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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 M | 4 B | 5 A | 6 L | 7 S | 8 O | 9 B | 10 A | 11 C | 12 E | 13 S |
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14 A | Q | U | I | 15 B | O | O | L | A | 16 L | A | L | O |
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17 S | U | N | G | 18 L | A | S | S | E | S | 19 U | M | B | O |
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20 S | A | N | M | A | T | E | O | 21 T | 22 O | M | C | A | T |
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23 O | D | O | R | 24 S | I | G | N | O | ||||||
25 A | 26 S | N | E | R | 27 P | O | L | A | R | 28 I | 29 S |
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30 O | S | I | E | R | 31 P | 32 A | I | N | E | 33 D | S | C |
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34 P | O | N | Y | 35 G | A | T | E | S | 36 M | E | S | A |
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37 E | N | G | 38 D | O | R | I | S | 39 R | E | R | U | N |
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40 D | E | L | 41 O | U | S | E | 42 T | E | N | S | E | |||
43 E | R | A | S | E | 44 B | E | A | T | ||||||
45 R | 46 E | S | E | D | A | 47 A | I | R | L | I | 48 N | 49 E | 50 S |
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51 A | L | B | S | 52 M | 53 O | T | O | R | M | O | U | T | H |
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54 F | I | A | T | 55 E | L | A | T | E | 56 N | I | N | A |
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57 T | A | R | E | 58 R | A | N | A | T | 59 S | T | A | Y |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,715
Across
1
"Dream Children" author : LAMB
5
Assumption : ALSOB
10
Radio's "The Easy ___" : ACES
14
Here, in Havana : AQUI
15
Start of a Yale song : BOOLA
16
"Fiesque" composer : LALO
17
Certain cheaters : SUNGLASSES
19
Boss on a shield : UMBO
20
College town on San Francisco Bay : SANMATEO
21
Alley yowler : TOMCAT
23
Redolence : ODOR
24
"In hoc ___ vinces" : SIGNO
25
SAG ex-president : ASNER
27
Seaman's guide : POLARIS
30
American dogwood : OSIER
31
"The Rights of Man" author : PAINE
33
G.I.'s decoration : DSC
34
Petite chorine : PONY
35
C.I.A. head : GATES
36
Loma's kin : MESA
37
Our lang. : ENG
38
Nereids' mother : DORIS
39
Summer TV fare : RERUN
40
Use a pediculicide : DELOUSE
42
Uptight : TENSE
43
Use Artgum : ERASE
44
Surpass : BEAT
45
Willow green : RESEDA
47
J.F.K. tenants : AIRLINES
51
Close-sleeved vestments : ALBS
52
Nonstop talker : MOTORMOUTH
54
Decree : FIAT
55
Make jubilant : ELATE
56
Columbus's pet name for the Santa Clara : NINA
57
Darnel : TARE
58
Attacked : RANAT
59
Command to Fido : STAY
Down
1
Colleen : LASS
2
Pastel shade : AQUA
3
Famed Michigan State coach : MUNN
4
"The ___," Dos Passos novel : BIGMONEY
5
Nuisance terminator: Law : ABATOR
6
Schlimazel : LOSER
7
Tolerable : SOSO
8
Violinist Bull : OLE
9
Strongholds : BASTIONS
10
Shields's status at Princeton : ALUMNA
11
Modern devices for home movies : CAMCORDERS
12
Exile isle : ELBA
13
Lampblack : SOOT
18
I.L.A. man : LADER
22
Eye cheesecake : OGLE
24
Double agents : SPIES
25
Unanimously : ASONE
26
Dating place : SINGLESBAR
28
Bone of contention : ISSUE
29
Employ radar : SCAN
30
Newspaper page : OPED
31
C. Porter song: 1929 : PAREE
32
Panay native : ATI
35
Filmy cobweb : GOSSAMER
36
Alludes to : MENTIONS
38
Couple : DUAD
39
Kingdom : REALM
41
Tragedy by Voltaire : ORESTE
42
Harness ring : TERRET
44
Flora and fauna : BIOTA
45
Topless craft : RAFT
46
Pen name of 1 Across : ELIA
47
___ impasse : ATAN
48
Opposite of jour : NUIT
49
Borough near Pittsburgh : ETNA
50
"Masterpiece" on wheels : SHAY
53
Biographer Winslow : OLA
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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