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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Saturday, February 16, 1957
21-Down : A continent: Fr.
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, 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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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,790
Across
1
One of the "wonder" drugs. : ACTH
5
Piano exercise. : SCALE
10
Dance of the 1930's. : SHAG
14
Buona ___ (good evening): It. : SERA
15
Prussian lancer. : UHLAN
16
Dog in "Wizard of Oz." : TOTO
17
Meager. : SLIM
18
Feline sounds. : MEOWS
19
High: Span. : ALTO
20
Folsom is one. : ALABAMAN
22
Mechanic's job. : TUNEUP
24
Way of doing something. : MODUSOPERANDI
26
Syllable of a movie dog's name. : RIN
27
Table scrap. : ORT
28
What scolds do. : NAG
31
"Li'l Abner" is now one. : STAGESHOW
36
Convex molding. : OVOLO
38
Gomulka, for one. : POLE
39
"Small hours" time. : ONE
40
City in Oklahoma. : ENID
41
Contemporary French composer. : IBERT
43
Mrs. Daniel and Sen. Smith. : MARGARETS
46
Metropolitan Violets. : NYU
47
Native: Suffix. : ESE
49
Cuckoo. : ANI
50
Barkley's autobiography. : THATREMINDSME
57
Crow's cousin. : ORIOLE
59
Shopkeeper. : RETAILER
60
Tackle. : GEAR
61
Food and service for one. : PLATE
63
Co-operative for Amerian Remittances to Everywhere. : CARE
64
Optometrist's concern. : LENS
65
Model. : POSER
66
With: Fr. : AVEC
67
Additional. : ELSE
68
Jugs. : EWERS
69
For fear that. : LEST
Down
1
State in India. : ASSAM
2
Orchestral instrument. : CELLO
3
Musical chord. : TRIAD
4
Sandwich. : HAMBURGER
5
Calls forth. : SUMMONS
6
Shoddy. : CHEAP
7
Only. : ALONE
8
Order's companion. : LAW
9
Bespangle. : ENSTAR
10
Hold one's ground. : STAND
11
Golfer's feat. : HOLEINONE
12
One of 33 Down. : ATTU
13
Boorish creature. : GOOP
21
A continent: Fr. : ASIE
23
Golden Rule preposition. : UNTO
25
Oarsman. : ROWER
29
Dismounted. : ALIT
30
Olympians. : GODS
31
Aerial maneuver. : SPIN
32
Mug for ale. : TOBY
33
Vitus Bering's discovery. : ALEUTIANS
34
It's often scored in RBI column. : HOMER
35
Three ___ match. : ONA
37
Truthful. : VERIDICAL
42
Shade of blue. : TEAL
44
Congress boots. : GAITERS
45
Hungarian patriot Kethly. : ANNA
48
Treeless tract. : STEPPE
51
Swaps. : HORSE
52
Take off the board. : ERASE
53
Hack accessory. : METER
54
Bondsman. : SLAVE
55
Lakes: Poet. : MERES
56
Upright. : ERECT
57
Make eyes at. : OGLE
58
Section of film. : REEL
62
A certain car gear. : LOW
Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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