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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, October 31, 1990

52-Down : Sorry group

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,967
Across
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Brewer's purchase : MALT
5
Coniferous tree : LARCH
10
Coarse hominy : SAMP
14
Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
15
Poet Dickinson : EMILY
16
Lead for Columbo : CLUE
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Skull and ___ (dire warning) : CROSSBONES
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Utah ski resort : ALTA
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Direction of antitrades : EASTWARD
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Hell : TOPHET
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Fountain drink : COLA
24
Sorceress whom Jason wed : MEDEA
25
Composer Franck : CESAR
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Mercer-Raksin heroine : LAURA
30
Sitter's creation : LAP
33
Diverts : AMUSES
35
Les Etats-___ : UNIS
36
Neighbor of J.F.K. : LGA
37
Act listlessly : MOPE
38
Kind of button : PANIC
40
Castle defense : MOAT
41
Shoshonean : UTE
42
Delta material : SILT
43
Missourian's comment : SHOWME
45
Sun. talk : SER
46
Unrefined : CRASS
48
Red dye : EOSIN
49
See 1 Across : GRAIN
51
Algerian port : ORAN
53
Accomplice : COHORT
55
First name of a memorable lord : LAURENCE
59
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
60
"Fraidy" one : SCAREDYCAT
62
Memorable actor-puzzler : MOSS
63
External : OUTER
64
Merit : EARN
65
Writer Hamill : PETE
66
Grazes : FEEDS
67
Dossier contents : DATA
Down
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A spice : MACE
2
Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
3
Composer Janacek : LEOS
4
Precedent-setting legal action : TESTCASE
5
Balzac's "___ de Sceaux" : LEBAL
6
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
7
Bacon part : RIND
8
Key for René : CLE
9
Fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying : HYSTERICS
10
Scenic view : SCAPE
11
Old term for November 1 : ALLHALLOWS
12
Silent : MUTE
13
Fen fuel : PEAT
18
Cursed : SWORE
22
Harem rooms : ODAS
24
Pasteur portrayer : MUNI
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Nobelist in Literature: 1957 : CAMUS
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Chew the scenery : EMOTE
27
Game Thurber enjoyed : SUPERGHOST
29
Chloe and Pittypat : AUNTS
31
Long-legged S.A. bird : AGAMI
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Eucharistic plate : PATEN
34
___ wine (alcohol) : SPIRITSOF
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Actor Thicke : ALAN
40
Showing fear or wonder : MOONEYED
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Battle memento : SCAR
44
Listened to : HEARD
47
Emulated hawks : SOARED
50
Stir : ROUSE
52
Sorry group : RUERS
53
David is one : CAMP
54
Chinese horn : OBOE
55
Not on time : LATE
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Org. regulating college sports : NCAA
57
Uncovered wagon : CART
58
Borough near Pittsburgh : ETNA
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Intimation : CUE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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