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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, November 12, 1992

5-Down : Smooth; glib

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, 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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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,710
Across
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Jalousie part : SLAT
5
Deadly : FATAL
10
Lowest female voice : ALTO
14
Ambience : AURA
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Rebelled : AROSE
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Eight bells : NOON
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Impudent : PROCACIOUS
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Light greenish blue : AQUA
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Allen and ___ Acts: 1798 : SEDITION
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Second largest planet : SATURN
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Canopy : TILT
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Seed covering : TESTA
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Froth : SPUME
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Cornea covers : CONTACTS
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Venezuelan state or river : APURE
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Man's slipper : ROMEO
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S. Korean city : IRI
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Subscribe : SIGN
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Hot, old style : CALID
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Ruth's second husband : BOAZ
36
Auberge : INN
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Showy flower : PHLOX
38
Actress Adams: 1872-1953 : MAUDE
39
The Owl or the Pussy-cat : SEAFARER
41
Direction on a Latin exam : PARSE
42
___ Major (Dog Star's locale) : CANIS
43
Rainbow Falls site : HILO
44
Capote's "Other ___, Other Rooms" : VOICES
46
Saltiness : SALINITY
50
Musette : OBOE
51
Untruthful : MENDACIOUS
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Oaf : LOUT
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Standoffish : ALOOF
55
Author Tyler : ANNE
56
Part of a k a : ALSO
57
Sights in suburbia : LAWNS
58
Creator of the Owl and the Pussy-cat : LEAR
Down
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Jugheads : SAPS
2
Artificial fly : LURE
3
A grandson of Jacob : AROD
4
Reticent : TACITURN
5
Smooth; glib : FACILE
6
Running wild : ARIOT
7
A Roger Rabbit framer : TOON
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Inst. at Tempe : ASU
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Let up : LESSENED
10
Basic Buddhist doctrine : ANATTA
11
Talkative : LOQUACIOUS
12
Inspection trip : TOUR
13
Second son of Judah : ONAN
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Wicker's "___ to Die" : ATIME
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Concerning : ASTO
24
"You don't want ___ emotions up ... ": Hemingway : TOMIX
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Part of a tome : SPINE
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Belligerent : PUGNACIOUS
27
Misrepresent : COLOR
28
Metier : TRADE
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Dimension : SIZE
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Sale stipulation : ASIS
31
Chest sounds : RALES
34
Vessel for consecrated oil : CHRISMAL
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Splendid; ample : BARONIAL
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Sheet of stamps : PANE
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___ acid (from apples, etc.) : MALIC
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"A ___ lose youth for": Browning : FACETO
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Rice dishes : PILAFS
43
Wore : HADON
44
Palm or sole : VOLA
45
Charon's ferry fare : OBOL
46
Brumal blanket : SNOW
47
Actress Skye : IONE
48
Albacore : TUNA
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Nieuport's river : YSER
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Guidonian note : ELA

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

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