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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, September 13, 1984

24-Down : Will-___-wisp

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, 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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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,728
Across
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Bivouac : CAMP
5
Actress Verdon : GWEN
9
Inquires : ASKS
13
Spoken : ORAL
14
Originated : AROSE
15
Dog days' sound : PHEW
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Part of N.B. : NOTA
17
Part of a George Sand title : LEONI
18
Game played in America since 1876 : POLO
19
With 36 Across, a riddle : WHYISAFENCERSO
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Boodle : LOOT
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Mickey Mouse, in Mexico : RATON
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Choir accompaniment : ORGAN
27
"Marilyn" author : MAILER
31
Harold of comics : TEEN
32
Pickled : CORNED
33
Peak in Crete : IDA
36
See 19 Across : HARDTOGETHOLDOF
39
Boston Common tree : ELM
40
Maine-to-Florida highway : ROUTEI
41
Pronoun for the Niña : ELLA
42
Gable role : BUTLER
43
Stratum : LAYER
44
Capp hero : ABNER
47
Indigent : POOR
49
Answer to the riddle : HEISOUTTOLUNGE
55
Chalet feature : EAVE
56
Stir : ROUSE
57
"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
59
"They have prepared ___ ... ": Psalm 57 : ANET
60
"___ of God," recent drama : AGNES
61
Word with East or Islands : NEAR
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Cambridge group : DONS
63
Teamster's concern : LOAD
64
Boxer Tunney : GENE
Down
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Swindle : CON
2
Lined up : AROW
3
Trig. or geom. : MATH
4
Grounds for recreation : PLAYLAND
5
Sovereign of the Mongol empire in India : GREATMOGUL
6
Rover's warning : WOOF
7
Feudal underling : ESNE
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Denial in Dortmund : NEIN
9
Seem : APPEAR
10
Electrical problem : SHORT
11
Famed race horse : KELSO
12
Faint : SWOON
14
Further : ALSO
20
Charged particle : ION
21
Professed opinion : CREDO
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Will-___-wisp : OTHE
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The ___ McCoy : REAL
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Seed; origin : GERM
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Sharp, narrow ridge : ARETE
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Mediated : INTERPOSED
30
City on Utah Lake : LEHI
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Mud hen : COOT
33
In an otiose way : IDLY
34
Sec. of Transportation : DOLE
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On the horizon : AFAR
37
Town in Nova Scotia : TRURO
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"A little ___ is a dang'rous thing": Pope : LEARNING
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Plagues : BESETS
43
Brock of baseball fame : LOU
44
In the van : AHEAD
45
Numbers game : BEANO
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Oscar winner: 1958 : NIVEN
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Fronton cheers : OLES
50
Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
51
African republic : TOGO
52
Sandwich filler : TUNA
53
Merriment : GLEE
54
Verve : ELAN
58
Homophone for heir : ERE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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