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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, March 22, 1957

7-Down : Riviera residence.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,824
Across
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Misplays. : ERRS
5
Edison's middle name. : ALVA
9
Ortrud's ward. : ELSA
13
Scoter. : COOT
14
"Dieu et mon ___." : DROIT
15
Famous race horse. : NOOR
16
Man on the road. : HOBO
17
Owner of 21 merit badges. : EAGLESCOUT
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Western or Spanish. : OMELET
21
Just a bit. : SLIGHTLY
22
Arranged anew. : RESET
24
One opposed. : ANTI
25
Adjective suffix. : EST
27
"Pony." : TROT
29
Retards. : SLOWS
33
Gracie Mansion occupants. : THEWAGNERS
37
Western Samoa capital. : APIA
38
Architect's fillet. : ORLO
39
White heron. : EGRET
40
Gainsay. : DENY
41
Poetic contraction. : NEER
42
Jazz, swing, bop groups. : DANCEBANDS
44
Stylish: Colloq. : SWELL
46
Recipe verb. : STIR
47
Alike: Comb. form. : ISO
48
Venture. : DARE
51
Immense expanse. : OCEAN
53
Curt dismissal: Slang. : BRUSHOFF
57
Persevere. : HANGON
60
Romantic spot. : LOVERSLANE
62
French cleric. : ABBE
63
Dutch ___. : OVEN
64
Dined. : EATEN
65
Water ouzel. : PIET
66
Wampum item. : BEAD
67
Mulligan or muddle. : STEW
68
States further. : ADDS
Down
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Repeat. : ECHO
2
Salon. : ROOM
3
The "Gray Fox" of the South. : ROBERTELEE
4
Garment. : STOLE
5
Constellation. : ARA
6
Records of progress. : LOGS
7
Riviera residence. : VILLA
8
Had dinner home. : ATEIN
9
Mexican dish. : ENCHILADA
10
Spoils. : LOOT
11
"I loaf and invite my ___." : SOUL
12
Showy and shoddy. : ARTY
14
Cleansed. : DETERGED
18
Bilko and Preston: Abbr. : SGTS
20
This: Sp. : ESTA
23
Fiji's neighbor. : TONGA
25
Short jackets. : ETONS
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Virago. : SHREW
28
Fork-tailed birds. : TERNS
30
Bridge decision. : OPENINGBID
31
Meanders. : WINDS
32
Dictum. : SAYSO
34
The remotest regions. : WORLDSEND
35
Right-hand page. : RECTO
36
Famous photographer-painter. : STEICHEN
43
City in California. : BREA
45
He waited for Godot. : LAHR
49
Primulas. : ROSES
50
Musical tone. : EFLAT
52
Black Sea port. : ANAPA
53
Small splash of color. : BLOB
54
Wander. : ROVE
55
Part of the eye. : UVEA
56
Kismet. : FATE
58
Son of Boaz and Ruth. : OBED
59
Trawls. : NETS
61
Hot off the press. : NEW

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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