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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

RUNNING MATES

New York Times, Sunday, September 29, 1957

92-Down : War of ___.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 90, Avg Word Len: 5.23, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 632 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 123, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 23
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,015
Across
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Berlin tune. : MARIE
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Natives of Cagliari. : SARDS
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Army man: Abbr. : CPL
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Grazes. : FEEDS
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Between Asia and N. America. : BERINGSTRAIT
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Taking heart. : CHEERINGUP
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Diners. : EATINGPLACES
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Supermarket convenience. : PARKINGLOT
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Fruit punches. : ADES
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To your health! : PROSIT
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High degree. : RANK
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New Delhi garb. : SARIS
29
Pure honey. : MEL
30
Father of Hophni. : ELI
31
Wine-lemon drink. : NEGUS
33
Coin of Tel Aviv. : MIL
34
Fictional town of Italy. : ADANO
36
Alumnus: Colloq. : GRAD
37
Type of dive. : SWAN
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Kind of track. : SPUR
43
Trophy. : LOVINGCUP
46
Church. : MEETINGHOUSE
49
Portray. : DEPICT
50
Tissue: Anat. : TELA
52
Hit the dirt. : SLID
53
Xmas figures. : SANTAS
54
Concerning. : ANENT
55
Piano part. : PEDAL
56
Animals of Java, Borneo, etc. : TELEDUS
58
Filling for shells. : TNT
59
Spike. : TINE
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Took turns. : ROTATED
62
Heavy electron. : MESON
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___ de Aneto. : PICO
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"Unaccustomed ___ am ... " : ASI
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Bridge term. : PASS
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Exalters of themselves. : EGOTISTS
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Household goods. : LINEN
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It's "moonlicht." : NICHT
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Common verb. : ARE
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Goodman's forte. : SWING
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Cant. : ARGOT
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Equipment and supplies. : MATERIEL
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Command. : FIAT
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Fish spear. : GIG
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Seizes. : BAGS
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Concession. : FAVOR
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Guided. : STEERED
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Gertrude Lawrence. : MRSA
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Girl's name. : EVA
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Kegler's target. : NINEPIN
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Nobel Prize chemist, 1918. : HABER
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Connect. : TIEIN
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Always: Lat. : SEMPER
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Pleasant. : NICE
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River in Scotland. : EDEN
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Instigate. : FOMENT
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One category of rolling stock. : SLEEPINGCARS
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Embracing. : INCLUDING
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Kind of teacher: Abbr. : ASST
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Denials. : NOES
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Streak in wood. : VEIN
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Mobs. : HERDS
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Delegate: Abbr. : AGT
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Life. : BEING
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Silver doctor or blue quill. : FLY
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Uraeus symbol. : ASP
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Steal in. : CREEP
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Eastern garb. : OBIS
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Monte ___. : CRISTO
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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Weighing down. : PRESSINGON
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American cowslip. : SHOOTINGSTAR
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Electrical device. : HEATINGPAD
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Vagrant. : ROLLINGSTONE
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He bells the cat. : DARER
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Begone! : OUT
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Curl the lip. : SNEER
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Actress from Newark. : SAINT
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General at Gettysburg. : MEADE
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Kind of cooperative. : ARTEL
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Famous Danish-American. : RIIS
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Danube tributary. : INN
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Member of potato family. : EGGPLANT
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City in Normandy. : STLO
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River of Armenia. : ARAS
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Light horseshoe. : RACINGPLATE
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Jack Sprat. : DIETER
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City ways: Abbr. : STS
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Well-known Charlie. : CHAN
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Brew, as coffee. : PERK
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Albanian coin. : LEK
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Last. : FINAL
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Holder of B. C. E. : ENGR
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He: Ital. : EGLI
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Twosomes. : DUOS
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Boston or Bombay: Abbr. : SPT
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Ship's breadth. : BEAM
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Beethoven sonata. : SPRING
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Auditors. : CPAS
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Japanese symbol. : RISINGSUN
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Most uncivil. : RUDEST
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Decree. : EDICT
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Come together, as whales. : GAM
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Hepcat's exclamation. : MAN
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Of birds. : AVINE
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Singing groups. : OCTETS
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Steps over fences. : STILES
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Most expansive. : WIDEST
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Absalom. : SON
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Part of Burning Tree. : PUTTINGGREEN
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Income from wealth. : USANCE
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Depend. : RESTON
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Speech sound. : LENIS
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April events. : OPENINGGAMES
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City of Honshu. : UEDA
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Varnish ingredient. : ELEMI
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Undergoes. : HAS
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Statisticians' figures. : DATA
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Sour beverage. : ALEGAR
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G. P. O. worker. : POSTMAN
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F.B.I. file. : DOSSIER
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Bowl call. : RAH
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Hart of tennis. : DORIS
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Cotter ___. : PIN
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By the hundred: Abbr. : PCT
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Cut molars. : TEETHE
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Wagon-___. : LIT
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Aegean island. : IOS
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Soft mass. : WAD
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"Faerie Queene" character. : ABESSA
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Untwists. : RAVELS
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Be vindictive. : AVENGE
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Headings. : TOPICS
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Evergreen shrub. : ERICA
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Star's goal. : LEADINGROLE
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___ cuff. : FRENCH
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"Of thee ___." : ISING
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Thomas Wolfe hero. : GANT
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Pistol part. : FIRINGPIN
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"___ Holden." : EBEN
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Operatic roles. : MIMIS
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Fiber cluster. : NEP
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War of ___. : NERVES
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Spiritous drink. : TODDY
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Especially liked. : PET
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Measures of distance. : FURLONGS
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"Trade ___ aid." : NOT
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Six: Ital. : SEI
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Allowed to remain. : LEFTIN
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Seoul's port. : INCHON
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Odin, Thor, etc. : AESIR
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Tie. : BIND
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Chekhov. : ANTON
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Meager. : SCANT
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Dumas ___. : PERE
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Spanish linen. : CREA
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Elevate. : REAR
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Beatrice d'___. : ESTE
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Secret police. : OGPU
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Tug. : BOAT
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Eurytus' daughter. : IOLE
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Bustle. : STIR
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Italian wine center. : ASTI
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Degree Wilson held. : PHD
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President ___ Dinh Diem. : NGO
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Campus group: Abbr. : SRS
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Girl's group: Abbr. : GSA

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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