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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, October 26, 1983

4-Down : Abuse

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 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. 12,405
Across
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Quahog : CLAM
5
Storms : RAGES
10
Outlay : COST
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Branches, to biologists : RAMI
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Fragrant : OLENT
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Golden-rule word : UNTO
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Psyche's beloved : EROS
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Shalom : PEACE
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Bus section : REAR
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Naïve query after Casey struck out : WASTHECROWDSORE
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Gamble : RISK
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Shank's ___ : MARE
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S. A. rabbit : TAPETI
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Bushed : TIREDOUT
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Dissertator's name : ELIA
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Nobelist in Literature: 1971 : NERUDA
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Protein producer, for short : RNA
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Sedimentary materials : SILTS
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Abner's radio partner : LUM
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Famed U.S. painter: 1870-1953 : MARIN
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Mr. Iacocca : LEE
42
Dance step : CHASSE
45
Locale : SITE
46
Dribs ___ : ANDDRABS
48
Memorable Lincoln portrayer : MASSEY
50
Prefix with sol : AERO
51
Miles from Okla. : VERA
52
Roguish reply to 20 Across : THEYWEREINTIERS
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Bandleader Alpert : HERB
60
Swindled, in slanguage : MACED
61
Stead : LIEU
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Anne Nichols hero : ABIE
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Expiate : ATONE
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Part of HOMES : ERIE
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Make one's way : WEND
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Struck out on a galley : DELED
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Smack a Maxwell : DENT
Down
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Bligh's hands : CREW
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Pasternak paramour : LARA
3
Gosden role : AMOS
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Abuse : MISTREAT
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Bamboozles : ROPESIN
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Smart ___ : ALECK
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Low is one : GEAR
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Panegyrics : ENCOMIUMS
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Manor manager : STEWARD
10
Said "*!!*" : CURSED
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Sandlotter's kind of cat : ONEO
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Top banana : STAR
13
Raced : TORE
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What Casey didn't get : HIT
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Build some castles : DREAM
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Edison contemporary : TESLA
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E.T., e.g. : ALIEN
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Stacked : PILED
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Architect's bracket : TRUSS
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Oil used in perfume : ORRIS
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Fuse : UNITE
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Chief Justice after Marshall : TANEY
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Highly wrought : ELABORATE
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Metal fastener : SCREW
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Made an onslaught : ASSAILED
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Demented like a March creature : HAREMAD
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Castigated texts : EMENDED
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Kind of couch : DAYBED
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Tate offering : ART
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"___ la sera," Puccini duet : VIENE
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Unbend : THAW
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Wife of Hercules : HEBE
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A name for Ireland : ERIN
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Bionomics: Abbr. : ECOL
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Another name for Ireland : EIRE
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Control : REIN
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A source of grease : SUET

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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