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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, June 2, 1987

27-Down : Professorship

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, 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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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,720
Across
1
Queen Mab's rod : WAND
5
Jewish feast : SEDER
10
Emulate a lark : SOAR
14
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
15
Vibrant : ALIVE
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Lacking zest : TAME
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The heart of the matter : GIST
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Overwhelmed : DEVASTATED
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Recent TV sitcom : THECAVANAUGHS
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Memorandum : NOTE
23
Prevaricate : LIE
24
India's Bihar, Orissa et al. : STATES
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Knight or bishop : CHESSMAN
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Stacked : PILED
33
Abyss : CHASM
34
Three ___ match : ONA
35
Book of the Bible : AMOS
36
Alpine stream : AAR
37
Hokum : BUNK
38
Swindle : CON
39
Memorable bandleader : BASIE
41
Recipient of gifts : DONEE
42
Dürer was one : ENGRAVER
44
Doxologized : LAUDED
45
Witch bird : ANI
46
World's most common surname : WONG
47
Star of 20 Across : BARNARDHUGHES
53
Made an impression : REGISTERED
54
Shipshape : TRIM
56
Uncovered wagon : CART
57
Accrue : ENURE
58
Ruin : UNDO
59
"I took ___ to search for God": Carman : ADAY
60
Serious : SOBER
61
Coop sound : PEEP
Down
1
Funny fellow : WAG
2
Finished hang gliding : ALIT
3
Raid the fridge : NOSH
4
Lessenings of tension between nations : DETENTES
5
Former First Family of Egypt : SADATS
6
Parisian pupil : ELEVE
7
Sutherland or Scotto : DIVA
8
Novelist Hunter : EVAN
9
Auction events : RESALES
10
Old West transports : STAGES
11
___ of allegiance : OATH
12
Home of the Cyclones : AMES
13
Carmine : RED
19
Use of the second person : TUISM
21
Princetonian or Yalie : COED
24
Seattle's ___ Needle : SPACE
25
Shakespearean misanthrope : TIMON
26
"Take Me ___," 1959 song : ALONG
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Professorship : CHAIR
28
Lagomorph : HARE
29
Tumulus : MOUND
30
It starts in janvier : ANNEE
31
Stark follower : NAKED
33
Pomander : CASE
37
Purchased profusely : BOUGHTUP
39
Marriage proclamation : BANNS
40
Emulates Earhart : AVIATES
41
Euphemistic curse : DANG
43
Snow in Tampa, e.g. : RARITY
44
More stentorian : LOUDER
46
Stassen's "___ I Stand" : WHERE
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Gunsight : BEAD
48
Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
49
Slots spot : RENO
50
Flog : DRUB
51
Lough ___, in Ireland : ERNE
52
Incidental : SIDE
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N.Y.C. skyline letters : RCA
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Gob's swab : MOP

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

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