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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, August 14, 1957

34-Down : Opposite of 44 Across.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { B J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 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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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,969
Across
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Studio equipment. : CAMERA
7
Sound at the pool. : SPLASH
13
Diamond "round-tripper." : HOMERUN
14
High spirits. : ELATION
16
Exaggerated. : OVERDID
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Choral composition. : CANTATA
18
___ diem. : PER
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Showy flower. : ANEMONE
21
Toastmasters: Colloq. : MCS
22
Patron saint of Sweden. : ERIC
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Item in the budget. : RENT
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Gunpowder and jasmine. : TEAS
26
Fascisti leader. : DUCE
27
Not brand new. : USED
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"Salvation Nell" star. : FISKE
29
Breastwork. : PARAPET
31
Rush wildly. : CAREER
32
Direction in Latin exam. : TRANSLATE
34
Certain chocolates. : CREAMS
37
Lacking. : WITHOUT
40
George Sand novel. : LELIA
41
Author Waltari. : MIKA
42
Relatives of "gee-tars." : UKES
44
Available. : OPEN
45
Surfeit. : SATE
46
Sweet bay. : TREE
47
"___ transit ... " : SIC
48
Cod catcher. : FISHNET
51
Cuckoo. : ANI
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New member. : ENTRANT
54
Periodical, as the winds. : ETESIAN
56
Madden. : DERANGE
57
Unaccustomed. : STRANGE
58
Stiletto. : DAGGER
59
Famous miler. : SANTEE
Down
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Hide, as evidence. : COVERUP
2
"The Beautiful." : AMERICA
3
Sea: Fr. : MER
4
Wagnerian goddess. : ERDA
5
Overthrow. : RUIN
6
"Snow Queen" author. : ANDERSEN
7
Boxer's corner man. : SECOND
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Factory. : PLANT
9
Seaway. : LANE
10
What A. E. S. is. : ATT
11
Citizens of Bangkok. : SIAMESE
12
Proverbial seller. : HOTCAKE
13
Had great expectations. : HOPED
15
The Egyptian. : NASSER
20
Comes across. : MEETSWITH
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Sagan's "A ___ smile." : CERTAIN
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Fatigue utterly. : TIREOUT
27
Tall tropical tree. : UPAS
28
Dress designer. : FATH
30
First word of "Aeneid." : ARMA
31
Down: Prefix. : CATA
33
Effigy. : LIKENESS
34
Opposite of 44 Across. : CLOSED
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Fretted. : REPINED
36
Sophocles character. : ELECTRA
38
Where Kiev is. : UKRAINE
39
Between 12 and 20. : TEENAGE
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Paterfamilias. : MASTER
43
See 48 Across. : SEINE
45
Burn slightly. : SINGE
48
Sharp tooth. : FANG
49
Girl's name. : ETTA
50
Sea bird. : TERN
53
Piece of music. : RAG
55
Rested. : SAT

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

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