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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

I.D. CARDS

New York Times, Sunday, March 30, 1975

35-Down : Cheerless

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 138, Blocks: 72, Avg Word Len: 5.35, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 545 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 121, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,360
Across
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Saying : ADAGE
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Marco : POLO
10
Auditory : OTIC
14
Clown in "Ivanhoe" : WAMBA
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Punctuation mark: Abbr. : PAREN
20
Felipe or Matty : ALOU
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Coarse, in Spain : RUDO
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"Peace ___ time" : INOUR
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Matthew, Mark, Luke or John : EVANGELIST
25
Cliff : PROMONTORY
27
Determined : RESOLVED
28
Scrooge's cry : BAH
30
Bankers, at times : LENDERS
31
Competed : VIED
32
Ray : SUGAR
34
Extol : LAUD
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Henna, etc. : DYES
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August : SERENE
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"April ___" : INPARIS
42
Green : FRESH
43
Poetic Carman : BLISS
44
John of nursery rhyme : SON
46
Levy : STENT
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Book by D. S. Freeman : RELEE
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Minnie or Polly : AUNT
49
Ann and May : CAPES
51
Pacific root : EDDO
52
Adjective suffix : IAL
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Carlo : MONTE
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Amasses : PILESUP
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Gunga : DIN
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Contents of Hamlet's sea : TROUBLES
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Dolly : MOVERSDEVICE
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Tuesday : WELD
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Tree trunks : BOLES
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Mars : ARES
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Bistro : WINESHOP
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Gerona's river : TER
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Copycat : METOOER
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Sleek fabric : SATIN
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"Not ___ long shot!" : BYA
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Dutch sir : HEER
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Wood nymph : DRYAD
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Whittle : PARE
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Ohio city : NILES
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French scent : ODEUR
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East, in Bonn : OST
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Bishop's cap : MITER
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Accustom : INURE
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Revere signal : LANTERN
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Waugh : EVELYN
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P. I. tree : ATES
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British marshal of W. W. I : HAIG
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Philanthropist : DONOR
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Part of TV : TELE
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Square dance : HOEDOWN
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Bunk : COT
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Best approach : HIGHROAD
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Leon or Sidney : TOWNINIOWA
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Laurie : ANNIE
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Carol : NOEL
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Art : OILS
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Mouse, in Mexico : RATON
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Franck : CESAR
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Volsteaders : DRYS
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G-g-girl of song : KATY
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Eric of films : BLORE
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Mime : APER
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Brubeck : DAVE
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Pacific pines : ARAS
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Columbus's family : GENOVESE
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Blanched : PALED
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Reeking : OLID
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Alamos or Gatos : LOS
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Sally : OUTBURST
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Annie : ORPHAN
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Wild goat : TUR
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Mammon or Baal : IDOL
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Grace : COMELINESS
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Pitchers' motions : WINDUPS
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Precede : ANTEDATE
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Othello : MOOR
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Prickly weeds: Var. : BURS
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Suffix for honor : ARY
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She raised Cain : EVE
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___ even keel : ONAN
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Iron and ice : AGES
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Sight from Pont Neuf : SEINE
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Used-car deals : RESALES
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Cheerless : DREAR
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Olive : YELLOWGREEN
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Hussies : SLUTS
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Violet : REDDISHBLUE
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Of Bombay's land : INDIC
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Ruby : STONE
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Glaziery materials : FRIT
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Deadly poison : BANE
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Wagner work, in Berlin : OPER
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Mongoose's cousin : CIVET
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Citizen of Khartoum : SUDANI
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Burnt carmine : OLDRED
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Pivotal : POLAR
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Biblical character : UEL
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Lowed : MOOED
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Ship: Abbr. : VES
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Paunchy : BLOATED
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City in Mass. : ATHOL
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"___ body cry?" : NEEDA
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Gale : STRONGWIND
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Vaudeville family : FOYS
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German city : WAREN
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Roman road : ITER
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Criminal trials : OYERS
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Matador's move : PASE
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Butterfly : SATYR
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Ukrainian region : RUTHENIA
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Roger : PILOTSOK
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Part of I.R.S : INTERNAL
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More disposed : READIER
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Less, in music : MENO
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Town in S.C. : RION
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Parts of records : VOCALS
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Befuddled : TIPSY
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Leghorns' largesse : EGG
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Use a strop : HONE
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Possesses : OWNS
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Top money horse in 1950 : NOOR
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Discontinue : HALT
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Graham or Hahn : OTTO
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Indonesian island : ALOR
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Unit of force : DYNE
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Between tic and toe : TAC
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Thames tributary : WEY
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___ Fail (Irish stone) : LIA

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 15 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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