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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

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New York Times, Sunday, August 1, 1954

1-Down : Perry Mason's concern.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 136, Blocks: 67, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 534 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 134, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,860
Across
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Governor at Augusta. : CROSS
6
Highwayman. : FOOTPAD
13
Class. : GENUS
18
Money in Madras. : RUPEE
19
Gov. Craig's state. : INDIANA
20
Ankara inn. : IMARET
22
A theory and school of art. : IMPRESSIONISM
24
Ancient city recently excavated. : JERICHO
26
Suitable. : MEET
27
Heyerdahl of Kon-Tiki. : THOR
28
Fabled fox. : REYNARD
30
Alaska is one: Abbr. : TER
31
Bird. : ERN
32
Common verb. : BEEN
33
Wet : RAINY
34
Spotted brown rodent. : PACA
35
He takes on hands. : HIRER
37
Actress Calvet. : CORINNE
40
Eighth President (with 51 Down). : BUREN
41
Met soprano. : STEBER
43
"Desiree" author. : SELINKO
44
Strait between Asia and America. : BERING
45
Vitiate. : TAINT
46
"Carmen" author. : MERIMEE
47
Mad scramble: Slang. : RATRACE
48
Yale campus beauty. : ELM
49
Indigenous. : NATIVE
50
Australian statesman. : EVATT
52
City in Yugoslavia. : NIS
53
Improved. : AMENDED
56
79 Across in Italy. : SERA
58
Oppositionists. : ANTIS
60
Popular harmonica player. : LARRYADLER
62
Natural. : CONGENITAL
67
High nest. : AERIE
68
Rocky place. : SCAR
70
Impress deeply. : ENGRAVE
71
Zenith. : TOP
74
Light, ringing sounds. : PINGS
76
Vipers. : ADDERS
78
Large parrot. : KEA
79
Subject of "South Pacific" song. : EVENING
81
Transcribers. : COPIERS
83
Afrikanders. : BOERS
85
Island near Celebes. : SERANG
86
Italian marble city. : CARRARA
87
Business custom. : REBATE
88
Threefold. : TRINE
89
Behaves. : DEMEANS
90
Of sound. : SONIC
91
Girl's name. : ALMA
92
Mea ___ (my fault). : CULPA
93
Locality. : SPOT
94
Grab greedily. : HOG
97
Initials of a great inventor. : TAE
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More than 300 million people. : MOSLEMS
100
Sweeps. : OARS
101
Draped garment. : SARI
102
Contestant. : ENTRANT
104
A national anthem. : RULEBRITANNIA
107
Congressional activity. : DEBATE
108
Forward: Fr. : ENAVANT
109
Part of a club sandwich. : BACON
110
Stair part. : RISER
111
Half masks. : DOMINOS
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Theatrical V. I. P. : AGENT
Down
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Perry Mason's concern. : CRIME
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Novelist Godden. : RUMER
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Another name for the history books. : OPPENHEIMER
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Spanish muralist. : SERT
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Find out. : SEE
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Ham or Eddie. : FISHER
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Hamburger garnish. : ONION
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Rose's attribute. : ODOR
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The woodman's makeup. : TIN
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Mr. and Mrs. : PAIR
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Stupid as a goose. : ANSERINE
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Reconstruction epithet. : DAMYANKEE
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Enlisted woman. : GIJANE
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Hard substance. : EMERY
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Ointment. : NARD
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Scene of Tell legend. : URI
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Denominational. : SECTARIAN
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Drama by Shelley. : THECENCI
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Range animal. : STEER
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Evergreen trees. : ORANGES
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Singer Martini. : NINO
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___ Harte. : BRET
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Motor sound. : PURR
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___ Sa'ud, Arabian king. : IBN
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One of the reds. : CERISE
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Goldsmith and Holmes. : OLIVERS
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Poetaster. : RIMER
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Track activity. : BETTING
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Break a Commandment. : STEAL
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Large cape or cloak. : TALMA
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Tenor Svanholm. : SET
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Thrives; grows fat. : BATTENS
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"Far From the ___ Crowd." : MADDING
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Texas state police. : RANGERS
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Getting close. : NEARING
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See 40 Across. : VAN
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1933 measure. : NRA
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Himalayan fir. : DYEPINE
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Evangeline was one. : ACADIAN
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Title. : SIR
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Stage of a journey. : LEG
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Drummer's forte. : ORDERS
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Pay court to Dame Fortune. : TAKEACHANCE
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Ward off. : AVERT
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New ___ on life. : LEASE
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Well-known movie director. : CAPRA
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Having left a will. : TESTATE
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One way to travel. : OVERLAND
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Circumference. : PERIMETER
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Skedaddled. : SCAMPERED
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Many years. : ERA
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Fictional dog. : NANA
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Envoy from Costa Rica. : OREAMUNO
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Propensity. : BENT
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Kimono sash. : OBI
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Compartment. : CELL
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Gathering of hens. : ROOST
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Summer garment. : DUSTER
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Diagonal spars. : SPRITS
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Short story. : CONTE
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City near Salerno. : SARNO
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Diana's hunter. : ORION
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Mays is one. : GIANT
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Dutch river. : MAAS
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Bridge bid. : SLAM
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Seaside resort of Scotland. : OBAN
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Catch. : SNAG
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Baseball figure. : RBI
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Biblical name. : EVI
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Booksellers' group. : ABA

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9 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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