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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 1958

45-Down : Aft.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,431
Across
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A discovery of 1492. : CUBA
5
Calling ___. : CARD
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Cut of beef. : SHANK
14
Native of a sheikdom. : ARAB
15
Pulitzer Prize novelist of 1957. : AGEE
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Wore. : HADON
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Cosmetic item. : FACECREAM
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10-point typewriter type. : ELITE
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Leather for sports goods. : ELK
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Popular stage fare since 1878. : HMSPINAFORE
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Turn or twist. : SLUE
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Ibsen character. : ASE
27
Traduce. : MALIGN
29
Organized group: Abbr. : ASSN
31
Host at Valhalla. : ODIN
32
Extinct relatives of elephants. : MASTODONS
37
Heptagons have seven. : SIDES
39
Longear. : ASS
40
A light scarf or coverlet. : THROW
41
Kind of shorthand symbol. : STENOTYPE
43
Sea lettuce. : ALGA
44
Koran chapter. : SURA
45
Most skilled. : ABLEST
47
Stadium plaudit. : RAH
49
Addition to a book: Abbr. : APP
51
Chesterfield. : SOFA
52
Certain compositors. : LINOTYPISTS
55
Manufacturers' group. : NAM
58
Historic Ethiopian town. : ADOWA
59
Expressing sorrow. : LAMENTING
61
Utah's second largest city. : OGDEN
62
At all. : EVER
63
Science of the stars: Abbr. : ASTR
64
Soothsayers. : SEERS
65
Stitched. : SEWN
66
Enemies of the Pueblos. : UTES
Down
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Place to eat. : CAFE
2
Eurasian range. : URAL
3
Retrogress. : BACKSLIDE
4
Nancy Hanks' son. : ABE
5
Opera role. : CARMEN
6
"His acts being seven ___." : AGES
7
Harvests. : REAPS
8
After-dinner beverage. : DEMITASSE
9
Useful African tree. : SHEA
10
Mixture of milk and cream. : HALFANDHALF
11
Word of farewell. : ADIOS
12
___ Dame. : NOTRE
13
Joint. : KNEE
18
Engine exhaust sound. : CHUG
22
Noted cartoonist. : NAST
24
Surprise for the bride-to-be. : LINENSHOWER
27
Bryophyte. : MOSS
28
Colliery entrance. : ADIT
30
Obstinate: Dial. : SOT
32
Plants with white blossoms. : MAYAPPLES
33
Viper. : ASP
34
Supporter of Louis Philippe's family. : ORLEANIST
35
Eggy drinks. : NOGS
36
Hit hard. : SWAT
38
French coin. : SOU
42
Lazy Susan. : TRAY
45
Aft. : ASTERN
46
Familiar contraction for a petty officer. : BOSN
47
Crest. : RIDGE
48
Positive electric terminal. : ANODE
50
River into the Adriatic. : PIAVE
52
Neighbor of Burma. : LAOS
53
Summer acquisitions. : TANS
54
Duck adroit at diving. : SMEW
56
___ bellum. : ANTE
57
Business men: Abbr. : MGRS
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Greek letter. : TAU

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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