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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, May 4, 1984

23-Down : Indian once in the British army

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,596
Across
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Mrs. Battle's creator : LAMB
5
Milieu of a kadein : HAREM
10
Far-reaching : VAST
14
Champagne bucket : ICER
15
___ acids : AMINO
16
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
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Qualifiers for the award at 58 Across : ALLOLDBACHELORS
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Rich, sweet wine : MUSCATEL
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Talk-show quips : ADLIBS
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___ patriae : AMOR
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Property of a square : SIDE
24
Dr. Dolittle's duck : DABDAB
27
Crested Brazilian bird : SERIEMA
30
Watch a peep show : OGLE
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Pass, as time : ELAPSE
33
Spenserian heroine : UNA
35
Perfect place to lay an egg : ROOST
37
French king: 888-98 : ODO
38
Shinplaster : SCRIP
40
Suffix with any cardinal point : ERN
41
Impressive groupings : ARRAYS
44
Comfort : EASE
45
Unyielding : ADAMANT
47
Employee behind bars : TELLER
49
"The wonderful star" : MIRA
50
Wheel's partner : DEAL
51
Mysterious : ARCANE
54
Notched : SERRATED
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See 17 Across : THENOBELLEPRIZE
60
Timbale holder : MOLD
61
Author Calvino : ITALO
62
Fouls up : ERRS
63
Spanish demonstrative : ESTA
64
Soho so-longs : TATAS
65
Shipbuilder's wood : TEAK
Down
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Writer O'Flaherty : LIAM
2
Civil liberties org. : ACLU
3
Blanc and Brooks : MELS
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Rich cloths : BROCADES
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"It ___ You," 1924 song : HADTOBE
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Spotlight color : AMBER
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Coin in Qum : RIAL
8
Ref. book : ENC
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Fabrics from Angora goats : MOHAIRS
10
He led the Connecticut Yankees : VALLEE
11
Thine, in Tours : ATOI
12
Belgradian, e.g. : SERB
13
Kinski role : TESS
18
Religious figure : LAMA
19
Purls or whirls : EDDIES
23
Indian once in the British army : SEPOY
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Book illustrator Gustave : DORE
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Where oboli were spent : AGORA
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Redford is one : BLOND
27
Mubarak's predecessor : SADAT
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Orozco opus : MURAL
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Liqueur flavoring : ANISE
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Doone of fiction : LORNA
34
Little or Frye : APER
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Tenor in "The Magic Flute" : TAMINO
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Cabinet for wine and liquor : CELLARET
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Melted-cheese dish : RAREBIT
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These usually have two channels : STEREOS
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Ballerina McKerrow : AMANDA
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Dodge City lawman : EARP
50
Donald Duck's cousin : DELLA
51
"Don't throw bouquets ___" : ATME
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Greek letters : RHOS
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Person from Tara : CELT
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Blind spot : SLAT
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Spare, e.g. : TIRE
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Biblical scribe : EZRA
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Escritoire : DESK
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Airport abbr. : ETA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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