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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, June 2, 1976

6-Down : Execrated

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,790
Across
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All our yesterdays : PAST
5
Quarters for Jonah : WHALE
10
Viva-voce : ORAL
14
Imitate : ECHO
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Word on a Czech check : HALER
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Large knife : BOLO
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Creamy desserts : CHARLOTTERUSSES
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Low island : KEY
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Grocery item : OLEO
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Respond : REACT
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Got going : HIED
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Wisecracks : GAGS
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Quagmire : MORASS
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Tennis prize : DAVISCUP
33
Asian sea : ARAL
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Key dice throw : SEVEN
35
Airborne lava : ASH
36
Site of a U.S. naval base : NORFOLKVIRGINIA
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Undivided : ONE
41
Lyon product : RAYON
42
Swindles : CONS
43
Left high and dry : FORSAKEN
45
Cake or rubber : SPONGE
47
Brother of Eris : ARES
48
Eschew : SHUN
49
Potted plants : CACTI
52
Dog-paddled : SWAM
53
Iron or ice : AGE
56
Corsage filler : LILYOFTHEVALLEY
60
Incense : ODOR
61
Decay by degrees : ERODE
62
Sharif : OMAR
63
License plates : TAGS
64
Adam's ale : WATER
65
Divulge : BARE
Down
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Gregory : PECK
2
Charley-horse reaction : ACHE
3
"Masterpiece" on wheels : SHAY
4
Stark peak : TOR
5
Totalities : WHOLES
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Execrated : HATED
7
Kind of sax : ALTO
8
Jackie's sister : LEE
9
Go awry : ERR
10
Preoccupy : OBSESS
11
Sub follower : ROSA
12
Templeton : ALEC
13
Perplexed : LOST
18
Kent's co-worker : LOIS
19
Egging : URGING
23
Game division : HALF
24
U.S. general : GAVIN
25
Declare : AVER
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Galsworthy's "___ Property" : MANOF
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Bangor neighbor : ORONO
28
Less common : RARER
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Breed of cattle : DEVON
30
Church officer : CANON
31
Employing : USING
32
Aspect : PHASE
34
Terriers : SKYES
37
Italian timetable : ORARIO
38
Louise or Victoria : LAKE
39
Image : ICON
44
Bacchus's retinue : SATYRS
45
Boy : SHAVER
46
Cougar : PUMA
48
Stockholmer : SWEDE
49
Become lumpy : CLOT
50
Verdi heroine : AIDA
51
Obstruct : CLOG
52
Photo : SHOT
53
Russia's ___ Ata : ALMA
54
Kind of shift : GEAR
55
Brontë girl : EYRE
57
Not many : FEW
58
Singer's syllable : TRA
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Tennis shot : LOB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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