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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, April 28, 1983

48-Down : Double-breasted coat

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,224
Across
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Pentacle : STAR
5
Brains or beauty : ASSET
10
Emulated Domingo : SANG
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Accompaniment for Kringle's jingles : HOHO
15
Port opposite Copenhagen : MALMO
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"___ Named Sue" : ABOY
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China's population : ABOUTONEBILLION
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Kept back : DETERRED
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Potential : LATENT
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A.F.T. rival : NEA
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Kind of bean : SIEVA
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Mrs., in Málaga : SRA
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In the style of : ALA
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Nullified a deletion : STETTED
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Jeweler's unit : CARAT
36
Young oyster : SPAT
38
Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
39
How often is a baby born in China? : EVERYTWOSECONDS
42
Fast time : LENT
43
"___, Pagliaccio" : RIDI
44
Gold mold : INGOT
45
Memorable Greek tycoon : ONASSIS
47
A.E.C. successor : NRC
49
Disciple's emotion : AWE
50
Hageen : CAMEL
52
Snipefish : EEL
54
Number 5 iron : MASHIE
57
Runs : OPERATES
62
How much of the world lives in China? : ALMOSTONEFOURTH
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Polynesian god : ATEO
65
Brussels suburb : EVERE
66
Tryst : DATE
67
Whimper : MEWL
68
Less abundant : RARER
69
Tore : SPED
Down
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Roe source : SHAD
2
Soliloquy starter : TOBE
3
"Cat on ___ Tin Roof" : AHOT
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Domestic duck : ROUEN
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Ethically neutral : AMORAL
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Rational : SANE
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Pungs : SLEDS
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D.C. residence : EMB
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Grooming process : TOILETTE
10
Ballerina's forte : SALTATION
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Hershfield hero : ABIE
12
High time : NOON
13
Peer of literature : GYNT
18
Part of NATO : TREATY
19
Bathe : LAVE
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"There ___ unto death": I John 5:16 : ISASIN
25
Leg: Comb. form : SCELO
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E.A.P. subject : RAVEN
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Big-tent area : ARENA
29
___ as an owl : ASWISE
31
___ Islands, South Pacific : TONGA
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Vest : ENDOW
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Villa ___, Italy : DESTE
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Place for a future Picasso : ARTSCHOOL
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Seed holder : POD
40
Verse form : TRIMETER
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Catiline's nemesis : CICERO
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Je ne ___ quoi (charisma) : SAIS
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Double-breasted coat : REEFER
51
Eremite : LONER
53
Panegyrizes : LAUDS
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Thank-you-___ (road bump) : MAAM
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An elder, in Essen : ALTE
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Merganser : SMEW
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A Dumas : PERE
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Kind of door : TRAP
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Major follower : ETTE
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Tool house : SHED
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Eggs, to Ovid : OVA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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