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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, June 22, 1957

43-Down : Jet pilot's gear.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,916
Across
1
Military medal. : DSC
4
Capp character, ___ Iggle. : BALD
8
Nautical direction. : SBE
11
Composer of "St. John Passion." : BACH
12
City of Indochina. : HANOI
13
Cordial. : WARM
14
Precinct. : AREA
15
Singers. : ALTOS
16
Gov. O'Neill's state. : OHIO
17
First Tudor monarch. : HENRYVII
19
Race. : SPRINT
21
Century plant. : ALOE
22
Modern historian. : TOYNBEE
23
Hounds' prey. : HARES
25
Cycling mishap. : SPILL
27
Horace was one. : ODIST
28
Inclines nearer together. : CONVERGES
33
Sea of ___, near Black Sea. : AZOV
34
Shopper's concern. : PRICE
35
Shah's land. : IRAN
36
Elastic. : RESILIENT
38
The actual facts: Colloq. : SCORE
39
Obsolescent gaiters. : SPATS
40
Arctic air base. : THULE
41
Hour that ends a dogwatch: Naut. : EIGHTPM
45
Of the dawn. : EOAN
46
St. Francis' town. : ASSISI
47
King during Wars of the Roses. : EDWARDIV
51
Surfeit. : GLUT
52
Crystalline salt. : NITRE
54
Half: Prefix. : DEMI
55
Oahu garlands. : LEIS
56
Between: Prefix. : INTER
57
Cleopatra's attendant. : IRAS
58
Sum, es, ___. : EST
59
Lausanne's canton. : VAUD
60
Theory. : ISM
Down
1
Face. : DARE
2
Mss. in Hollywood. : SCENARIOS
3
King of France, 1380-1422. : CHARLESVI
4
Island near Java. : BALI
5
Con. : ANTI
6
Card game. : LOO
7
Fade-out, in movies. : DISSOLVE
8
"Sir" to Gunga Din. : SAHIB
9
Ocean water. : BRINE
10
Overact. : EMOTE
11
Poppycock! : BAH
12
Experience. : HAVE
13
Hackneyed. : WORN
18
Senators' 3d baseman. : YOST
20
G. I. chronicler. : PYLE
22
Colors: Poet. : TINCTS
23
Grayish-white. : HOAR
24
Cutting tool. : ADZE
25
Very funny fellow: Slang. : SCREAM
26
Aim. : POINT
29
Shakespearean title role. : RICHARDII
30
Challenges for 18 Down. : GROUNDERS
31
Nobleman. : EARL
32
Snick and ___. : SNEE
34
Steinbeck's latest hero. : PIPPINIV
37
Landing ships. : LSTS
38
Agora portico. : STOA
41
See 4 Across. : EAGLE
42
British ___. : ISLES
43
Jet pilot's gear. : GSUIT
44
SRO shows. : HITS
45
Pitcher. : EWER
47
Two last words of 44 B. C. : ETTU
48
Scott of 1848 fame. : DRED
49
Ruler of Yemen. : IMAM
50
Strength: Lat. : VIS
53
Pig ___ poke. : INA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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