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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

FAMILIAR PHRASES

New York Times, Sunday, August 7, 1960

1-Down : Chilly.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 79, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 715 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 124, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,041
Across
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Grayish. : ASHEN
6
Gather. : AMASS
11
Lengthwise. : ALONG
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Lucifer. : SATAN
21
Sierra ___. : LEONE
22
Capital of Liguria. : GENOA
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Tropical tree. : CACAO
24
A thing found. : TROVE
25
Often-used misquotation for Shakespeare. : GILDTHELILY
27
Travels: Slang. : HITSTHEROAD
29
Where Kokomo is: Abbr. : IND
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Group. : BAND
31
Plunged. : DIVED
33
Poetic form of 66 Down. : TAEN
34
Young antelope. : KID
35
Take away. : DETRACT
37
Lincolnian trait. : HONESTY
39
Silently. : TACITLY
41
Big, clumsy ship. : HULK
42
Baton ___. : ROUGE
43
In what way? : HOW
45
Valuable. : RICH
46
Concha. : SHELL
48
Egyptians. : COPTS
49
Drain. : SEWER
51
Flavoring agents. : LEEKS
54
Gossip's report. : TALE
55
___ it. : SOBE
56
Caused to fit. : TALLIED
58
Scott, for example. : SCOT
59
Kimono sash. : OBI
60
Tributary. : RIVER
61
Chesterfield. : SOFA
62
Snarl. : GNAR
64
Constellation. : ARA
65
Hibernated. : WINTERED
67
Sentenced severely: Slang. : THREWTHEBOOKAT
70
Ship. : STEAMER
71
Noun suffix. : SION
72
Attracted. : DREW
73
Maria ___, Wimbledon winner, 1959. : BUENO
74
"___ Tiki." : KON
75
Show no spirit. : MOPE
76
Cross. : ROOD
77
Aircraft stabilizer. : FIN
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Side arm. : SABER
81
Founder of Dogpath. : CAPP
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Scatters. : SOWS
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Unfeigned. : SINCERE
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Makes an all-out effort: Slang. : TURNSTHEHEATON
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Heeled over. : CAREENED
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Humorist George. : ADE
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Fully: Archaic. : ENOW
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Cylinder. : DRUM
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Card game. : WHIST
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Dance. : JIG
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Tuptim's land. : SIAM
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Processed. : TREATED
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Cue. : HINT
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___ fide. : BONA
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Claptrap. : HOKUM
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Citizens of Tartu. : ESTHS
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___ the beans. : SPILT
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He foots the bill. : PAYER
108
One-horse carriage. : TRAP
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Crossbeam. : TIE
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Scarlet color. : FLAME
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Droop. : WILT
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Drama of 1604. : OTHELLO
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Ineffectual. : USELESS
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Navy jet fighter plane. : PANTHER
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Arikara. : REE
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Chemical combining form. : IODO
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Vinegar vial. : CRUET
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Judge's bench. : BANC
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King of Midian. : EVI
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Cause to apply. : BRINGTOBEAR
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Act ritzy. : PUTONTHEDOG
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Quechuan. : INCAN
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Little Rudolph. : ROLLO
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Wear away. : ERODE
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"___ Ben Jonson." : ORARE
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Youthful years. : TEENS
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Exodus festival. : SEDER
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Spurn. : REPEL
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Azores island. : FAYAL
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Chilly. : ALGID
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Rouen's river. : SEINE
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Stand firm. : HOLDTHELINE
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Objective. : END
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Tennis term. : NETBALL
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Facient. : AGENT
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Canasta combination. : MELD
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Cuckoo. : ANI
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Box office phrase. : SOLDOUT
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Proverbs. : SAYINGS
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Has a yearning. : ACHES
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Gave strict orders. : LAIDTHELAWDOWN
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Month: Abbr. : OCT
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Famed cartoonist. : NAST
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Ascertained. : GOTAT
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Cousin of a carbon copy. : STENCIL
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Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
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Excelled: Slang. : TOOKTHECAKE
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Serve the purpose. : AVAIL
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Donkey. : NEDDY
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Coach for hire. : HACK
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Learn. : HEAR
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Neckline. : VEE
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Custom. : RULE
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Expectant one. : HOPER
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Loud, long cry. : YOWL
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Desserts. : ICES
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Attired. : ROBED
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Had influence or importance. : WEIGHED
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Puts away. : STOWS
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Monk's garb. : HABIT
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Shield. : COVER
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Prudent. : SAFE
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Begin again. : RENEW
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Sacred book. : KORAN
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Fixed: Comb. form. : STATO
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Sea nymph. : SIREN
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Ripped. : TORN
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Flounder. : DAB
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Compunction. : REMORSE
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___ tree. : SHOE
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Cannon used in 16th cen. : ROBINET
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Captured. : TAKEN
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Registered weight. : TIPPEDTHESCALE
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Founder of Ilium. : TROS
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Snow leopard. : OUNCE
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Student: Slang. : SOPH
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Pilot's life jacket. : MAEWEST
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Salon. : ROOM
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Alpha. : FIRST
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Hide the loot: Slang. : STASH
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TV term. : AUDIO
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Get acquainted. : BREAKTHEICE
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Milking, for one. : CHORE
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Scantling. : STUD
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Valentine. : SAINT
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Carpe diem! : ENJOYTHEDAY
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Queen: Fr. : REINE
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Poe. : EDGAR
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Explosive. : TNT
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Olympian. : ARES
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Where Antofagasta is. : CHILE
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Fancies. : WHIMS
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Old-time wall. : MURE
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One of the Cook islands. : ATIU
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European. : BALT
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Defames. : MALIGNS
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Railroad car. : SLEEPER
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Grassland. : PASTURE
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With a ___ salt. : PINCHOF
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Machination. : PLOT
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Asiatic ___. : FLU
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Shortage. : WANT
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Earth's path. : ORBIT
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Coat with tin-lead alloy. : TERNE
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Lavender and lilac. : ODORS
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Fluff. : ERROR
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One-picture cartoon. : PANEL
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City of Portugal. : EVORA
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Orion star. : RIGEL
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Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
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Presage. : BODE
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Masefield heroine. : NAN
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Days of yore. : ELD
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Outdo. : TOP
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Time. : ERA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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