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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, July 8, 1993

53-Down : Oates book

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, 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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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,948
Across
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Very funny comedian : PANIC
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Pequod's skipper : AHAB
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Paul Plishka is one : BASS
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"Give ___ horse ... " : AMANA
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People of SW China : LOLO
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Italian innkeeper : OSTE
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With 54 Across, P.G.A. byword : YOUDRIVEFORSHOW
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Concorde, e.g. : SST
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"Bird ___ Wire," 1990 film : ONA
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Future : TOCOME
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French nobleman : DUC
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Guiding principle : POLESTAR
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Flower at Terre Haute : WABASHRIVER
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Subside : ABATE
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Old coins in Caen : ECUS
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Girls, girls, girls : BEVY
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Data, to Brent Spiner : ROLE
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Girasols : OPALS
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Used henna : DYED
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Gallic family man : PERE
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Extreme edge : BRINK
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Strengthens one's position via negotiation : MENDSFENCES
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Soames Forsyte's first love : PROPERTY
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Suffix with tuber : OSE
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Tanya ___ in "Eugene Onegin" : LARINA
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___ generis (unique) : SUI
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Small sailboat : CAT
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See 17 Across : ANDPUTTFORDOUGH
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Leak through : SEEP
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"Amores" poet : OVID
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___ nous : ENTRE
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Olympian queen : HERA
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Shankar specialty : RAGA
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Power source : STEAM
Down
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Reimburses : PAYS
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Disney mouse : AMOS
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Maritime: Abbr. : NAUT
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Neighbor of Ky. : IND
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Live it up : CAROUSE
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Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
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Farming tool : HOE
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Landon : ALF
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Unavailing : BOOTLESS
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Large pears : BOSCS
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Take ___ at (try) : ASHOT
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Small aperture : STOMA
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Dorcas, for one : SEWER
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Ruler division : INCH
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River to the Maas : ROER
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Passé : DATED
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Region in N France : PICARDY
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Small eggs : OVULES
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Hospital unit : WARD
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"___ Named Sue" : ABOY
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Bound bundle : BALE
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Be contrite : REPENT
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He wrote "Games People Play" : BERNE
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The Red : ERIC
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Clinging thing : VINE
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"Mirthquakes" : YAKS
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Tomlin's Ernestine : OPERATOR
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Also : BESIDES
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Waiter's card : MENU
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Polo team : FOUR
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Pool or puddle : PLASH
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Indian princess : RANEE
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Bid : ORDER
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Browning lass : PIPPA
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Kind of jerk : SODA
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Attractive : CUTE
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Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
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Oates book : THEM
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Norris Dam agcy. : TVA
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Eden fruit : FIG
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Canadian prov. : ONT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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