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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, September 19, 1991

44-Down : Ring around Rover

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,290
Across
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Sulky : CART
5
Puccini's second opera : EDGAR
10
Like baby condors : RARE
14
"The ___ Love ... ": 1924 song : ONEI
15
Credulous : NAIVE
16
Trebek of TV : ALEX
17
Cheaters : SUNGLASSES
19
One of the Sinatras : TINA
20
Novel by Ayn Rand : ANTHEM
21
Adjective for a metaphor : TROPICAL
23
Consequently : THEN
25
Potentially active : LATENT
26
Where topsides meet a deck : GUNWALE
29
Adorable : CUTE
30
Bellowing : AROAR
31
Butts or butters : GOATS
33
Bandicoot : RAT
36
Slice of bacon : BARD
37
Wilkes-___, Pa. : BARRE
38
Violin attachment : MUTE
39
Hackberry : ELM
40
British prelate's headgear : MITRE
41
English dynasty : TUDOR
42
Afflict with ennui : BORE
43
Haul; drag: Slang : SCHLEPP
45
Thinly populated : SPARSE
48
Kind : SORT
49
Idol's place : PEDESTAL
52
Frida ___, famed soprano from Berlin : LEIDER
56
Osmund, e.g. : IRON
57
Thriller at Shea : TRIPLEPLAY
59
Lanyard : CORD
60
Corporeal channel : AORTA
61
Actress Bonet : LISA
62
Ballerina Pavlova : ANNA
63
Say "!*!‡*" : SWEAR
64
Flush : EVEN
Down
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___ Nostra : COSA
2
Faulkner's "Requiem for ___" : ANUN
3
Lessor's collection : RENT
4
Skinflint : TIGHTWAD
5
Nail polish : ENAMEL
6
"___ Boot," 1981 film : DAS
7
Heart of the matter : GIST
8
State : AVER
9
Determined : RESOLUTE
10
Cassowary, for one : RATITE
11
Gobel's widow : ALICE
12
He wrote "La Vie de Jésus" : RENAN
13
Aggrandize : EXALT
18
Composer of "The Merry Widow" : LEHAR
22
Soft touches : PATS
24
Annul : NEGATE
26
Comedian-actor Kaplan : GABE
27
Russian river : URAL
28
Christie novel : NORM
29
Canoodle : CARESS
32
Bruin legend : ORR
33
Brusque : RUDE
34
Surmounting : ATOP
35
U. of Maryland athlete : TERP
37
Jesuits' caps : BIRETTAS
38
Manifold : MULTIPLE
40
Gathering of still stones : MOSS
41
Ruth's retired number : THREE
42
Starr of comics : BRENDA
44
Ring around Rover : COLLAR
45
Type of bandage : SPICA
46
Ex-dictator of Argentina : PERON
47
Purfle : ADORN
50
In single file : AROW
51
Vatican City coins : LIRE
53
Year in Justinian I's reign : DLIV
54
Ameliorate or mitigate : EASE
55
Nolan of pitching fame : RYAN
58
Sch. affiliate : PTA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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