise : RENIGS
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Brought back : RECALLED
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Low digits : TOES
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"Star Wars" hero : SOLO
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"Something ___ ... " : BORROWED
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Adorn elaborately : DAMASK
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Echo was one : OREAD
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Humorist Bill : ARP
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___ Lama : DALAI
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Dreamer's eyeball movements : REMS
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Have ___ (be cautious) : ACARE
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Fustian : RANT
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I, to Claudius : EGO
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Hams : EMOTERS
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Monogram of Christabel's creator : STC
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Vatican office : DATARIA
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Fine Turkish tobacco : LATAKIA
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"___ Family," early soap opera : ONEMANS
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Repetitive : ITERANT
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She painted "Repose" : MORISOT
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Family of violinist Erika : MORINIS
Down
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Spotty : MACULAR
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Stop ___ (brake fast) : ONADIME
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Rutgers's river : RARITAN
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Puckerel : IMP
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Appear : SEEM
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Bone: Comb. form : OSTEO
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Lie close : NESTLE
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___ way (advanced) : MADEONES
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Augury factors : OMENS
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Function : ROLE
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Wrath : IRE
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Food wrapping : TINFOIL
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Musical movement : ANDANTE
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Warmed thoroughly : TOASTED
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House of Commons cry : HEAR
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Grieg's "___ Dance" : ANITRAS
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Observatory NE of San Diego : PALOMAR
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Comfort's "___ Age" : AGOOD
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Caesar is one : SALAD
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Emulate Dorcas : SEW
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Torsk : COD
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Shore : SEACOAST
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Ennui : BOREDOM
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Marjoram's cousin : OREGANO
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Less likely : REMOTER
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Kin of "Egad!" : DRAT
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Seward citizen : ALASKAN
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Duvall's "The Great ___" : SANTINI
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Small portraits : KITCATS
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Bout before the biggie : PRELIM
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___ acids : AMINO
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One of the Nereids : ERATO
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Vulgar and Mayan : ERAS
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Suffix with mob or gang : STER
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Athos, to Porthos : AMI
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Uris hero : ARI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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