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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

MEMORY PIECE

New York Times, Sunday, February 24, 1957

8-Down : ___ belli.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 134, Blocks: 66, Avg Word Len: 5.60, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 560 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 136, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20 Grid has duplicate clues.
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,798
Across
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Queen of Iran. : SORAYA
7
Profit made in quick deal: Colloq. : SCALP
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He wrote "In Flanders Field." : MCCRAE
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"Memoirs" author. : TRUMAN
19
Disk harrows. : SPADERS
21
Choice playing marbles. : ALLEYS
22
Composer of "The Snow Maiden." : RIMSKIKORSAKOV
24
Yielded copiously. : RAINED
25
Egyptian symbol of sovereignty. : ASP
26
Bowl. : STADIUM
27
Frankincense is one. : RESIN
29
Wood product. : TAR
30
Marketed. : SOLD
32
Entertainers Dale and Young. : ALANS
33
"Apartheid" exponent. : MALAN
34
Indian of Yucatan. : MAYA
35
Cynical look. : SNEER
37
Noun suffix. : IST
38
Types of gossips. : TATTLETALES
40
O'Casey or O'Kelly. : SEAN
42
___ Rivers, Canadian city. : THREE
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Lake in Karelo-Finnish area. : SEG
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TV news analyst. : ERICSEVAREID
48
Colorations. : STAINS
51
Guffaws. : SNORTS
52
Lapland lake. : ENARE
53
Early movie projector. : BIOSCOPE
55
Type of brooch. : CAMEO
56
Mythical spirit. : GENIE
57
Mencken's first name. : HENRY
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Direction: Abbr. : NOR
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Eucharistic vessels: Lat. : AMAE
60
New opera by Prokofieff. : WARANDPEACE
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Purpose or end. : SAKE
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___ of goodwill. : MEN
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Gov. Holmes' capital. : SALEM
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___ bracelet. : SLAVE
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Hard. : RIGID
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Folded. : PLICATED
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Jostle. : SHOVE
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Vic of the discs. : DAMONE
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He wrote "Fifteen Rabbits." : SALTEN
72
What a TV star watches. : HOOPERRATING
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Appearance. : AIR
75
Czech immortal. : BENES
76
Thought: Comb. form. : IDEO
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Dwellers in Clinton. : TENNESSEANS
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Praise (with "up"). : CRY
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Did a gainer. : DIVED
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Designer Cassini. : OLEG
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Certain British soldier. : KILTY
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Large number of persons. : SHOAL
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Lower part of a wall. : DADO
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G. I. Jane. : WAC
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Oriental rice dish. : PILAW
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Type of playgoer. : STANDEE
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Congress of Industrial Organizations. : CIO
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Whole. : ENTIRE
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New England's great rivals. : YALEANDHARVARD
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Governor at Harrisburg. : LEADER
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Sweden to the Swedes : SVERIGE
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Pigment. : SIENNA
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Digresses. : STRAYS
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Avoid carefully. : EVADE
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Slept under canvas. : TENTED
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Paste. : STRASS
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Prayer. : ORISON
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Irregular fold. : RUMPLE
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Mornings. : AMS
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Pack animals of Asia. : YAKS
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : ANITA
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Race at full speed. : SPRINT
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___ belli. : CASUS
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Name meaning "mankind." : ADAM
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Coin of Albania. : LEK
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Divided proportionally. : PRORATED
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Junk shop. : MARINESTORE
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Thane's group. : CLAN
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151. : CLI
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___ library. : RENTAL
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Nocturnal lemur. : AYEAYE
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Book of Douay Bible. : ESDRAS
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Sweet drinks. : SODAS
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Lissome. : SVELTE
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All-Star Tiger. : KALINE
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Actor Mineo. : SAL
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Selinko novel. : DESIREE
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Berlin tune. : MARIE
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Thurston's field. : MAGIC
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Right-hand page: Print. : RECTO
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Andersen tale. : THEREDSHOES
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Inclined to annoy. : TEASY
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Sancho Panza's beast. : ASS
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Retinue. : TRAIN
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Smooth coats. : ENAMELS
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Where to spend lei. : ROMANIA
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Shifted. : VEERED
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Part of Vietnam. : ANNAM
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Because. : SINCE
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Geometrical figure. : NONAGON
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Fitting with rungs. : SPOKING
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Rascal. : SCAMP
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High silk hat. : BEAVER
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Conductor at the Met. : EREDE
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Great Greek physician. : GALEN
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Lift laboriously. : HEAVE
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They ride the waves. : WATERSKIERS
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Sounds of plump falls. : PLOPS
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Apelike. : SIMIOID
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French composer. : SATIE
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Accounted. : RATED
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So "went the trolley." : CLANG
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Family member. : SONNY
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Family member. : DAD
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August topic. : HEATWAVE
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King Saud's capital. : RIYADH
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Secures ship's ropes. : BELAYS
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Household necessities. : TOWELS
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Kite. : ELANET
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Wine of Olympus. : NECTAR
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Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
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Variety. : CHANGE
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Round hand: Print. : RONDE
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It goes with "To Let." : VACANT
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Adrianople's other name. : EDIRNE
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Thingumabob. : DOODAD
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Sedate. : STAID
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Minimum. : LEAST
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Take booty. : PREY
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Antitoxins. : SERA
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Toledo's lake. : ERIE
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McKinley's wife. : IDA
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Coin of Sofia. : LEV
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Seaport of Italy: Abbr. : VEN

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