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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, February 3, 1993

29-Down : Mediterranean wind

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,793
Across
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Nigeria's former capital : LAGOS
6
Author Stoker : BRAM
10
Dross of metal : SLAG
14
As ___ (usually) : ARULE
15
Republic west of Wales : EIRE
16
Raced : TORE
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Column style : IONIC
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Come about : EVENTUATE
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Anagram for VOICES RANT ON : CONVERSATION
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City near Arnhem : EDE
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Optician's product : LENS
24
Mushroom part : CAP
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Mesta role : HOSTESS
31
Like Gothic novels : EERIE
33
An address for a G.I. : APO
34
Replacement of a queen by 6 Down : SUPERSEDURE
38
Actor Lugosi : BELA
40
The Louvre, e.g. : MUSEE
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Birdbrain : SIMP
42
Unintentional : INADVERTENT
45
Bishopric : SEE
46
Nervous : TENSE
47
Salary : STIPEND
49
B'way sign : SRO
50
Life of Riley : EASE
54
All-purpose trk. : UTE
55
Anagram for PAR LED: NORMAL : ARNOLDPALMER
60
Riverside Drive resident, e.g. : WESTSIDER
63
Springe part : NOOSE
64
Gallimaufry : OLIO
65
Mesa's cousin : LOMA
66
River in Chile : ITATA
67
Mere handful : WISP
68
Exhale or exude : EMIT
69
Purvey : CATER
Down
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Secular : LAIC
2
Buck's tail? : AROO
3
Ben of "Treasure Island" : GUNN
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Theater floodlight : OLIVET
5
Emulates S.C. in 1860 : SECEDES
6
Honey bunch : BEES
7
Yale, to Harvard : RIVAL
8
Alpine crest : ARETE
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Sidney Kingsley's "___ White" : MENIN
10
Flabbergast : STUN
11
Mauna ___ : LOA
12
Bonsai, for one : ART
13
Command to oxen : GEE
19
" ... ___ the Wizard" : TOSEE
21
Curriculum vitae : RESUME
24
Journey on the QE2 : CRUISE
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Anagram for MARINE : AIRMEN
26
Was a voyeur : PEEPED
27
Smoking, etc. : HABITS
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First game : OPENER
29
Mediterranean wind : SOLANO
30
San Antonio cager : SPUR
32
Asner and Sullivan : EDS
35
Id follower : EST
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Pawnees' cousins : REES
37
Bound for Sing Sing : SENTUP
39
Personals in some mags : ADS
43
Swings off course : VEERS
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Huge; colossal : TITANIC
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Jai alai : PELOTA
51
Like Scott's Ulrica : ANILE
52
Last sight for Lot's wife : SODOM
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Resin used as incense : ELEMI
55
Surmounting : ATOP
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Mild oath : DRAT
57
Castle protection : MOAT
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Ariosto's patron : ESTE
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Bring up : REAR
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Smash hit : WOW
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Ransom ___ Olds : ELI
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Sonny's sibling : SIS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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