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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, January 5, 1983

25-Down : Midge or punkie

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { C F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,111
Across
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Rich V.I.P. : NABOB
6
Prefix with cycle or meter : TRI
9
Eastern baby sitter : AMAH
13
Unaccompanied : ALONE
14
Pastries : PIES
15
Father, to an infant : DADA
16
College or actor : BATES
17
Bettor's consideration : ODDS
18
Correct texts : EDIT
19
Cop's question to accident victim : WHATISYOURNAME
22
Suffix with adamant : INE
23
A sign of the zodiac : LEO
24
Matelot's milieu : MER
25
Victim's reply to cop : GHOWARDHERTZ
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Ruark's "Poor ___" : NOMORE
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___ and offs : ONS
33
Beloved of Radamès : AIDA
37
Silly, mischievous act : APERY
38
A.B.A. member : ATT
39
Mountain climber's spike : PITON
40
Mind the baby : TEND
41
Tiny colonist : ANT
42
Devices on police cars : SIRENS
43
With 51 Across, cop's impatient retort to victim : YESNOWPLEASE
46
Fruity drink : ADE
49
G.I.'s overseas address : APO
50
Suffix with thunder : OUS
51
See 43 Across : GIVEMEYOURNAME
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Completed : OVER
58
Brooklet : RILL
59
Eat away : ERODE
61
Hindu noblewoman : RANI
62
Lop off, in Dundee : SNED
63
Scope : RANGE
64
Broadway org. : ANTA
65
Robin's-___ blue : EGG
66
Author Mme. de ___ : STAEL
Down
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Seize : NAB
2
"There ought to be ___!" : ALAW
3
The two : BOTH
4
Draft status : ONEA
5
Medieval book containing fables : BESTIARY
6
Shipshape : TIDY
7
Sweet-smelling : REDOLENT
8
Publishers, e.g. : ISSUERS
9
Arabia's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
10
Palindromic title : MADAM
11
___ a dozen (cheap) : ADIME
12
Antipathetic one : HATER
14
Attitudinized : POSED
20
Concerning : INRE
21
Nonsense : ROT
25
Midge or punkie : GNAT
26
Between faith and charity : HOPE
27
Portent : OMEN
28
Verbose : WORDY
29
"Too ___ Handle," 1938 film : HOTTO
30
Country once called Belgian Congo : ZAIRE
34
Willow tree : ITEA
35
Opposite of doffs : DONS
36
Character in "As I Lay Dying" : ANSE
38
Pestiferous : ANNOYING
39
Light bohemian beers : PILSNERS
41
Slander : ASPERSE
42
Place for a rowel : SPUR
44
Gk. underground movement : EAM
45
Kipling's "The Man Who ___ Be King" : WOULD
46
Marketplace : AGORA
47
Couch : DIVAN
48
Occurrence : EVENT
52
Silkworm : ERIA
53
Designer Cassini : OLEG
54
Smell ___ (be suspicious) : ARAT
55
"___ Lisa" : MONA
56
Rim : EDGE
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Moray : EEL

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

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