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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

LONGS AND SHORTS

New York Times, Sunday, October 22, 1950

71-Down : Sharpen.

Author:
Eugene Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 136, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 548 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 133, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 35
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Eugene Maleska is an alias for Eugene T. Maleska.
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 490
Across
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Unexpected hazards. : SNAGS
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Cut. : GASH
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Captain of the "Pequod." : AHAB
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Toots ___, restaurateur. : SHOR
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Explosive powder. : NITRO
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Poe's storied "house." : USHER
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___ novel. : DIME
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Volume. : TOME
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Mr. Brannan's department. : AGRICULTURE
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Beverages. : ALES
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Part of a chair. : RUNG
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President Quirino's country. : PHILIPPINES
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Jamaican seaport. : PORTMARIA
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Inferior. : LESS
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Part of a Dickens title. : TWIST
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Rainbowy. : IRIDIAN
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Energetic. : HEARTY
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Johanna Spyri's classic. : HEIDI
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Tart. : ACID
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South ___, Jersey port. : AMBOY
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Valuable fur. : MARTEN
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Left. : RADICAL
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Fodder pit. : SILO
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Swamp. : MARSH
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Whooping ___. : CRANE
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Salazar, Dupong, Thors, etc. : PREMIERS
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Lions, Elks, etc. : CLUBS
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About 14c in Norway. : KRONE
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Greatly. : MUCH
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Resources. : MEANS
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Enjoin. : CHARGE
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Oriental narcotic. : HASHISH
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___ Byrd Land, in Antarctica. : MARIE
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Carrier. : FLATTOP
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Mountainous. : ALPINE
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Signor Tagliavini. : TENOR
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A thousand ages. : AEON
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Nante's river. : LOIRE
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Minced oaths. : DRATS
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Anti-Leopold city. : BRUSSELS
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Erudition. : LORE
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President Estime's country. : HAITI
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Mr. Stanky. : GIANT
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Be a diaskeuast. : EDIT
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Refrained. : FORBORE
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Small. : SCANTY
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Fibber. : MCGEE
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Heavy blow. : ONER
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Unfold. : SOLVE
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Most infrequent. : RAREST
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Hero. : DEMIGOD
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Bast fiber. : RAMIE
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Hamlet. : DANE
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Gas used in lighting. : ACETYLENE
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Type of sports tournament. : ELIMINATION
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Distinction. : NOTE
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Part of the eye. : UVEA
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Capital of Honduras. : TEGUCIGALPA
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Reticent person. : CLAM
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P. T. Barnum's "nightingale." : LIND
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Mud volcano. : SALSE
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Indians. : ERIES
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Old World food. : EELS
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Rubber trees. : ULES
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Indigence. : NEED
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Old English coins. : RYALS
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Easy college course: Colloq. : SNAP
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Not remote. : NIGH
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"The Bell of ___," by Longfellow. : ATRI
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Good place to eat. : GRILLROOM
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___ Islands, where Tahiti is. : SOCIETY
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Swallows. : GULPS
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Italian province. : ASTI
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British switchmen. : SHUNTERS
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Accompanying this. : HEREWITH
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Suit. : ADAPT
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Seaport in Hawaii. : HILO
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Strong supporters of U. N. : AMERICANS
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Stand over. : BESTRIDE
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Fine violin: Colloq. : STRAD
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Woman of perfect beauty. : HOURI
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"Labor ___ vincit": Motto of Oklahoma. : OMNIA
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Cordelia's sister. : REGAN
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Dwell. : RESIDE
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___-daisy. : UPSY
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Southern France. : MIDI
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Lanny Budd's creator. : SINCLAIR
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Fastening. : HASP
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Title. : EMIR
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Qualified. : ABLE
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Unfeeling. : HARSH
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Natives of Oman. : ARABS
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Noted film star. : MARCH
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A twenty-fourth part. : CARAT
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As if dead. : AMORT
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Cant. : LINGO
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Verdun's river. : MEUSE
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Craft in magic. : RUNE
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Recondite. : DEEP
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Chemical compound. : IMINE
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Mackerel-like fish. : CEROS
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Persian dignitaries. : KHANS
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Decimal part of a logarithm. : MANTISSA
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Three-base hit. : CLOUT
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Nordhoff's writing partner. : HALL
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British attitude on Schuman Plan. : ALOOF
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"Dum ___, spero": Motto of South Carolina. : SPIRO
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Employer. : HIRER
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Export of Argentina. : MEAT
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Cryptogamous. : FERNY
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City on the Moselle. : TRIER
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Lessen. : ABATE
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Trapeze artist. : DAREDEVIL
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What Ross is to Truman. : SECRETARY
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Sharpen. : EDGE
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Propaganda weapon. : LIES
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Let it stand! : STET
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City near Diamond Head. : HONOLULU
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Christian. : GALILEAN
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Entice. : INVEIGLE
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Hobgoblin. : BOGY
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Items in Velikovsky's orbit. : COMETS
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Casey Stengel. : MANAGER
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Lady: Gypsy. : RANI
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Martha Graham's field. : DANCE
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French school. : ECOLE
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British import from U. S. : METAL
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Details. : ITEMS
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Interprets. : READS
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Was a philocubist. : DICED
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Northamptonshire river. : NENE
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Ruminate. : MUSE
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Hip bones. : ILIA
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Popular make of German car. : OPEL
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Tribe of British Columbia. : NASS

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2 unique to this puzzle, 33 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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